T-51b Power Armor (Fallout: New Vegas)

The T-51b power armor is a type of armor in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Mojave variant of the T-51b is a type of powered infantry armor. In order to wear the armor, the player must first acquire Power Armor Training, which can be obtained by completing the quest Still in the Dark and then completing Eyesight to the Blind or Tend to Your Business, or by completing the For Auld Lang Syne quest. The armor is relatively rare in the Mojave Wasteland, as the Brotherhood of Steel, the only faction which regularly uses power armor, has their own faction-specific version of the armor. The Brotherhood specific variant isn't as rusted as the regular variant, due to the Brotherhood's high maintenance of weapons and armor.

The armor is fitted with a back-mounted TX-28 MicroFusion Pack which generates an output power of 60,000 Watts to power the HiFlo hydraulic systems built into the frame of the suit. Made of a poly-laminate composite, the outer shell of the T-51b is lightweight and capable of absorbing over 2500 Joules of kinetic impact. The 10-micron-thick silver ablative coating can reflect laser and other radiation emissions without damage to the composite subsurface, and the eyeslit for the helmet is made of bulletproof glass to protect the wearer from any projectiles. It also includes a recycling system that can convert human waste into drinkable water, enhancing survival. The armor usually carries enough fuel to last for one hundred years. The armor is completely sealed, and offers excellent protection from radiation.

Variants

 * Brotherhood T-51b power armor - the faction-specific variant used exclusively by the Mojave chapter of the Brotherhood of Steel.

Locations

 * One can be purchased at the armory in Hidden Valley bunker from Knight Torres, the Brotherhood quartermaster, along with helmets and T-45d power armor for repairing (after completing Still in the Dark and then Eyesight to the Blind or Tend to Your Business).
 * Another T-51b power armor and a helmet can be found in the deathclaw promontory on a dead prospector.
 * Another non-faction related T-51b can be found at Brotherhood of Steel safehouse after downloading patch 1.02 on PS3 and Xbox 360 or 1.20 on PC.
 * Another location that T-51b could be found is at the The Courier's Mile in the far left corner of the ruins inside a metal box near some ammunition boxes, First aid kits, etc.

Bugs

 * When using large weapons like miniguns, the armor's hip will become see-through, and the player will appear hipless.
 * If spawning the armor portion of this set from the console, and if the PC is currently wearing it as well, the armor will not show up in inventory. It will apply the weight associated with carrying the armor however. This seems to be due to the fact that although you cannot view nor interact with the item it is indeed in your inventory. If you drop the set you are currently wearing, the newly spawned armor will appear in your inventory.
 * when sitting down the shoulder pads will move and the left side will clip into your character's body. All power armor does this.