TL8 Powered Infantry Combat Armor (PICA)
Copyright (c) 1996 by Anthony Jackson <ajackson@iii.com>

Drivetrain: TL8 leg, 0.5 kW (30 lb, 0.6 cf, $6000)
Communications: medium radio with scrambler (100 km range, 1 lb, 0.02 cf,$700)
Sensors: light amplification, thermograph/1(scan 11), sound detector/5
    (2.5 lb,0.05 cf, $2700)
Electronics: GPS, IFF, HUDWAC, radar/laser detector (6.25 lb, 0.125 cf, $1675)
Computer: compact small computer; computer controls (1 lb, 0.02 cf, $3000)
Programs: datalink, targeting/3, damage control ($4400 -- not added to cost)
Arms: 2 x ST 20, cheap (0.2 kW, 16 lb, 0.32 cf, $8000)
Misc: NBC kit (includes temperature control; 0.25 kW, 10 lb, 0.2 cf, $2000)
Crew: battlesuit system (30 lb, special volume, $6000)
Power systems: 1 kW supercharged ceramic engine, 1xrD cell(9 lb,0.13 cf,$820)
    Engine uses 0.03 gallons/hour; cell holds 5 kWhr power, lasting 5 hours.
Fuel: 1 gallon light self-sealing multifuel; with diesel fuel this is fire 6,
    6.5 lb, 0.15 cf, $20, and lasts 18 hours; alcohol will last 15 hours, fire
 7
Cargo space: 0.20 cf, in torso (normal load assumed to be 10 lb)
Subsystem design:
Turret has head, radio, sensors, hudwac, 30 degree front slope; V=0.49,A=4
Arms contain arm motors, arms; V=0.31, A=3
Legs contain leg motors, legs, 0.04 empty space; V=0.72, A=5
Torso contains all other systems; V=2.40, A=11
Frame: 31 cf light very expensive frame (31 lb, $3875)
Armor: 15 pts nonrigid (18.6 lb,$1860),+60 pts advanced ablative on head,
    torso(27 lb,$216),+20 pts advanced ablative on limbs(9.6 lb,$77)
Surface features: sealed, IR cloaking (31 lb, $4875)
Stats: 230 lb unloaded, 390 lb loaded, total volume 4.95 cf, cannot float,
    cost $41818, ST 20/24, HT 12/8, ground speed 14 mph, gAcc 6, gDec 20,
    gMR 3, gSR 2, GP very low, full offroad, repair frequency 98 hrs.

Standard PICA sidearms (using vehicles rules again).
3 or 3.3mm light automatic medium barrel gauss gun with rifle grip and APS 
ammo
Weapon     Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D  Max  Wt RoF Rc ST Cost Shots
3 mm EMR   Ver.  Cr. 11d(2) 12  11  870 4400  13  16 -1 10 $11k 800/C
3.3mm HEMR Ver.  Cr. 13d(2) 14  11  900 4500  15  16 -1 10 $13k 600/C
One magazine weighs 1.58 lb (including a C cell) and costs $95; internal mag.
9mm light automatic medium barrel LP smartgun(hyper velocity, APS)
Weapon     Malf Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D  Max  Wt RoF Rc ST Cost Shots
9 mm LPCR  Ver.  Cr. 13d(2) 12  11  840 4300 10.5 12 -4 13 1700 50(box)
One magazine weighs 3.2 lb, costs $23.  If this weapon is used, a hardpoint
is normally installed on the weapon arm, so the gun can be bolted into place,
as this weapon has a fairly unpleasant recoil (note: I think vehicles gives
most handguns too high recoil (for example, an M16 gets a rcl of 2), and
would probably halve it; however, -2 is still unpleasant)