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==Chaos Space Marines==
[[File:Chaosspacemarineart.jpg|thumb|200px|a [[Chaos Space Marine]]]]
At the time of the [[Heresy]], [[Power Armour#Mark II "Crusade Armour"|Crusade-pattern armour]] was in the process of disappearing from the Legions and being replaced by improved iterations of Space Marine power armour. Even so, both sides were forced to reinstate older marks of armour to replace their losses, as well as scavenging from their fallen comrades.{{Fn|16}}
The armour of the Traitor Legions reflects these turbulent times, often featuring distinctive studded and riveted plasteel
plates rather than the smooth ceramite of later designs.{{Fn|16}}
Exposed power cables blend with sinew and vein and many Chaos Space Marines individualise their armour with crests,
horns, skulls chains and spikes. A Chaos Space Marine’s armour will have been changed by long exposure to the [[warp]]. It might sprout spines or bony ridges, be covered in a layer of scales or flicker with coruscating energy{{Fn|16}}
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Power Armour is worn primarily by the [[Space Marine]]s, [[Sisters of Battle]], [[Adeptus Custodes]] and the [[Chaos Space Marine]]s. It is a completely enclosed suit of armour, made of thick [[ceramite]] plates. The armour would be heavy and cumbersome to wear but for the electrically motivated fibre bundles within the armour that replicate the wearer's movement and enhance his/her strength.{{Fn|1}}
[[Image:UMArt7.jpg||thumb|330px|A Firstborn Space Marine wearing [[Power Armour]]]]
{{TOC limit|3}}==Imperium=====Space Marine Power Armour===
* {{Main|Space Marine Power Armour}}
[[Space Marine Power Armour]] is an extraordinarily sophisticated defensive system which combines huge resistance to physical damage with a sensory array and sealed environment which protects its wearer from the ravages of the void and alien atmospheres. Integrated with the armour are networks of electro-motivated fibre bundles which mimic and augment the muscular strength of the wearer. The true genius of the design, however, lies in its close integration with the already superhuman physiology, senses and reflexes of the Space Marine within. Working in concert, armour and Astartes together become a weapon without equal.{{Fn|3}}
===Chaos Space Marines===
[[File:Chaosspacemarineart.jpg|thumb|200px|a [[Chaos Space Marine]]]]
At the time of the [[Heresy]], [[Space_Marine_Power_Armour#Mark_II_.22Crusade_Armour.22|Crusade-pattern armour]] was in the process of disappearing from the Legions and being replaced by improved iterations of Space Marine power armour. Even so, both sides were forced to reinstate older marks of armour to replace their losses, as well as scavenging from their fallen comrades.{{Fn|16}}
The armour of the [[Traitor Legion]]s reflects these turbulent times, often featuring distinctive studded and riveted plasteel plates rather than the smooth ceramite of later designs.{{Fn|16}}
Exposed power cables blend with sinew and vein and many Chaos Space Marines individualise their armour with crests,
horns, skulls chains and spikes. A Chaos Space Marine’s armour will have been changed by long exposure to the [[warp]]. It might sprout spines or bony ridges, be covered in a layer of scales or flicker with coruscating energy{{Fn|16}}
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==Imperium==
===Sisters of Battle Power Armour===
* {{Main|Sisters of Battle Power Armour}}
The complicated exoskeletons used by the Engine Orders of [[Zayth]] are marvels of Dark Age technology. While not as advanced as most power armour, Zayth engine armour provides a degree of protection from environmental hazards and its pistons and servos greatly increases the user’s strength. Since no clan would ever willingly trade away even a single one of its irreplaceable suits of Engine Armour, most examples found off world are those salvaged from dead Zaythian cities, casualties of the endless wars. Designed to allow the wearer to operate in the hazardous engine rooms of Zayth's vehicle cities, engine armour also comes equipped with rebreathers capable of sustaining the wearer for up to 10 hours, and its shielding allows the wearer to resist the effects of extreme heat and most forms of electromagnetic radiation. The power cells needed to use the engine armour (without which the exoskeleton is nothing more than dead weight) generally last 10 hours before they must be recharged or replaced.{{Fn|6}}
==Non-Imperial Power Armour==
