Armor Layering

[Glen Allen Mcinnes]

I'v bean going through the 2300AD books i have got as well as my suviving challenge mags ant the list but can not find the rules for layering Armor i was woundering if any one could tell me where to find the offical rules or failing that the best verson of the fan produced rules

 

[ElHombre]

the 'aurore sourcebook' cleard this up. there is no armor layering. wearing different types of armor such as a suit and a breastplate only gives you the best armor value to determine penetration.

ex: if you're wearing the soft suit and a rigid breastplate and are then shot in the chest, you can only apply the armor value of the breastplate, NOT the suit underneath.

i believe the thinking was, if a shot can penetrate the best armor you have,nothing else is gonna help.

 

[tanstaafl2300]

Of course house rules and common sense would dictate otherwise.
If I were to be shot by a rifle and it somehow penetrated my rigid chestplate, the non-rigid undergarment would definatly lessen the blow, even if only to transfer the damage to stun only.

Now I see where the designers/writers were coming from, you don't want every munchkin running around with stacked armor looking like a dagwood sandwich and surviving every firefight easily.
But again common sense would dictate in this instance since that would get a bit cumbersome.

Tim

 

[Glen Allen Mcinnes]

Thanks guys i was thinking of using somthing akin to the Cpunk rules of halfing (then quatering) the PV of the lower rated armor but i need to figure out what to do with inisitve peneiltys