T-60 Power Armor

T-60 powered combat infantry armor is an advanced operational power armor type developed on contract from the United States government.

Design
As with other power armor models, the T-60 is designed for a single operator. Compared to the T-45, the T-60 is much more heavily armored, although it lacks the sophisticated armor pattern of the T-51. The end result is an extremely protective armor system, though protection comes at the expense of agility and a reduction in battlefield awareness, as the additional power pack armor plating reduces rear visibility together with the oversized pauldrons. As usual for T-series power armor, the helmet completes the ensemble and includes an air filtration system, a bullet-proof vision slit, an electric lamp, and external ports that allow the operator to listen to his surroundings and double as attachments points for extensions. The standard upgrade is a drop-down ocular.

Any shortcomings of the T-60 were compensated for through deployment: a T-60 power armor unit was usually deployed with support from light infantry units, equipped with energy weapons. After the Great War, T-60 power armor became a rare sight until the reformed Brotherhood of Steel under Elder Arthur Maxson recovered a substantial number of these suits and adopted the T-60 as the service uniform of its soldiers. 

T-60 basic model


The standard T-60 model typically features dark steel or light blue paint on the majority of the body, with white markings on sections along the inside of the forearms. It was the most advanced model of extensively used power armor before the Great War.

Tesla T-60 armor
An upgraded variant of the T-60 outfitted with multiple heavy-duty electrodes connected via thick cabling. This variant is utilized by Ivey, the leader of the technological, robot-focused Rust Devils. The upgrades allow the user's damage output with energy weapons to increase substantially.

Behind the scenes
"Our primary goal with the power armor was to make it feel less like a suit that you'd wear and more like a vehicle you'd operate. this design began as a reimagining of the T-45d, but it was different enough that we dubbed it the T-60. This way we could bring the T-45 back as its own variant. Although the look was settled on early, some details and proportions were revisited when we adapted the power armor to work as a modular system of plates that attached to a standardized endoframe. In this early version, the arms and legs needed more bulk to make room for the operator and the frame."

- The Art of Fallout 4