From:	Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Power Armour
Date:	Wed, 8 Dec 1993 15:34:19 -0500

>>>>> On Wed, 8 Dec 1993 15:16:59 -0500, ak929@*******.carleton.ca (Angus
>>>>> Chan) said:

ak929> With power armour allowing one to move faster, take more damage,
ak929> carry more, fire more guns, and the main point - essence friendly -
ak929> why on earth should a street sam wast his essence on a cyberware
ak929> when power armour will do?

Why? Lots of reasons. Maintainance and upkeep costs are going to be a
bitch, significantly higher than an equally-priced "normal" vehicle.
Try getting one onto a commuter craft or airliner/suborbital flight. And
you can totally forget about stealth in 400 kilos of walking armor.

Sure, power armor is great in a stand-up fight, but /getting/ it there in
condition to be useful is /not/ going to happen on the street without a
fairly large organization backing it.

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