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	For more background information about the T-45d and its appearances in other games, see T-45d power armor. For an overview of various models of power armor in the Fallout series of games, see power armor.

	Fallout: New Vegas armor set T-45d power armor
	T-45d power armor DT 22 item HP 1000 effects +2 Strength -2 Agility +10% radiation resistance weight 45 value $4500 repair T-45d power armor variants T-51b power armor variants Heavy armor Jury Rigging base id 00014e13 T-45d power helmet DT 5 item HP 75 effects Radiation Resistance +3 weight 5 value $1300 repair T-45d power helmet T-51b power helmet Headgear Jury Rigging base id 00014c08

 

The T-45d power armor is a piece of armor in Fallout: New Vegas.

BackgroundEdit

Originally developed and manufactured for the United States Army by American defense contractor West Tek. The T-45d power armor was the first version of power armor to be successfully deployed in battle

In 2067, the first suit of T-45d power armor was deployed in Alaska during the start of the Anchorage Reclamation in the midst of the Sino-American War. This power armor was incredibly effective against Chinese tanks and infantry. Its ability to allow a single infantryman to carry heavy ordnance that otherwise required a team of soldiers to transport and operate became key in various localized conflicts on the Alaskan front, and it allowed American soldiers wearing the armor to destroy entire towns occupied by Chinese troops without endangering themselves. In 2076, the more advanced T-51b power armor variant was introduced into combat duty.

After the Great War, this model of power armor is still being used by factions such as the Brotherhood of Steel. While main forces of the Brotherhood in the Core Region and the Mojave Brotherhood of Steel tend to use the newer T-51b, more remote chapters, such as the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel and the Brotherhood Outcasts, have to rely on these outdated suits.

CharacteristicsEdit

DesignEdit

The T-45d lacks the mobility of later power armor models (such as the T-51b power armor) because of its less advanced servo design; as a result it limits the wearer's Agility. The first version of T-45d power armor deployed on the front lines against the Chinese was powered by small energy cells and it burned through them at an alarming rate.

While the T-45d armor is similar in its overall shape to the newer T-51b power armor, it is significantly less advanced than its later counterpart, and uses riveted steel plates instead of plastic composite materials in its construction. Various electronic and mechanical subsystems of the armor are exposed on the outside of its casing rather than sealed within as in the T-51b, making it far more susceptible to damage. In addition, a specialized body suit is required to be worn underneath the T-45d's armored shell in order to facilitate linking the armor's servos to the wearer's own motions and to make the armor more bearable because of its heat dissipation problems.

This suit of armor also has a handle on the higher part of the chestplate, which might have been used for such purposes as storing the armor on special armor racks, or carrying an injured or killed soldier back to friendly lines to prevent capture of either the armor or soldier by the enemy.

Gameplay attributesEdit

T-45d power armor provides a Damage Threshold of 22 as well as a bonus of 10% to Radiation Resistance, +2 to Strength and a -2 penalty to Agility. Due to the Agility penalty on this armor, which is not present on the T-51b series, Gun users are recommended to use the latter over the former. However, the T-45d has an additional point of strength, so Melee attackers focused primarily on offense are recommended to use this set. It is not quite as protective as T-51b power armor or its variants, nor is it as protective as Remnants power armor, but it still provides protection and durability superior to every other form of non-powered armor in the base game, the only exception being Desert Ranger combat armor that has the same amount of DT. The Elite riot gear armor also shares the same DT, and is obtained in the Lonesome Road.

VariantsEdit

• Brotherhood T-45d power armor, the less common version of T-45d power armor in the Mojave Wasteland and Capital Wasteland, used exclusively by the Brotherhood of Steel.
• Lonesome Road (add-on) Scorched Sierra power armor, an NCR variant used by Colonel Royez on Long 15.
• NCR salvaged power armor, a suit made with salvaged metal and does not require training to wear.

LocationsEdit

• Abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker - a T-45d helmet can be found inside, on Elijah's desk; the Dead Money add-on is required to access this area.
• Brotherhood of Steel safehouse - a complete suit, but in poor condition, can be found on a shelf.
• Great Khan armory, Red Rock Canyon - full suits of armor in poor condition may be sold by the Great Khan armorer.
• Hidden Valley bunker - several suits of non-Brotherhood T-45d power armor can be found inside.
• Hidden Valley bunker - Knight Torres will have at least four complete suits available on a shelf, and may sell additional units depending on her merchant inventory. If you can loot her key through the wall, you can enter that room through the lower floor. You can grab the armor then hide it behind the crates, much like the Silver Rush glitch.
• Hoover Dam - Quartermaster Bardon often sells a couple.
• The armor can also be obtained after finishing either of the quests Still in the Dark or Eyesight to the Blind. At the end of those quests the Courier is invited to join the Brotherhood of Steel, and will receive a low-condition suit of armor, as well as Power Armor Training.
• Old World Blues (add-on) May be sold by the Sink.
• Lonesome Road (add-on) May be found in Dry Wells, near some aid kits and ammo crates in front of the crater.

NotesEdit

• The armor given to you by Elder McNamara/Hardin after completing either Eyesight to the Blind or Tend to Your Business, is the normal T-45d power armor rather than the Brotherhood variant.
• If you have the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts, the Desert Ranger combat armor may be a better choice than this armor. It has the same DT and has a much lower weight, 30 pounds compared to 45 pounds, and does not require Power Armor Training. However, the T-45d does give a Strength bonus of 2, so it could be a better choice for heavy weapons based players.
• If a user wearing this is shot in the head without a helmet, blood will come out along with the metal "clank" sound made if shot while wearing power armor.
• The armor also has a Brotherhood of Steel insignia like the faction based version. Whether this was intentional or not is unknown.

BugsEdit

• ps3 xbox360 pc This armor has a Brotherhood of Steel emblem on the left pauldron, despite not being Brotherhood armor. This can be fixed on PC with the following mod New Vegas Nexus. ^[verified]
• ps3 pc xbox360 When you sit down the shoulder pads will rotate and clip inside the body. The same glitch also occurs with the T-51b. ^[verified]
• ps3 xbox360 When running with most two handed weapons it will clip the middle section of the armor, making it look like it is going through to your stomach. ^[verified]
• ps3 xbox360 When you swim the shoulder plates will not move and your arms will go through the plates. ^[verified]