Ferro-Fibrous
Description
Ferro-Fibrous armor (FF) is a special type of armor used by vehicles and BattleMechs. Utilizing a weave of ferro-steel, ferro-titanium, and diamond weave fibers which boosts the tensile strength of the plating[1], it provides more protection per ton than standard armor (12% for Inner Sphere FF, 20% for Clan FF), but takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 slots for inner sphere, 7 for clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for Endo Steel are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.
First developed by the Terran Hegemony in 2571,[2] Ferro-Fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the Succession Wars. The Draconis Combine was the first to re-create it in 3040.[3] Later, the Free Worlds League and Lyran Alliance would develop Light and Heavy versions of Ferro-Fibrous armor.[4]
Rules
Game Rules
FF Armor is a Standard Rules piece of Equipment under the current system and was Rules Level 2 under the previous system. Armor of this type produced in the Inner Sphere has a Technology Rating of E while Clan produced armor has a Technology Rating of F. As with all combat vehicle armor types Ferro-Aluminum is assumed to have a Barrier Rating of 10.
Manufacturing
Ferro-fibrous armor are manufactured on the following planets:
- Clan amor types:
- Compound G5 Ferro-Fibrous [5]
- Compound JF Ferro-Fibrous [6]
- Compound JX2 Ferro-Fibrous [7]
- Compound K4 Ferro-Fibrous [8]
- Compound RSH5 Ferro-Fibrous [9]
- Compound VH30 Ferro-Fibrous [10]
- Compound VM20 Ferro-Fibrous [11]
- Compound Zeta Ferro-Fibrous [12]
- Compound E91 Ferro-Fibrous [13]
- Compound FM3 Ferro-Fibrous [14]
- Compound H17 Ferro-Fibrous with CASE [15]
- “Magnum” Ferro-Fibrous Composite [16]
- Airframe Pattern 2841 Ferro-Fibrous [17]
- Arcadia Compound Delta VII Ferro-Fibrous [18]
- Composite A-4 Ferro-Fibrous [19]
- Compound 3092/3 Ferro-Fibrous [20]
- Compound A2F Ferro-Fibrous [21]
- Compound Alpha Ferro-Fibrous [22]
References
- ↑ TechManual, p. 205
- ↑ TechManual, p. 205
- ↑ TechManual, p. 205
- ↑ TechManual, p. 205
- ↑ TRO 3060 p. 56
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- ↑ TRO 3060 p. 184
- ↑ TRO 3060 p. 176
- ↑ TRO 3060 p. 60
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- ↑ TRO 3060 p. 162