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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
'''Ferro-fibrous armor''' ('''FF''') is a special type of [[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)|protective covering]] used by [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and [[BattleMech]]s. Pioneered by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in the mid-[[twenty-sixth century]], early prototypes of the armor appeared as early as [[2557]].<ref name=IO72>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 72: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref> Standard ferro-fibrous armor was available by [[2571]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205: "Ferro-Fibrous/Ferro-Aluminum Armor"</ref><ref name=IO72/> shortly after the birth of the [[Star League]], prompting [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to make it the first advanced Star League-era technology the Hegemony would share with the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179: "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref>
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'''Ferro-fibrous armor''' ('''FF''') is a special type of [[Armor (BattleMechs & Combat Vehicles)|protective covering]] used by [[Combat Vehicle|vehicles]] and [[BattleMech]]s. Pioneered by the [[Terran Hegemony]] in the the mid-26th century, early prototypes of the armor appeared as early as [[2557]].<ref name=IO72>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 72, "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref> Standard ferro-fibrous armor was available by [[2571]]<ref>''TechManual'', p. 205, "Ferro-Fibrous/Ferro-Aluminum Armor"</ref><ref name=IO72/> shortly after the birth of the [[Star League]], prompting [[First Lord]] [[Ian Cameron]] to make it the first advanced Star League-era technology the Hegemony would share with the rest of the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=HRW179>''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 179, "Ferro-Fibrous Armor (FF-P)"</ref>
  
Utilizing the same layers as standard armor, ferro-fibrous increases its protection by adding a diamond weave to the outer aligned-crystal steel layer,<ref name="TMp205">''TechManual'', p. 34: "New Armors - Ferro-Fibrous"</ref>. This increase over standard is 12% for [[Inner Sphere]] FF and 20% for [[Clan]] FF. However, ferro-fibrous takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 16 for prototype Inner Sphere, and 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles (three for prototype IS), one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for [[Endo Steel]] are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.{{cn}}<ref name=HRW179/><ref name=IO72/>
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Utilizing a weave of ferro-steel, ferro-titanium, and diamond weave fibers, which boosts the tensile strength of the plating,<ref name="TMp205">''TechManual'', p. 205: "Armor - Ferro-Fibrous"</ref><ref>''MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (Resource)''</ref> ferro-fibrous provides more protection per ton than standard armor (12% for [[Inner Sphere]] FF, 20% for [[Clan]] FF), and takes up more space on the 'Mech or vehicle (14 critical slots for Inner Sphere, 16 for prototype Inner Sphere, and 7 for Clan 'Mechs; two slots for Inner Sphere vehicles (three for prototype IS), one for Clan). The maximum amount of protection is not changed; merely the weight of armor required to achieve that level of protection. For a unit which already has maximum armor protection, it is therefore considered a weight-saving measure, at the cost of critical space. The weight savings for [[Endo Steel]] are greater than those saved by ferro-fibrous armor, but it is more costly and obviously more difficult to repair or add as an upgrade to a 'Mech.{{cn}}<ref name=HRW179/><ref name=IO72/>
  
 
Ferro-fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The Draconis Combine was the first to recreate it in [[3040]].<ref name="TMp205"/> Later, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Alliance]] would develop [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light]] and [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous|heavy]] versions of ferro-fibrous armor.<ref name="TMp205"/>
 
Ferro-fibrous armor was lost to the Inner Sphere during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]]. The Draconis Combine was the first to recreate it in [[3040]].<ref name="TMp205"/> Later, the [[Free Worlds League]] and [[Lyran Alliance]] would develop [[Light Ferro-Fibrous|light]] and [[Heavy Ferro-Fibrous|heavy]] versions of ferro-fibrous armor.<ref name="TMp205"/>
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| Arcadia Compound Delta VII
 
| Arcadia Compound Delta VII
| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T15]]
 
| ''[[Highlander IIC]]'', ''[[Mongrel (Grendel)]]''
 
| ''[[Highlander IIC]]'', ''[[Mongrel (Grendel)]]''
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| [[Irece]]
 
| [[Irece]]
 
| [[Barcella Beta]]
 
| [[Barcella Beta]]
| [[Odin (Combat Vehicle)|Odin]]
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| [[Odin]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3060p38>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 38: "Vehicle Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TRO3060p38>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 38: "Vehicle Components"</ref>
 
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| Compound H17
 
| Compound H17
| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
 
| ''[[Mist Lynx]]''
 
| ''[[Mist Lynx]]''
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| Compound SJ6CW
 
| Compound SJ6CW
| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-03]]
 
| ''[[Mad Dog]]''
 
| ''[[Mad Dog]]''
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| [[Independence Weaponry]]
 
| [[Independence Weaponry]]
 
| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''[[Wolf Trap]]'', [[Tai-sho (BattleMech)|TSH-7S ''Tai-sho'']], [[Tessen|TSN-1C ''Tessen'']], and ''[[JagerMech III]]''
 
| Shipped to [[Luthien]] for ''[[Wolf Trap]]'', [[Tai-sho (BattleMech)|TSH-7S ''Tai-sho'']], [[Tessen|TSN-1C ''Tessen'']], and ''[[JagerMech III]]''
| <ref name="ORp105">''Objective Raids'', p. 105: "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060">''Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint)'', p. 122: "TSH-7S ''Tai-sho''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p68">''Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint)'', p. 68: "TSN-1C ''Tessen''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060p110">''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 110: "''JagerMech III''"</ref>
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| <ref name="ORp105">''Objective Raids'', p. 105: "Produced Independence Weaponry Components"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060">''Technical Readout: 3060 (Reprint)'', p. 122: "TSH-7S''Tai-sho''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3067p68">''Technical Readout: 3067 (Reprint)'', p. 68: "TSN-1C ''Tessen''"</ref><ref name="TRO:3060p110">''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 110: "''JagerMech III''"</ref>
 
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| Durallex Super Medium
 
| Durallex Super Medium
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| [[Taurus]]
 
| [[Taurus]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
 
| [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]
| ''[[Marshal (BattleMech)|Marshal]]''
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| ''[[Marshal]]''
 
| <ref name=TRO3060p100>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 100: "Produced Marshal 'Mech Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TRO3060p100>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 100: "Produced Marshal 'Mech Components"</ref>
 
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| Kallon Unity Weave
 
| Kallon Unity Weave
| [[Talon (moon)|Talon]]
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| [[Kallon Industries]]
 
| [[Kallon Industries]]
 
| ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[JagerMech III]]''
 
| ''[[JagerMech]]'', ''[[JagerMech III]]''
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| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
 
| [[Krupp Armament Works]]
| [[Ostscout#Variants|''Ostscout'' 11J]]
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| ''[[Ostscout]]'' 11J
 
| <ref name=TRO3085p234>: "Produced Ostscout 11J Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TRO3085p234>: "Produced Ostscout 11J Components"</ref>
 
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| [[Coventry]]
 
| [[Coventry]]
 
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
 
| [[Coventry Metal Works]]
| ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''[[Hussar]]'', ''STO-4A [[Stiletto (BattleMech)|Stiletto]]'', ''STO-6S Stiletto'', ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'', ''[[Hollander]]''
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| ''[[Commando]]'', ''[[Vulcan (BattleMech)|Vulcan]]'', ''[[Hussar]]'', ''STO-4A [[Stiletto]]'', ''STO-6S Stiletto'', ''[[Blitzkrieg]]'', ''[[Hollander]]''
 
| <ref name=OR80>''Objective Raids'', p. 80: Produced Coventry Metal Works Components</ref><ref name=OR80/><ref name=TRO3050U192>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 192: "Produced Hussar Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-56>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 56: "Produced Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp102>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 102: "Produced STO-6S Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-94>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 94: "Produced Blitzkrieg Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U24>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 24: "Produced Hollander Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=OR80>''Objective Raids'', p. 80: Produced Coventry Metal Works Components</ref><ref name=OR80/><ref name=TRO3050U192>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 192: "Produced Hussar Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3067-56>''Technical Readout: 3067'', p. 56: "Produced Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO:PROTOp102>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 102: "Produced STO-6S Stiletto Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3060-94>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 94: "Produced Blitzkrieg Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3055U24>''Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade'', p. 24: "Produced Hollander Components"</ref>
 
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| Mk. VI
 
| Mk. VI
| [[Arcadia (Clan System)|Arcadia]]
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| [[Arcadia (Clan)|Arcadia]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
 
| [[Arcadia BattleMech Plant CM-T4]]
 
| ''[[Hellfire]]''
 
| ''[[Hellfire]]''
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| [[Al Na'ir]]
 
| [[Al Na'ir]]
 
| [[Scarborough Manufacturers]]
 
| [[Scarborough Manufacturers]]
| [[Pegasus (Combat Vehicle - Hovertank)|Pegasus]], [[Schiltron]]
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| [[Pegasus]], [[Schiltron]]
 
| <ref name=TRO3058p34>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 34: "Pegasus"</ref><ref name=TRO3060R-28>''Technical Readout: 3060 Revised'', p. 28: "Produced Schiltron Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=TRO3058p34>''Technical Readout: 3058'', p. 34: "Pegasus"</ref><ref name=TRO3060R-28>''Technical Readout: 3060 Revised'', p. 28: "Produced Schiltron Components"</ref>
 
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| [[Pandora]]
 
| [[Pandora]]
 
| [[Red Devil Industries]]
 
| [[Red Devil Industries]]
| [[Condor (Combat Vehicle)|Condor]]
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| ''[[Condor]]''
 
| <ref name=OR56>''Objective Raids'', p. 56: "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3026R52>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 52: "Produced Condor Vehicle Components"</ref>
 
| <ref name=OR56>''Objective Raids'', p. 56: "Produced Red Devil Industries Components"</ref><ref name=TRO3026R52>''Technical Readout: 3026 Revised'', p. 52: "Produced Condor Vehicle Components"</ref>
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| [[Strasbourg Armaments]] Type 4 Ferro-Fibrous
 
| [[Terra]]
 
| [[Martinson Armaments]]
 
| LGH-4W ''Lightray'',<br>LGH-6W ''Lightray'',<br>LGH-7W ''Lightray''
 
| <ref>''Technical Readout: 3067 Revised'', p. 74: "LGH-4W Lightray"</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: Jihad'', p. 112: "LGH-4W Lightray"</ref><br><ref>''Starterbook: Wolf and Blake'', p. 47: "Bryn Rivenschild - LGH-6W Lightray"</ref><br><ref>''MILSpec'': "LGH-7W Lightray"</ref>
 
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* This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "ferro-fibrous armor" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Ferro-fibrous Armor" is favored).
 
* This article refers to a common object and addresses the object as a common noun. The preferred term is "ferro-fibrous armor" (except on section titles & table headings, where "Ferro-fibrous Armor" is favored).
  
==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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* ''[[Era Report: 2750]]''
 
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Historical: Reunification War]]''
 
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
 
* ''[[Interstellar Operations]]''
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* ''[[TechManual]]''
 
* ''[[TechManual]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
 
* ''[[Total Warfare]]''
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[[Category:Armor|Ferro-Fibrous]]
 
[[Category:Armor|Ferro-Fibrous]]
 
[[Category:Technology|Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]
 
[[Category:Technology|Ferro-Fibrous Armor]]

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