Editing Mesh Armour

[[image:GuardianMeshArmor.png|200px|right|thumb|The Eldar's [[Flak Armor]]. Looking more like a toy than a suit of war.]]
''For the [[Imperium of Man|Imperium]] version, see here: [[Imperial Mesh Armour]]''

Mesh Armour is the most common type of armour worn over by the majority of the [[Eldar]]. They are constructed primarily out of tens of thousands of individual pieces of thermoplas interwoven to produce a dense material resembling reptile scales or chainmail. It is unknown whether they could be crafted or is crafted out of [[Wraithbone]].

== Overview ==

Unlike Imperial powered armour, which is designed to shrug and deflect shots (hence its bulkiness); mesh armour instead becomes momentarily rigid when hit, so as to scatter the force of a hit throughout the armour, weakening the overall impact of a hit the wearer takes. The thermoplas is also supposedly heat-resistant, making it effective against energy-based weapons like plasma or lasers (not that you'd notice crunch-wise).

The material is psychically sensitive, automatically reacting to the wearer's movements and thoughts to maintain a glove-tight fit as they move and fight. Guardian mesh armour also contains additional features, including an independent air supply and heat-sensing lenses.

While this doesn't seem like much protection, keep in mind that the Eldar are capable of such rapid movement and reaction that its only matched by [[Space Marine|superhumans]], [[Slaanesh|followers of the cocaine god(dess)]], [[Dark Eldar|and their edgier brethren]], along with the standard Eldar doctrine of emphasizing on mobility and precision. Hence, Mesh armor isn't really designed to withstand withering amounts of damage like how marine armor works; its designed to keep the wearer agile, yet still sufficiently protected. It's also possible to simply glance hits, with angled impacts deflecting and splattering away.

[[Category: Warhammer 40,000]]

[[Category: Armour]]

[[Category: Xenos]]

[[Category: Eldar]]

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