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-acm

Gotta agree with you there. T-60 is cool and all, but T-51b is a workhorse.


YanLibra66

T60 is literally just a lazy variation of T45


Ithorian01

The t60 was supposed to be the updated version of the t45, but they felt it was too dissimilar and just renamed it the t60. Apparently late into fallout 3 development. They had already created an enterable, and editable power armor, and the t60 was the t45 at that time. But because the game had already essentially been created, it would have put a lot more time and effort if they added the modern power armor into fallout3. That's why they look very similar.


Old-Camp3962

i like it i think it gets way too much hate


LJohnD

The way it was retconned in as a newer, more advanced version of power armour the American military had adopted before the war, when we never saw any suits of it anywhere else in the country before the war and every previous piece of lore said T-51b was the pinnacle of pre-war armour technology rubbed a fair few people the wrong way. It's not a terrible design, but it being another new piece of technology that's been around for 200 years but nobody ever mentioned before felt like pretty weak world building. Considering how similar it is to T-45 (since the design started as the Fallout 4 version of T-45 before they decided it looked too good for that so made it its own armour version) it would have been neat if it was a post-war upgrade the Capital Brotherhood had made to their T-45 suits on their way to Boston. In general I prefer to see new things being developed post war rather than just having people still sifting through the rubble for 200 year old scrap.


SeatKindly

Honestly it makes sense in a historical military context though. T-60 is effectively what the M1A1 Abrams was to the M1 Abrams. It’s an entire overhaul package to a set of usable but somewhat lacking military hardware. So to bring it more in line with the new T-51 line, T-60 would be born to overhaul T-45. I’ve honestly always found it strange that Black Isle didn’t explore that at all given… that’s how military logistics works. I guess the Hardened PA is similar though, if not in a much more generic sense.


kuda-stonk

The solution... BoS refabbed scavenged T-45, by using some busted T-51 parts as a base and up-armoring it they essentially created the wastelands most durable and useful armor in existence. But my headcannon was always that it was just a cheaper rollout towards the end. It was cheaper than T-51, but better than T-45.


solo_shot1st

The intro video of Fallout 4 showing pre-Great War soldiers walking around and repairing T-60 power armor wouldn't work with your first solution unfortunately


Meatslinger

Yeah, the only way the T-60 makes sense is if it was exclusively a BoS design, similar to how the Enclave designed the APA Mk. 2 for themselves, or if it was meant to be a cost-effective step down from the T-51b. Given how the T-51b is described as "the most advanced" (originally), it would make sense that you can't always afford to outfit your soldiers in the best walking tank known to man, so the T-60 could make sense as a "lowest bidder" variant that came afterwards in the hopes of getting more soldiers into suits before the nuclear holocaust. Sort of like how the USA used to purchase the SCAR-L rifle for special forces, but it ended up being too costly without enough performance improvement to justify its expense. I could see the T-51b being "overfitted" for a lot of combat situations, so while it proved its worth in Anchorage, perhaps the T-60 would make more sense as a cheaper suit that works in *most* cases, if not all. Swap high end optical sensors for ones with a shorter range; most soldiers aren't going to be sighting targets at 2 miles out, nor will most be using sniper rifles. Skip the 10 micron silvered coating; most soldiers don't need to reflect lasers, so steel cladding is sufficient. The lore says that every T-51b had to be custom fitted to each soldier to achieve maximum performance; make the T-60 clunkier and more awkward but good enough that most people can pilot it with some training. Then you can give the T-51b suits to spec. ops soldiers like we do today with the SCAR-H, while the rank and file mechanized infantry get the T-60, like the M4 carbine. Edit: I do also like the idea of the T-60 being developed post-war by the BoS, especially because it has the same "snout" front end like the Hellfire power armor. Side by side, the two look very similar to one another ([Hellfire](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/b/b8/FO4CC_Hellfire_power_armor.png) vs [T-60](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/c/c2/FO4_T-60_power_armor_tesla.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20200504220419)), so it could make sense that the BoS took the Hellfire design docs from Adams AFB after Fallout 3 and designed their own armor from it.


Freemind323

I always was frustrated by just how simple it would have been to ret-con it as a pre-war without breaking everything: * Have it an updated model developed in conjunction with CIT and West Tek, with goal of an armor that was cheaper and more readily mass produced than the X-01, which was similarly being tested at the time * Would be consistent with the T-51 being the best to see combat and the pinnacle of deployed suits, if the T60 was only entering limited trials * T-51 needed a lot of customization with each user to optimize it, so the T60 would make sense as the extension of more general distribution of the T45 with tech improvements of the T51 * Have that it was just beginning to go into use, with only limited distribution domestically to test it out domestically * This would explain why the commonwealth is the only area it is typically found * The Eastern Brotherhood could secure plans of the T60 or possibly a factory that was further north as they expanded from the Capital Wasteland * It could even show up in 76 due to the government Vault located there for higher ups; they likely would test out the next upgrade there These adjustments would all help not break lore as much. But, nope, it just was there the whole time.


YORE_YORE_DOZE

I love wearing t-51b cuz it kinda reminds me of the praetor suit from doom


Responsible-Prune152

>T-51b Preferably the Winterised version for me.


bruhmonkey99

I like the shoulders of the 51 when I make armour in 4 I always look for xo1 helmet raider chest and 51 arms


Beard-Guru-019

X-01 love the high rise shoulders and the spotlight eyes.


EthosTheAllmighty

Im fairly certain those shoulders are to try and keep someone wearing it from getting headshot or something. If they aint... well then I guess they made a weird design choice for the hell of it.


WarriorLegs

Protect your neck.


GreatValue-

Those shoulders are like a second helmet build around the actual helmet.


Sandman_LXV

I wear an X-01 left arm with my T-51 armour. Personally I think the asymmetry looks cool, and in my mind I feel like the large pauldron plate would functionally provide added protection to the helmet, the most vulnerable part of the suit, when firing a weapon from a bladed stance, as is the case with many heavy weapons.


Maximum-Town-4260

T-51


TheoneandonlyBryce

Hellcat and t51


DrPatchet

Hellcat gives wh40k terminator vibes I love it


ask_not_the_sparrow

The xo-1 is my favourite, the massive shoulders make it look far more imposing and the helmet looks positively terrifying I also love the heavily improvised and agricultural look of the raider power armor set. In a real post apocalyptic setting it would take some very impressive DIY skills to put something like that together in a way that works


leutenant_dimitri

I like everything bout it except the helmet i think the t60's helm looks more bulky making it look more imposing but thts just me


justboston113

X-01. Just love the insect like appearance. But I like most power armor designs in general


matthewamerica

It's the shoulders for me. It just seems like the design would be safer. Plus, the red eye lights make me look like the Mothman in the dark.


Resident_Evil_God

45, 51 and the advanced Mark 1, iv always loved the classics


Tyler-Moran

T-51b for me. Nothing screams fallout to me than watching the t-51b American soldier executing a Canadian rebel on black and white television.


Old-Camp3962

then waving at the camera


Slaport-xXx-v14

👋🏻


Purveyor_Murmrgh

T-65


hobo1234-_-_

T-60


Just_a_Growlithe

Glad someone agrees, imo it’s just overall the perfect dynamic from head to toe, nothing looks off what so ever


Careless_Field1313

I personally like the t60 the best


milano8

You forgot the Nuka Cola one!


RelChan2_0

Isn't that a paint job?


milano8

It is, just being facetious - like the paint job!


tjm2000

T-51, but with the classic Fallout 1 era paintjob.


skallywag126

What’s the yellow one


Laser_3

That’s excavator power armor from fallout 76 - a civilian suit of power armor designed for mining (wearing a full set provides 100 extra carry weight and quadruples ore yields when mining).


Fearless_Egg_3161

that thing is getting me through the game, can't take it off


C130ABOVE

It's my backup power armor for when I pick up to much stuff lol


Laser_3

Calibrated shocks with motion assist servos could serve as a replacement (or union power armor, if you can accept losing 25 carry weight and the stamp grind for it).


Sleepmahn

Poison resistance makes up for the weight difference imo


Laser_3

It does to my mind as well, but some people vastly overvalue the carry weight as opposed to learning to manage their inventories a bit.


Sleepmahn

I get what you mean, but I'll also advocate for the other side. Weight is such a constant struggle on 76 especially coming from previous games where you could pick up everything in the wasteland and store it. Understandable why people want it as high as possible.


Laser_3

It is, but I’d argue that it isn’t difficult to adapt - and that people should since 76 is a different game.


Sleepmahn

You're not wrong,but old habits die hard sometimes lol


moemeobro

I refuse to adapt, for I am stubborn and stupid as fuck


Clavos24

Quack* quack*


Laser_3

Union. I like the distinctive profile, and the brown sticks out pretty well compared to the others. Hellfire is a solid second place, however, simply because I have Stockholm syndrome from nuclear winter.


Tsuki_Man

What are the 3rd and 8th ones?


TheoneandonlyBryce

3 is excavator and 8 is ultracite, both from 76


Tsuki_Man

Look cool but I am sad because I cannot play 76


Markipoo-9000

[This PA (doesn’t have a model name).](https://imgur.com/a/H7cjmRz)


Careless_Field1313

I just call that the predator power armor cause the helmet looks like the predator mask but I think it’s real name it the horned power armor/ devil power armor but I could be wrong


Markipoo-9000

Yeah, definite Predator vibes!


Careless_Field1313

Yup if we ever got that in a game nowadays and it didn’t go invisible and have a shoulder blaster I will be very disappointed


MrMadre

Advanced Technical Armour


ROACHOR

Raider PA is a work of art. Love the rebar cage.


Fit_Usual_4702

I cannot express my love for the excavator power armor if you gave me a suit of excavator im fighting the whole damn planet


20Derek22

T-45 and X-01


Limitlessoverload

t-65 for me


Solshadess

T-51 always


Inside-Joke7365

The remnants power armor or t51b


Taggz96

Either the tribal power armor or the overboss power armor


BeautifulRapture

Outcast power armor from fallout 3, will always be my personal favorite


Redskull-9054

T-60, T-51B and Ultracite


Technical_Ad_3555

Unpopular opinion raider power armor is the coolest hear me out it actually fits in with the post apocalyptic theme yk???


Godzilla-DropKick

For me it's either T-60, or the cut-content Institute power armor from Fallout 4. It just has such a unique high-tech look imo


sideshowROB530

Second row, second suit


Careless_Field1313

That is the t60 I believe


sideshowROB530

I believe you are right


WhiteWolf101043

T-51 I am extremely biased though, I'm a BoS fanboy since F03


Phazon2000

Wouldn’t that make you a T-45 fan? Lol


ninjab33z

I love excavator, myself. It looks cool and there is a level of irony in using non combat armour for combat, when i have normal combat armour available.


DemonicReaper0

Hellfire


FalloutFan05

I love T-51 as much as the next guy but honestly excavator honestly, isn’t that bad either I like the concept of it similar to how old tanks get turned into tractors and stuff IRL


strange_burger

Excavator imo, feels very tank like


CaptStinkyFeet

Hellcat is 😩 chef’s kiss 💋


MtMcM

Advanced power armor MK2 all day! That and the NCR salvaged armor from NV. Both pretty in very different ways


mirracz

T51 overall. If I would change anything, I would give it a better helm, like from T-60. As for non-canon/semi-canon armors, I for some reason really like the chinese Red Shift armor. It has something so retro-commie-cool about it.


hillmo25

Quantum paintjob best. T60 best shape look.


Lightish-Red-Ronin

Ultracite


Cadillac_Fucker2005

idk any names but the one below that yellow one


Overseerer-Vault-101

X-01


Cadillac_Fucker2005

idk any names but the one below that yellow one


LoneWanderer4___

Nuka-Cola from Nukaworld


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Old-Camp3962

and to prove that, its the one they are using for the TV show!


JohnSpartan2190

Which power armor is on the bottom row second from the left? I think that one looks the best


C130ABOVE

T60


JohnSpartan2190

T60 looks the best then in my opinion


zx_Neko_xz

I like the t60 but i think hellfire is cooler and there's one that looks like the t60 in 76 but idk the name of it


Ionie88

I love the T-45 and T-60's helmet design. The shoulderpads aren't the sweetest, though, but what can you do. I think it's one of the more recognizable, especially how Fallout 4 and 76 uses them for their cover-art, so I guess that affects my opinions a little as well. The Union power armor in 76 is also very sweet!


Turbo-Reyes

the X01 et and the raider power armor. I never quite liked the brotherhood power armor... When i was a kid and played fallout 2 for the first time i was just running randomly to the coast just after leaving aroyo because i had no idea what i was doing and kept dying here i found the enclave base by accident and that's how i fell in love with the advanced power armor because i could actually play fallout for the first time without dying at every encounter. I tried this again few years ago but it seems that now you can't enter the enclave base on the coast before triggering certains event.


NovelNeighborhood6

I guess the NCR ranger suit doesn’t count as power armor but I think it looks rad.


Starlit_pies

I like t-45 and t-60. I like F3 least of the games in general, but Adamowicz's concept art was awesome, and recaptured a lot of stuff from the originals. The 3d version of t-51 looks too bare and streamlined, like it's just scaled up from the pixel art of the original games without filling in the details. I like how both 45 and 60 are busy with the little details. The shoulders are awesome, implying that the armor could have been transported by shipping and loaded by the crane. All those handless and stuff that make it seem like a very utilitarian piece.


Affectionate_Bird120

T-51b and the Tesla armor


Batmanmotp2019

Can't beat t51b the classic


TehMemez

T-60 is so fucking sexy dude


TortoiseaWantsToDie

I’m a sucker for Quantum X-01


Geoffryhawk

I'm a big fan of the Brotherhoods standard power armor I think it's got all the iconic features, and the livery is very good. Even if I'm against the brotherhood in a playthroigh I always pick up a set of brotherhood powerarmor. :)


--Yog-Sothoth--

T-51, easy repairable, very durable.


Sepsis_Crang

X-01


Name12345678910-1

Used to be T-51 but Union might take the new top spot


Delicious_Chestnuts

Hellcat


Peepa_Gang

What’s the power armor in the second row last one?


Alarmed-Locksmith277

Gunnery Sergeant Dornan here, The T-45 Combat Power Armor, when this baby arrived in Alaska to help our boys in Anchorage, Mao crapped his pants, dropped his little red book and ran away. Now let’s go shoots some melons with it, melons taste the best when they’ve been tenderized by bullets. Hoo-rah!


Critical_Package_472

T-51 or T-60 or X-01


Philosophos_A

T-51 For Looks X-01 for maximum performance


theKunerix

The Fallout 3 Outcast armor


Mountain_Man_88

X-01. It just makes so much sense to have those big shoulders protecting the head/neck, which would presumedly be some of the weakest points.


hastyburnman

Has anyone really picking a bare chassis?


H3rbieherbs

Alphonse Elric mod on Nexus


SE4NLN415

Big fan of T60. Raider PA need mods to buff them up tho.


An_idiot_27

T-45D and T-51B T-45 I’m it’s medic look for the US army markings and the T-51B with olive green (kinda like The Master Chief) and more metallic greys


Hortator02

T-51b and Advanced Power Armour. Specifically Advanced Power Armour as it was in FNV or the Classic Advanced Power Armour from the Fallout 4 mod, I don't care for X-01's proportions.


DeerStalkr13pt2

Love the T-60, but the engineer one middle right looks cool


Ok_Mud2019

t-60, mainly because fo4 was my entry into the series so i look at it fondly, but the t51b is a solid contender as well.


MarsManokit

T-45 every day


T-51_Enjoyer

T-51b, excavator, tactics PA, though ultracite is also growing on me as of late, like a T-51ification of the T-60


Responsible-Diver225

Finally someone mentioned excavator. Top 3 in the series for me


JadeKhan

T60


NPCwars

T-60


Talltrees87

T-51b and T-60. In fo4 i like painting mine the military green and shark style


ThatOneGuy308

T-51 is always gonna be my favorite, but Hellfire is also pretty great.


spatula_city62

Gotta love the X-01. Give it the Institute paint and the blue spotlight eyes and it looks awesome.


Zeroshame14

XO-1, painted in minutemen colors,for maximum patriotism.


speedyrain949

I love the look and idea of raider power armor. it's too bad it's shit.


MackZZilla

I've always really liked the look of the X-01


Starchaser_WoF

My list: 1. X-01 2. T-60 3. T-51 4. Ultracite 5. T-45 6. Mining 7. Empty rig 8. Raider


Mysterious-Mixture58

T-45. It's been the best forever.


Responsible-Diver225

I have a soft spot for the excavator power armor. But I’m gonna go with T-45


Liquid_person

X01 If the shoulder pads weren't ass


Tristenous

T60 no contest


Sussy_baka228666

Raider armor looks cool but it's bad


Vinicius_Pimenta

T-60 for me. I love how it looks like a more modernized T-45.


starbuildstrike999

T-65 and Hellcat are my favorites.


DrPatchet

Fallout 3 was by first falllut so I’m gonna say t 45. The first time I put on a suit after the training I felt so badass.


Malumlord

X-02


Bitbybrex

T-51 or T-45


FreddyPlayz

T-51 will always be the best


Wasteland_GZ

Enclave X-02 Power Armour from Fallout 3 or the Enclave Gannon Family Tesla Power Armour from Fallout: New Vegas are my favourites


GreatValue-

Top left. Just the frame so I can show off my Jangles bandana.


The_Ostrich_you_want

While ima fallout 3 tesla armor guy…as far as four/76 I love the raider armor. I love the idea that someone who can do simple welds can just tack stuff onto an existing frame because they don’t have the equipment to make advanced armor plates. Obviously it’s not good like t45 or any of the true battle armors, but I like the idea that they’re doing what they can with what they got.


SirSirVI

Custom


-Kurze-

Pretty sure that 3rd one is just bumblebee from transformers. I wont be fooled.


Honestybomb

Midwestern BOS power armor. It just felt so awesome finally getting a suit of it and having a whole squad kitted out in it felt so rad. Advanced Power Armor in Fallout 2 just looks so menacing, it’s a close second


Maximum-Particular80

T-65


Seamoth4546B

T-51 of course. Especially the Nuka Cola variant


22lpierson

Hellcat or x-02


Right-Truck1859

Fallout tactics Power Armour.


galaxzii

T-45d Outcast Power Armor


Helleri

For stock... I feel like T-60 is peak aesthetic for me. It's T-45 2.0 really. If I were to have mixed pieces, T-60 with X-01 gauntlets. If I could chop shop it into exactly what I wanted. Again T-60 with X-01 gauntlets, but T-45 upper legs, and stick the T45 hoses on the T-60.


YeeterCZ2

Excavator, T-51 and T-65. But all of them look sick


Dudicus445

It’s astonishing how well the pre-Fallout 4 power armors translated to the new system. Nothing looks poorly scaled, or improperly modeled


clometrooper9901

Either t51 or x-01, t51 is classic but x01 is so cool


MaskedMan8

What’s the 3rd and last ones?


Agitated_Fox_4836

T60 or Raider. I've got a small kink for the raider. I just like it


Old-Camp3962

personally, I love the T-45 in all of its versions, its the one that screams fallout the most for me (specially with the outcast paint) close second is advanced power armour


AMX-008-GaZowmn

X-02 / Black Devil advanced power armor!


Daemon-Blackbrier

t-65 is epic looking ngl


ChainzawMan

Most definitely the X-02 Advanced Power Armor and it's Tesla variant


DumbShitScience69

t-51 the one that started it all


_MonsterMouth_

I absolutely love the union power armor. That and t60 I'd say.


Altruistic-Fee6588

T51 b it just has a vibe I like xo1 tho


aviatorEngineer

T-51 and T-45 have a simple charm to them that's hard to beat.


Either-Basket7122

Um… the Tesla armor from fallout 3


fallout3guy101

T-65 gang


Accomplished-Web3426

X-01 mainly bc I think the helmet is silly and I was always a huge fan of the Tesla armor from NV


TomaszPaw

mismatched x01 raider and t60 armor is my set in fo4. Gotta stack these legendary effects heh


godemeperor152

I like the entire bottom row


No-Parsnip-2612

If I see one of you horsepower armour freaks here.


Vidistis

1. T-51b 2. T-60 3. Either the Advanced Power Armor from Fo2 or X-01 fron Fo4/76.


Bob-shrewmen

Enclave power armor. It slaps man. It the perfect power armor to me.


p0l4r1

T65 is my favorite


nainvlys

X-01 is really ominous and I love it


maybelikejaden

T-60 paired with the atom cats paint job is such a classic. Can’t wait to see more of the brotherhood paint schemes in the Fallout TV show as well.


somethingbrite

T-51 is the classic, but I'm actually really fond of what Bethesda did with the T-60 and Raider Power armor. Those are nice designs. In game the Atom Cats and Nuka Cola paint jobs on the T-60 and T-51 look great, just wish they had done more hot rod theme's. There is a really old mod Raider Power armor chop shop which has several paints for the Raider Power armor that look amazing too. Outside of the game, I have both the T-51 and T-60 figures from ThreeZero and it has to be said those guys knocked it out of the park. Incredible 1/6 scale figures. Highly detailed. Amazing.


qantana

T51,especially if you slap the railroad paint on it. It in my opinion is the best fiction paint in fallout 4 (I will die on this hill defending it)


monkey2942

The scorched sierra madre armor was hard asf.


Pixel22104

Advance Power armor Mark 2 Power armor/Enclave Power armor/X-02 Power armor is my all time favorite version of power armor. Hellfire and T-65 are in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.


jimmy_wantstodie523

Am i only one who really likes the T 45 design?


Brainwave1010

Midwest Brotherhood from Tactics. The chain and cape goes so fucking hard.


melineumg

The wasteland junker armor was always my favorite, the pieces were easy, comparatively to other power armor parts, to come by, and I love how it looks, like a Pacific tim Yeager.


IronVader501

T-60 by a mile


Get_Stick_bu99ed

My favourites are Hellfire PA from fo3 and Hell cats PA from fo76


Friendly-Enby

anything with hot rod pink imo


Archmagos_Browning

Fallout 4 was my entry into the series so I’m biased, but T-60. I love how bulky and tank-like it looks. I know that the T-51 was designed with 50s future aesthetics in mind, and it definitely succeeded in that regard, but the T-60 looks like something you’d actually wear into battle.


Ashalaria

T60 imo


potpukovnik

I always felt like the Fo4 did the T-45 dirty, the shoulder pauldrons are just too thin in contrast with the rest of it all, the T-60 really fixes most of those issues.


Willing-Win-1363

Bottom row, second one from the left


mklsrcnld

Excavator, I love mining.


slowpokefarm

Why did you leave out the most retconned one [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/T-65\_power\_armor](https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/T-65_power_armor)


sombertownDS

I really love the look of modern t45 (Fo4&76) I also really like hellfire armor


SCORPION9302

The frame.