"The individual wearing battle dress is effectively doubled in strength
and given unlimited endurace (for lifting, carrying and
fighting purposes; not for wounds received) and receives a DM
of +2 for surprise." --Traveller Book, p.43
I hope this answers the question. I would like to add some new questions:
Suppose LTC North has Battle Dress-8 and FGMP-15-3, and is
wearing battle dress and carrying a FGMP-15. Does he get a DM
of +11 on his "to hit" roll? I would argue that he does
because he is able to use the enhanced senses of the armor for
sighting pruposes.
Also, I would rule that "unlimited endurance" only applied
while carrying a "normal" load, since the strength is doubled,
and not increased to a flat number (or by a flat number). This
implies that the wearer does have to use some of his own
strength for heavy loads.
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John Pieper [email removed]
Computer Science Department
Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pa 15213
"Gun for hire: have FGMP, will travel"