T-45d Power Armor (Fallout: New Vegas)

The T-45d power armor is a piece of armor in Fallout: New Vegas. It was the first version of power armor to be successfully deployed in battle by the United States Army in 2067 during the Sino-American War.

Background
In 2067, the first suit of T-45d power armor was deployed in Alaska during the start of the Anchorage Reclamation in the midst of the Sino-American War. This Power Armor was found to be incredibly effective against Chinese tanks and infantry.

The T-45d lacks the mobility of later Power Armor models (such as the T-51b Power Armor) because of its less advanced servo design; as a result it limits the wearer's agility. While the T-45d armor is similar in its overall shape to the more advanced T-51b power armor, it is significantly less advanced than its later counterpart, and uses riveted steel plates instead of plastic composite materials in its construction.

Characteristics
T-45d power armor provides a damage threshold of 22 as well as a bonus of 10% to Radiation Resistance, +2 to Strength and a -2 penalty to Agility. It is not quite as protective as T-51b power armor or its variants, nor is it as protective as Remnants Power Armor, but it still provides protection superior to every other form of non-powered armor in the base game. The strength boost it provides is extremely useful for low-strength characters wishing to wield a weapon more effectively or do more damage in close-combat.

T-45d power armor is somewhat rare in the Mojave Wasteland, as it is not used by any large groups or factions; this includes the Brotherhood of Steel, who have their own faction-specific version of the armor.

Variants

 * Brotherhood T-45d power armor - The less common version of T-45d power armor in the Mojave Wasteland, used exclusively by the Brotherhood of Steel

Locations

 * Several suits of non-Brotherhood T-45d power armor can be found inside the Brotherhood of Steel's Hidden Valley bunker.
 * A suit and helmet can found in Elder Hardin's quarters, located on the lower level of the Hidden Valley bunker, down a hallway off of Elder McNamara's chambers.
 * Knight Torres will have at least three complete suits available, and may sell additional units depending on her merchant inventory.
 * The armor can also be obtained after finishing either of the quests Still in the Dark or Eyesight to the Blind. At the end of those quests the Courier is invited to join the Brotherhood of Steel, and will receive a low-condition suit of armor, as well as Power Armor Training.
 * Full suits of armor in poor condition may be sold by the Great Khan armorer near Red Rock Canyon and Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
 * A T-45d helmet can be found inside the Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel Bunker on Elijah's desk; the Dead Money add-on is required to access this area.
 * One can be found in the Brotherhood of Steel safehouse.

Bugs

 * This armor has a Brotherhood of Steel emblem on the left pauldron, despite not being Brotherhood armor.
 * A fix for this issue (such as it is) can be found here: New Vegas Nexus
 * When you sit down the shoulder pads will rotate and clip inside the body. The same glitch also occurs with the T-51b.
 * When running with most two handed weapons it will clip the middle section of the armour, making it look like it is going through to your stomach.
 * When you swim the shoulder plates will not move and your arms will go through the plates.