VeteranArmor
This is a multiplier to armor¹. It is applied every time an object gets promoted to a higher level.
Example
Base Armor | Multiplier | Total Armor | |
---|---|---|---|
Rookie | 800 | 800 | |
Veteran | 800 | x 1.5 | 1200 |
Elite | 800 | x 1.5 x 1.5 | 1800 |
4th Level | 800 | x 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 | 2700 |
Please read below to understand these figures.
¹ Theory vs. Praxis
The above table would make you believe that, when turned Elite, an Apocalypse has a thousand hitpoints more of max health than as a rookie. That is not the case.
Rules' comments on this issue are clear:
"For armor, think of it as max strength being multiplied by the number (in reality, damage is divided by this"
Meaning that, in reality, if a veteran Apo is being fired upon by a Damage=100 weapon with 100% verses, he does not have 1200 hitpoints and loses 100 with every hit, but in fact still has only 800 hitpoints, but only takes 66.6 damage with every hit.
The speed of death, in both cases, would be the same: 12 shots. That's why we're told to think of it as a multiplier. The difference is, for example, that it takes less time to heal 800 hitpoints than 1200 (and costs less), meaning the unit is back at full health earlier.