Power Armor vs Power Suit

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Power Suit implies a full-body covering, from foot to toe, with no fleshy bits exposed.

Power Armor can be the same thing, but it can also be a simple exo-skeleton that doesn't cover everything and leaves some fleshy parts exposed.

But they're basically interchangeable as far as most people are concerned.

>>14619196
Shouldn't it be the other way around?
With Power Armor being armored and all?

>>14619231
>>14619196
yeah, it should be the other way around

Armor = covering

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>>14619231
>>14619238

Armor in our world today only covers the torso

A suit in our world today covers almost everything

One implies more coverage than the other

>>14619246
>Armor in our world today only covers the torso

that's not even accurate

You wear power armor.
You pilot mechs.
It's not a difficult concept.

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>>14619290

The only personal armor in our world today that covers as much flesh as a suit is a Bomb Suit

And guess why they call it a Bomb SUIT

>>14619196
Other way around faggot.

>>14620189
>>14619231
>>14619238

If you say a piece of mecha that covered only the torso and arms, would you call it Armor or Suit?

>>14620369
Power Shirt.

>>14619311
Leg and arm armor are things.

>>14620384

Well, I'd say it could easily be called Power Armour, but clearly not a Power Suit.

Suit implies full-body, Armor implies protection and protection does not imply full-body.

>>14619291
It's apparently is a difficult concept because that's not the question.

>>14620390
Suit implies something you put on but it doesn't imply full body. A swim suit isn't full body.

Armor implies protection.

You are objectively wrong and should kill yourself.

>>14619167
In my opinion powered armor implies it is used strictly for combat purposes, while powered suits may have application outside of military use. For example increased mobility or in construction etc.

>>14620189
Why?

>>14622262
So a full combat rig vs just an exoskeleton?

>>14622277
That's just what I think, but both would be capable of combat.

>>14619196
fpbp

>>14620921
a break to mock the retarded:
>hurr durr add space between two words lolol
swimsuit is one word, you colossal dingus

>>14619196
>basically interchangeable
>>14619231
>>14619246
>>14619290
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>>14620921
basically interchangeable

the rest of this is all autistic semantics and implications that have nothing but subjective merit. the op of the setting defines what it is.

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A power suit, or "jacket" is more more flexiable and is made for augment strength for moving things. It's usually will not provide full body coverage, only to the support limbs. It's not made for protect, but maximizing strength for utility puposes


power armor is a full enclosing tactical suit of armor that's designed for combat in mind and protecting the wearer from incoming ballistic fire and hand to hand combat.

>>14619231
A gauntlet is armor. Full armor is called a SUIT of armor.

>>14626717
Good point.

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So if power armor is the kind that's meant to protect, is it safe to say that power armor is the one that people normally take to combat?

Or is power suit just full-bodied power armor?