Exo-armour
Exo-armour was a type of heavy armour, comparable to Terminator Armour, that was used by the Squats. It was built by the Squat Engineers Guild.
Construction
Exo-armour was a form of powered armour. The extensive protection it provided was especially useful when fighting in confined spaces where movement was restricted and it was difficult to avoid concentrated enemy fire. Exo-armour was thus greatly valued by Squats, who often find themselves in combat in subterranean tunnels.
Exo-armour also served as an all-enclosing hostile environment suit. The development of Exo armour was spurred by the inhospitable nature common to the Squat homeworlds.
Exo-armour incorporated an integrated power axe and boltgun. Squat armourers were adept at forging magnificent exo armour, embellished with the visage of a Squat Ancestor Spirit. The armour was handed down from father to son and was probably the proudest symbols of status of the Squat military aristocracy.
The standard weapons fitted into suits of exo-armour were often upgraded to heavy or combi-weapons by wealthy Squat warriors.
