Fallout 3 Power Armor

The T-45d power armor was the first version of power armor to be successfully deployed in battle by the United States in 2067 during the Sino-American War and is the most basic model of power armor in Fallout 3.

Originally developed and manufactured for the United States Army by American defense contractor West Tek, it is currently employed by several factions, including the Brotherhood of Steel and the Brotherhood Outcasts. The Enclave however uses their own types of power armor called Enclave power armor (or advanced power armor Mk II), Enclave Hellfire armor (Broken Steel) and Tesla armor. Each of these factions have their own variants of power armor.

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 incredibly effective against Chinese tanks and infantry. Nearly two centuries later in 2277, around one hundred T-45d suits were discovered by the Brotherhood of Steel in the ruins of the Pentagon and were extensively used by Brotherhood Knights and Paladins.

The T-45d lacks the mobility of later 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.

Variants
Wearing power armor requires the player to receive the Power Armor Training perk by talking to Paladin Gunny in the Citadel, by starting Take it Back!, or by completing the Anchorage Reclamation simulation (Operation: Anchorage). In addition, it can be unlocked via console commands in the PC version with.

T-45d power armor can be repaired using components from the T-51b power armor, but the reverse cannot be done. This might be the result of a bug or it might be the fact that the T-51b power armor is simply more advanced than its counterpart and uses parts that cannot be substituted with T-45d parts.

All non-unique variants of T-45d power armor have identical properties and effects, and only differ with regards to their appearance as well as their use in certain quests.

Power armor
Regular power armor can be acquired from the Capital Wasteland's merchants, although they rarely appear in stock. You also receive a complete suit of power armor in 100% condition from Sarah Lyons at the beginning of the game's final quest, Take it Back!. It can also be acquired from a small number of fallen Brotherhood of Steel members, particularly those encountered in Chevy Chase when attempting to clear the GNR Building Plaza of super mutants. power helmets are more plentiful, and can be found from merchants and numerous fallen Brotherhood of Steel members.

Brotherhood power armor
This variant is found on most fallen Brotherhood of Steel members and has the same appearance and attributes as regular power armor. There are no differences other than the name, the insignia on the shoulder pauldrons, and that it will not appear in a merchant's stock, and Protector Casdin will not accept it as part of The Outcast Collection Agent unmarked quest.

Outcast power armor
Brotherhood Outcast power armor is the variant worn by Brotherhood Outcasts, and can be acquired from the corpses of fallen Outcasts and from Fort Independence. Visually it is a standard suit of Brotherhood of Steel power armor, but repainted (somewhat haphazardly) to be black and red. Having Outcast variants in your inventory (equipped or not) when speaking to Protector Casdin will cause him to confiscate the armor unless you have gained the Outcasts' trust. Wearing a full suit of Outcast power armor will cause the Outcasts stationed at the Outcast Outpost to treat you as though you are an Outcast member, rather than a "local". Outcast power helmets can also be acquired from fallen Outcasts.

Lyons' Pride power armor
Lyons' Pride power armor is the same as regular power armor, except that the Lyons' Pride insignia is on the shoulder instead of the standard Brotherhood of Steel insignia. It can be acquired from the corpses of dead Lyons' Pride members during Take it Back, or reverse-pickpocketing: Sentinel Lyons, Knight Captain Gallows, Paladin Vargas, Paladin Glade, Paladin Kodiak and Knight Captain Dusk. The Mister Sandman perk allows looting of the body without losing karma.

There is no specific Lyon's Pride power helmet; Pride members wear either standard power helmets or the Brotherhood variants.

Army power armor
Army power armor can only be acquired on the PC version using console commands or modified save files through Hex modding. It has a US Army band on each shoulder. There is no matching helmet for the Army power armor.

T-51b power armor
T-51b is the successor to the earlier T-45d models of power armor commonly seen in the Capital Wasteland. It can be found at Fort Constantine as part of the quest You Gotta Shoot 'Em in the Head.

Winterized T-51b power armor
This armor is a unique version of the standard T-51b power armor. Visibly it differs from T-51b power armor only in color, being white as opposed to the standard armor's rusted appearance; it also has a higher DR rating and almost infinite (1,000,000) health compared to the standard T-51b power armor. The winterized version can only be obtained after completing the Anchorage Reclamation simulation in the Operation: Anchorage add-on.

Unique variants
A number of unique variants of power armor exist within Fallout 3. Unlike the standard variants, these types have unique effects when worn. All but one type have the same basic statistics as power armor (40 DR and 45 weight).

Linden's Outcast power armor
A unique Outcast power armor obtained as a quest reward for completing the quest Oasis in Leaf Mother Laurel's favor.

Prototype medic power armor
This is a variation of the Army power armor and can only be found in the Old Olney sewers. Equipped with a Mister Gutsy-like onboard artificial intelligence, the armor's primary function is to administer Med-X when the wearer receives significant damage. Because the artificial intelligence is capable of speech it will also alert the wearer to the presence of nearby enemies.

Ashur's power armor
Ashur's power armor is a unique version of the standard power armor which has been painted and adorned with various tribal emblems; it is only found with The Pitt add-on. It is worn by Ashur, leader of The Pitt.

Tribal power armor
Tribal power armor is a damaged suit of Brotherhood power armor, patched and altered by unnamed denizens of The Pitt to resemble Ashur's power armor; it is only found with The Pitt add-on. It can be acquired by giving 100 Steel Ingots to Everett for the unmarked side quest Mill Worker. Unlike other power armor variants, Tribal power armor has different weight and DR ratings, with a weight of 40 and a DR of 35.

IDs
There are several variants of this armor model; each of these variants have a different Base ID as given in the following table.

Other
Though not included as a complete object, Fallout 3's Textures.bsa file contains a complete mesh for a pink power armor. The mesh can be assigned to a new (or existing) armor using the G.E.C.K. editor, and appears as a pink-painted armor with a white outline of a heart painted on the breastplate.

Bugs

 * The Brotherhood of Steel insignia is present on the left pauldron of all "plain" power armor. This also occurs in Fallout: New Vegas (see:T-45d power armor (Fallout: New Vegas)).

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Pancerz Wspomagany T-45d