User Guide

HARDCORPS MEMO

From: Col. John R. Blade

Memo: Proper use of body armor.

This is just a quick reminder to refresh everyone’s awareness of

the importance of proper armor usage in the field. The latest

advances in Kevlar polymer bonding has reduced the bulky size of

the current body armor but improper handling of this equipment

may result in serious injuries.

As many of you know, we recently lost McPherson down in sector

17. His rushing off to an emergency call and disregard for proce-

dure resulted in his unfortunate death. These rules are made for

your protection and should be followed with the utmost diligence.

The streets are extremely volatile lately and even though the Riot

Helmet may annoy some of your delicate cranial casings, it could

save your life. It should be tightly secured using the chin strap

and be sure that it does not slide around at all. These items are

designed to stop and absorb most standard issue rounds. If you

are shot, you’ll have one hell of a headache but you’ll still be

around to complain about it.

The Flak Jacket and Flak Pants are the most important combina-

tion of equipment that we issue you. With all of the madness on

the streets, this equipment will protect you and ensure your con-

tinued existence as a living, breathing HC officer. Be sure that

the protective flap is folded over to cover the double zipper,

many times a stray shot can penetrate this area. The armor was

designed to be tough enough to absorb a point blank shotgun

blast. After that the armor will be useless, but you’ll be alive. It

was designed to protect most of the sensitive regions of the body

but only if properly utilized. Safety is very important here.

The stability of this equipment is very important to maintain, so

after each field encounter you should have your equipment dou-

ble-checked for any potential decay due to use. If any minor fis-

sures are detected, make your way over to supply and requisition

a replacement.

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As a quick reference, here’s the current inventory listing section

from the HC service manual:

Helmet

Ref #: HC-J_06

Jacket

Ref #: HC-J_28

Pants

Ref #: HC-J_66

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