Typical Armor by TL

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There are many different types of armor; these are simply guidelines as to who might be using them. "Paramilitary" refers to corporate security forces, second-line troops, terrorists, and riot police. "Mechanized infantry" are soldiers who ride into battle in armored personnel carriers.

TL0 (Stone Age)

Civilian: TODO

xxx: TODO

TL1 (Bronze Age, -3500+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Hoplite: Full Helm

TL2 (Iron Age, -1200+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Hoplite: Full Helm, Argive Shield

Legionnaire: Lorica Segmentata, Pot Helm, TODO

TL3 (Medieval, 600+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Light Infantry: TODO

Heavy Infantry: TODO

Light Cavalry: TODO

Heavy Cavalry: TODO

TL4 (Age of Sail, 1450+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Light Infantry: TODO

Heavy Infantry: TODO

Light Cavalry: TODO

Heavy Cavalry: TODO

TL5 (Industrial Revolution, 1730+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Light Infantry: Steel Vest

Heavy Infantry: TODO

Light Cavalry: TODO

Heavy Cavalry: Steel Corselet

TL6 (Mechanized Age, The Great War, 1880+ CE)

Civilian: Silk Vest

Police: Bulletproof Vest

Light Infantry: TODO

Heavy Infantry: TODO

Light Cavalry: TODO

Heavy Cavalry: TODO

Airmen: TODO

TL7 (Nuclear Age, WWII, 1940+ CE)

Civilian: TODO

Police: TODO

TL8 (Digital Age, 1980+ CE)

TODO

TL9 (Microtech Age, 2025+ CE? (probably not 2025+ :) I don't see most of TL9 stuff around and it's 2021 CE now)

Civilian and Police: Reflex jacket, trousers, vest or tailored armor. For spacers, a civilian vacc suit or zero-G worksuit.

Light Infantry or Paramilitary: Reflex tactical suit or vest; light infantry helmet.

Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Combat hardsuit (or space armor), or powered combat armor.

Heavy Powered Infantry: Combat walker.

TL10 (Robotic Age, 2070+ CE?)

Civilian and Police: Nanoweave jacket, trousers, vest or tailored armor. For spacers, a skinsuit or nanoweave vacc suit.

Light Infantry or Paramilitary: Nanoweave tactical suit or vest; light infantry helmet.

Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Combat hardsuit, space armor, or commando battlesuit.

Heavy Powered Infantry: Heavy battlesuit.

TL11 (Age of Exotic Matter)

Civilian and Police: Bioplas or monocrys jackets, trousers, vests, and tailored armor. For spacers, a bioplas space suit.

Light Infantry and Paramilitary: Bioplas or monocrys tactical suits, or a cybersuit.

Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Military cybersuit.

Heavy Powered Infantry: Dreadnought battlesuit.

TL12 (Sufficiently Advanced Technology)

Civilian and Police: Energy cloth jackets, trousers, vests, and tailored armor. In superscience settings, a force screen belt.

Light Infantry and Paramilitary: Energy cloth tactical suits or a nanosuit. In superscience settings, a force screen pack.

Heavy Powered Infantry: Warsuit.