Adeptus Arbites Carapace Armor

adeptus arBites CarapaCe armour The appearance of the Adeptus Arbites strikes fear into the hearts of criminals and the lawless􀀎 The task of crafting the signature carapace armour of the Adeptus Arbites falls to a variety of worlds in the Calixis Sector􀀎 The Calixian Adeptus sees to the manufacturing of equipment for its Fortress Precincts on many of the Forge Worlds, so that it would require a sector wide revolt to jeopardise the supply lines􀀎 The carapace armour is constructed from dense plasteel plates overlaying a synthetic polyplastic fi bre weave that must be produced in the orbital null-gravity manufactorum above the Lathe worlds􀀎 Calixian Arbites carapace armour is designed to be clipped together and worn over a light, breathable bodyglove, the armour carefully constructed and tailor-made to the proportions of the Arbitrator concerned􀀎 Given that the armour must be worn for hours at a time, often during periods of extreme physical exertion, it must be light and comfortable, and it succeeds surprisingly well on these fronts􀀎 The armour is completely unpowered, though it is often equipped with a number of mag-strips which permit weapons and other equipment to be attached directly to the armour without the need for clumsy straps and external clips􀀎 The Carapace helm is equipped with a micro-bead (or “vox-torc”) and is open at the mouth to allow easier verbal communication􀀎 The helm is, however, capable of being hermetically sealed in seconds; and III: Arbites Armoury 65 has mountings for a rebreather, which is usually magnetised to the belt when not in use􀀎 It also contains polarising lenses which react instantly to light over a certain lumen level, and which have the effect of negating photon fl ash grenades completely􀀎 A benefi cial side effect of this approach is that it makes it impossible to see which direction an Arbitrator is looking􀀎 The armoured gloves are cunningly wrought devices colloquially known as “lock gloves” in Calixian Arbites terminology, which count as recoil gloves􀀎 The armour has a number of magnetised attachment strips that are capable of carrying the Arbitrator’s weapons and equipment􀀎 Typically, an Arbitrator in the fi eld will be equipped with a holstered Ius automatic pistol, three clips of ammunition, a rebreather, a vox-torc, a lamp pack that can be handheld or swiftly attached to any Arbites weapon, a power maul, two grenades (of any type), and two pairs of magnacles in addition to a basic weapon and ammunition􀀎 The armour has a very large mag-strip on the back which is capable of mounting a single basic weapon of up to 10kg in weight􀀎