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 Sgt_Smudge wrote:

 IllumiNini wrote:
Hey guys,

Do members of the Astra Militarum wear Power Armour? I know that I could create any fan fiction that allows for this, but are the any canon occurrences of anybody within the Astra Militarum wearing Power Armour?

Because I know members of the Inquisition (excluding the Chamber Militant forces) can wear Imperial Power Armour (Ignatus Power Armour in particular), but I've never heard of the forces of the Astra Militarum wearing it.

Cheers guys

The AM don't tend to, seeing as it's a very rare resource, and usually requires a lot of training or surgery to equip, something the Departmento Munitorum don't do.

Sororitas, Techpriests and Inquisitors only do because they have the political backing to do so - guardsmen are so expendable they simply aren't worth it.

The Solar Auxilia (The branch of Imperial Army ... precursor to the modern IG) issued astronautic carapace armor to its troops, some versions appears to have servo systems similar to modern day experimental exoskeletal suits. the protection quality, however is nowhere near the real powerarmor



I think the movement-assisting hydraulics shown here was designed to help donner to ease the works in the zerograv environs of a space. rather than to support additional weighs of armor platings.

but I may be wrong on this.