Gunner's Breastplate
| “ | Repurposed from ancient wars, these armour plates are highly effective at stopping small arms fire. That protection comes at a cost of weight, and the wearer will feel quite restricted and encumbered. | „ |
| — Gunner's Breastplate In-game description |
The Gunner's Breastplate is the Warden Armour Uniform.
Description
The uniform has three benefits:
- It reduces bleed chance by 25%, making it 37.5% instead of the default 50%.
- It reduces Light Kinetic damage by up to 50%, depending on the range. The reduction is zero at point blank range and grows proportionally with the range until it reaches 50% at 30m range and beyond.
- It also has the unique benefit of reducing Bayonet, Melee, and fall damage by 50%. This means a Warden wearing this uniform cannot be instantly killed in melee combat.
When equipped, the uniform adds 45% weight, which reduces overall movement.
The uniform only has 3 inventory slots, the fewest of all uniforms. The only two ammo types that stack in the uniform are 8mm and .44 (3 per slot).
Upon death, this uniform is permanently destroyed and cannot be recovered. Warden players are unable to equip any uniform that belongs to the Colonials, and vice versa.
Production
| Structure | Input(s) | Output | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 Factory (Uniforms) | 150 x Basic Materials  | 1 Crate of 5 x Gunner's Breastplate  | 00:01:30 |
 Infantry Kit Factory | 220 x Construction Materials  12 MW of power  | 10 Crate of 5 x Gunner's Breastplate | 02:15:00 |
 Mass Production Factory (Uniforms) | 150 x Basic Materials | 1 Crate of 5 x Gunner's Breastplate | 00:15:00 |
Must be fully researched in the Weapons and Structures 
Tech Tree in order to be produced.
Mass Production Factory orders must have at least 3 crates.
Storage
It does not stack in structure or vehicle inventories (1 per slot).It can only be stored in the stockpile of Bases (32k max).
Crates of Gunner's Breastplate can be directly submitted to any item stockpile that accepts that item to transfer their content.The crates can also be stored in the crate stockpiles of Storage Depots (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Seaports (1000 public, 100 per Reserve Stockpile), Shipping Containers (60), or Storage Ships (1000).
It can be transported by almost any vehicle with inventory slots. However it is much more efficient to transport it in bulk amounts as crates, either delivering them to a Base's stockpile with a Truck or to a crate stockpile with shipping vehicles carrying Shipping Containers.
Tactics
Due to the added weight of the Armour Uniform, it is very useful for open top vehicle crews (Field Guns, Half-Track gunner, etc) where the crew is extremely vulnerable to infantry attacks. This also applies to Tripod users, as being stuck in a static firing arc makes you vulnerable to flanking infantry.
Given that the uniform's Light Kinetic damage resistance is maximum beyond 30m and close to nonexistent at close range, it is mostly useful for long range engagements such as when using a Machine Gun, a Long Rifle, or Sniper Rifle. Notably, it allows a Warden soldier to survive two shots of the Colonial KRR3-792 Auger Sniper Rifle.
Gallery
Gunner's Breastplate
• Coal 
• Components 
• Copper 
• Damaged Components 
• Iron 
• Rare Metal 
• Salvage 
• Sulfur 
• Wreckage 
• Assembly Materials II 
• Assembly Materials III 
• Assembly Materials IV 
• Assembly Materials V 
• Barbed Wire 
• Concrete Materials 
• Metal Beam 
• Pipe 
• Processed Construction Materials 
• Rare Alloys 
• Sandbag 
• Steel Construction Materials 
• Thermal Shielding 
• Unstable Substances 
