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'''Armor Class''', often shortened to '''AC''', is a statistic defining a level of protection against damage. Creatures have a '''natural AC''', and certain objects - typically [[Clothing|clothing and armor]] - can enhance a creature's Armor Class, either in part (with a piece of clothing that only covers a part of the body) or in full (across the entire body, without exceptions).
There are '''eight''' types of Armor Class: '''C1, C2, C3, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5'''. They are usually grouped in two categories depending on their prefix: '''Cx''' and '''Ax'''. Certain types of armor have '''Variable AC'''; this concept is explained in its own section below.
== Cx Armor Classes ==
* Reduction of [[Limb damage]] by a number equal to the level number (A3 = [[Limb damage|LDV]] -3)
* [[Ammunition|Armor-piercing ammunition]] is more effective, but expanding ammunition is less effective.
== Variable AC ==
Certain items in the game; namely types of powered armor, have an AC rating listed as '''Variable'''. This means that depending on the charge level of their battery, the level of protection provided will change.
Armor with Variable AC lose '''0.1 battery power''' every time it receives as hit dealing at least '''1 [[limb damage]]'''. The armor's current AC level depends on the current amount of battery power.
In order to refill battery power, '''HITB batteries''' must be used; each restores '''1.0 power''', except on the '''Powered Combat Vest''', which only regains '''0.5 power''' per battery.
Variable AC manifests in two ways; as a set AC for human clothing, and as an AC tier modifier for youkai outfits. Youkai outfits have different AC tier modifiers.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:10pt;text-align:center"
|-
! Battery power !! Armor Class<br/>(Human clothing) !! AC tier modifier<br/>(Youkai outfit)
|-
| 3.1 or more || '''A5''' || '''As listed''' (no loss)
|-
| 2.1 - 3.0 || '''A4''' || '''Minus one tier''' (-1)
|-
| 1.1 - 2.0 || '''A3''' || '''Minus two tiers''' (-2)
|-
| 0.1 - 1.0 || '''A2''' || '''Minus three tiers''' (-3)
|-
| 0.0 (no power) || '''A1''' || '''Minus four tiers''' (-4)
|}
[[Category:Statistics]]
