Tungsten Armor

Tungsten

Tungsten Armor is a type of armor that may be installed on spacecraft to increase their overall defensive capacity.

It is available for sale to privateers at ship dealers. Gabriel Quentin wrote about tungsten armor in GEMINI SECTOR: AN OVERVIEW.

Specifications

Version	Protection	Cost	Front	Rear	Sides
Privateer Playguide Manual	10 cm	10 cm	10 cm each	1,000 credits
Privateer	25 cm	25 cm	25 cm each	1,000 credits	500 credits

Users

Plasteel may be installed on the stock Tarsus, Orion, Galaxy and Centurion.

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Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide

Armor

There are two types of armor available. Both are repairable if damaged and offer significant protection. Most ship’s hulls are built to keep you pressurized and immune from radiation, but they do not do much to stop a mass driver. If you can afford an escort, you may not need armor, but other protection is much less reliable.

Plasteel

Protective equivalent: 10 cm durasteel. Plasteel is the least expensive armor and protects one from the equivalent of four direct laser hits.

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Privateer Playtesters' Guide

ARMOR

Plasteel is the most basic form of protection, cheaper than tungsten armor. With only 10 cm durasteel equivalent protection, it cannot withstand prolonged enemy attack. As soon as you can afford the switch, you should upgrade from plasteel to tungsten armor.

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Appearances

• Wing Commander Privateer Player's Guide
• Wing Commander Privateer
• Privateer Playtesters' Guide
• Privateer Righteous Fire

Source Models

• PLASTEEL - Plasteel Armor