====== Armor ======
[{{ :armor.png?168|This [[:guards:Elite Security]] guard has armor level 1.}}]
> //The [[:corporations:|corps]] are now issuing high-tension personal armor to their security forces as standard equipment. I think they're getting scared of us. It would be flattering if it didn't represent an existential threat. Make sure you bring along something extra pointy for emergencies.// \\ ---[[:agents:Central]]

Many [[:guards:]] have **armor**, which prevents some [[:attacks]] against them. An agent can only attack an armored guard if the [[#armor piercing]] of the agent's [[:weapon]], plus any armor piercing bonuses, is at least equal to the guard's armor level. If the agent does not have sufficient armor piercing then they are unable to target the guard with the attack. A guard's armor level is shown in a shield icon above them.

Armor protects guards against attacks using weapons, including attacks made during the enemy turn while on [[:attack#ambush]] or [[:attack#overwatch]], and including attacks made by agency-controlled [[:drones]] or [[:mainframe devices:Turrets]]. Armor does not protect against [[:items:]] such as [[:items:Flash Grenades]] or [[:items:Shock Traps]], nor against [[:weapons:TAG Pistols]], regardless of the guard's armor level. Armor also does not protect guards against agency-controlled lethal [[:mainframe devices:Laser Panels]].

Each type of guard has a base armor level, which can be raised by the daemon [[:daemons:Chiton]], and reduced by the program [[:programs:Aces]]. [[:guards:Barrier Guards]] and [[:guards:OMNI Protectors]] have a variable base armor level, depending on their number of [[:firewalls]].

===== Armor Piercing =====

Some attacks have **armor piercing**, which allows them to be used on targets with the same or less [[:armor]] than the armor piercing of the attack.

An attack's armor piercing is determined by adding the following values:

  * The armor piercing of the [[:weapon]] used for the attack
  * Armor piercing provided by [[:augments]] such as [[:augments:Penetration Scanner]], [[:augments:Piercing Scanner]], [[:augments:Enhanced Optics]], [[:augments:Kinetic Capacitor]], or [[:augments:Modular Cybernetic Frame X2]]
  * Armor piercing provided by the use of a [[:items:Ventricular Lance]] this turn

There is no benefit for having more armor piercing than the target has armor; an attack either can or cannot hit  a target.

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