Thread for anti kinetic armor/overall armor design
Dec 28, 2017 2:59:46 GMT
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Post by Prancer on Dec 28, 2017 2:59:46 GMT
I've just bought the game. Having read through this thread and also the wiki this is what I'm getting:
A-Carbon, Boron Filament, and Diamond are great general purpose materials for bulk armor. RCC also works but is expensive and an unspecialized monolithic material. VC Steel (especially) or Beta Titanium is also good as a main layer. Curious does anyone know how Amorphous C-Steel compares? Sounds like an A-carbon/VC-Steel/Diamond composite is the way to go. Boron Filament seems to have dropped in popularity since its not the old Boron.
Graphite aerogel is almost a must for stuffing Whipple Shields. Si-gel is great against lasers and nuke flashes as a coating.
Aramid fiber and nitrile rubber are better choices for anti-laser armor. Former on a per-weight basis and latter on a per-cost basis.
Titanium carbide is the best nuke flash armor. Or is Si-gel? Not sure.
Tin, Cadmium, or Lead is great for a whipple shield.
Osmium, iridium, or tungsten is great for a hard outer shell.
Spider silk is a great spall liner/bumper. Cheap and light. Other materials mentioned for spall-liners are Boron Filament, A-Carbon, polyethylene, and nitrile rubber.
So it would appear that the optimum armor scheme would appear as follows (innermost to outermost layer):
2cm? Spidersilk
1cm A-Carbon
1cm VC-Steel (These three layers are probably going to be of varying thickness) Also, AC Steel or Beta Titanium seem to be viable cheaper substitutes, but that's just from my own time in-game.
1cm Diamond
50cm-1m graphite aerogel (maybe even 2m?)
5mm tin whipple shield (or osmium?? There seem to be two competing schools of thought for whipple shields. One supporting a relatively soft metal, and the other a high density hard metal)
<5mm titanium carbide (against nuke flashes)
1cm aramid fiber (alternatively the last two layer could be replaced with Si-gel. Or the Ti-Carbide might be considered optional?)
A-Carbon, Boron Filament, and Diamond are great general purpose materials for bulk armor. RCC also works but is expensive and an unspecialized monolithic material. VC Steel (especially) or Beta Titanium is also good as a main layer. Curious does anyone know how Amorphous C-Steel compares? Sounds like an A-carbon/VC-Steel/Diamond composite is the way to go. Boron Filament seems to have dropped in popularity since its not the old Boron.
Graphite aerogel is almost a must for stuffing Whipple Shields. Si-gel is great against lasers and nuke flashes as a coating.
Aramid fiber and nitrile rubber are better choices for anti-laser armor. Former on a per-weight basis and latter on a per-cost basis.
Titanium carbide is the best nuke flash armor. Or is Si-gel? Not sure.
Tin, Cadmium, or Lead is great for a whipple shield.
Osmium, iridium, or tungsten is great for a hard outer shell.
Spider silk is a great spall liner/bumper. Cheap and light. Other materials mentioned for spall-liners are Boron Filament, A-Carbon, polyethylene, and nitrile rubber.
So it would appear that the optimum armor scheme would appear as follows (innermost to outermost layer):
2cm? Spidersilk
1cm A-Carbon
1cm VC-Steel (These three layers are probably going to be of varying thickness) Also, AC Steel or Beta Titanium seem to be viable cheaper substitutes, but that's just from my own time in-game.
1cm Diamond
50cm-1m graphite aerogel (maybe even 2m?)
5mm tin whipple shield (or osmium?? There seem to be two competing schools of thought for whipple shields. One supporting a relatively soft metal, and the other a high density hard metal)
<5mm titanium carbide (against nuke flashes)
1cm aramid fiber (alternatively the last two layer could be replaced with Si-gel. Or the Ti-Carbide might be considered optional?)