Excavator power armor

The Excavator power armor, also known as the EXC-17 Excavator suit, is a set of power armor .
==Background==
Developed by Garrahan Mining Co., the EXC-17 Excavator suit was designed to protect miners from rockfalls and airborne contaminants while increasing the speed at which they could work.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; project manager's terminal, Excavation Armor Registration Although it had never reached full commercial production, the unit garnered fame during an ad campaign in which it was marketed as the future of Appalachian mining, appealing to anti-automation mining teams and other prospective clients.Fallout 76 loading screens: "Developed by Garrahan Mining Co., the "Excavator" class of Power Armor never saw full production, despite being heavily advertised in Appalachia as the future of mining." By April 2077, two months after its initial test, the third Excavator-class power armor had already rolled off of Garrahan's assembly line.
Created under the EX-17 Excavator Project, the armor's development was headed by Harold Frost, a service member for the United States Army Research Corps hired into the company by Vivian Garrahan in early 2075. The project made considerable progress at first, convincing Frost that he could potentially deliver a prototype within months.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC06122075-HF
The suit soon ran into durability issues, with the arm units taking extra stress when mining bedrock, causing micro-stress fractures and sheared gear assemblies. By September 2075, the research team settled on using black titanium as an alternative material, being a strong ore native to Appalachia and having the necessary tensile strength to keep the arm components from damaging themselves. Although too expensive for the T-45 power armor due to the expense of the mining process, it was considered an acceptable choice for a corporate design.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC09222075-HF
While using titanium solved the durability issues, the suit's extra weight made a more efficient reactor necessary. The team continued to experiment with new solutions as late as May 2076, but were already past specifications on the repurposed T-45 reactor, causing overheating and stability issues.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC05182076-HF
The company eventually settled on developing an ultracite reactor, having the necessary power output and radiation signature for the project. In exchange for the patented ore's usage, Garrahan Mining Co. was required to make a decade-long commitment to Atomic Mining Services. After further experimentation and a near meltdown, the team managed to power the armor with the ore.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC12242076-HF Pressured by AMS' reveal of Watoga and Hornwright Industrial Mining Company launching the Auto-Miner industrial robot line, the research team was forced to work around the clock for almost a month straight. By February 2077, the team was able to complete the project and unveil the suit to the press three months ahead of schedule.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC02032077-HF
By April 3, three complete Excavator units were operational and proved the model to be a capable tool. A single suit operated by Bryce Garrahan was able to break the company's record for the amount of ore extracted in a single day, all without suffering maintenance issues. Much to the research team's surprise, Vivian challenged Hornwright Mining's Auto-Miners to a "man versus machine" ore-mining competition with the suits.Garrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Project manager's terminal, GMC04302077-HF The challenge was a calculated risk, aiming to raise the profile of the company and the project while securing lucrative contracts in the increasingly automation-oriented Appalachia. Vivian was convinced the Excavator suits distinguished themselves with revolutionary mineral sensors and the "human drive" to win, despite uncertainty from a majority of the company."Excavator suit" - Final stepsGarrahan Mining Headquarters terminal entries; Vivian Garrahan's terminal, Personal Diary - Entry 02
The event started on October 18, lasting the next 24 hours.Charleston Herald - Man vs. Machine Due to interference from Hornwright's vice president, Dutch Wharton, the Auto-Miners won by a margin of 1.85 tons (less than a single truckload) and were declared winners by the media. Hornwright capitalized on this tenuous victory and claimed it as an example of machine's superiority to man.Charleston Herald - Hornwright Wins!
Hornwright Industry's Auto-Miners quickly became popular in Appalachia as the "talk of the region." Meanwhile, Garrahan's stock price drastically declined, allowing for a hostile takeover by Hornwright. Although Penelope Hornwright saw the Excavator armor as a "black titanium coffin," the company planned to apply the suit's mineral detection technology to their own Auto-Miners.Hornwright Industrial Headquarters terminal entries; Penny Hornwright's lab terminal, Log Notes 6.10.77
The Great War ended the company's ambitions, leaving the Excavator Power Armor for various wasteland factions to recover, namely the Responders' Fire Breathers unitCharleston Fire Department terminal entries; Fire Breathers master terminal, Excavator Armor and the Vault Dwellers of Vault 76.
===Design===
Led by a member of the T-45 development team, Harold Frost, the Excavator armor borrowed elements of the T-45 power armor, such as repurposing the model's reactor. The suit's parts were cast in black titanium to increase durability, as the extra punishment the arm units took when mining bedrock caused damage to the suit. The increased weight from the titanium caused overheating and stability issues with the suit's T-45 reactor. To develop a more efficient power source, Atomic Mining Services were contracted to obtain their patented ultracite ore for use in an ultracite-based reactor.
The Excavator power armor's technology increased mining yields,Inventory description: "Increased mining yield when left and right arms are used in tandem." while the helmet provided protection from hazardous mining conditions.Inventory description: "Prevents damage and disease from airborne and waterborne hazards." The helmet was also bolstered by Garrahan's patented "Ore Sniffing" technology used in the helmet sensors. Sensor calibration protocols were jealously guarded proprietary information and required registration interface with Garrahan's Mainframe at their headquarters.
==Characteristics==
Metal 	Mining Bonus
Aluminum ore 	
Black titanium ore	
Unrefined coal 	
Copper ore 	
Crystal ore 	
Gold ore 	
Iron ore 	
Lead ore 	
Silver ore 	
Ultracite ore 	
Uranium ore 	
Excavator power armor has good Radiation Resistance. It has the poorest Damage and Energy Resistances of any power armor model at the same level, but wearing a full set of Excavator power armor increases carry weight by 100. Wearing a partial set has no carry bonus. If a piece wears completely out, it is removed from the chassis, removing the carry bonus. 
Registering the helmet is required to complete the Miner Miracles quest but has no effect on the use of the power armor or its special property: If the Excavator left and right arm are worn, mining will produce four times the ore. The bonus is applied to the output and doesn't affect the number of times a vein can be mined, effectively quadrupling the output almost across the board. 
The mining bonus affects ore veins as listed to the right. Ore deposits are not affected.
===Armor parts===
<tabber>
|-|Level 45=
{| class="va-table va-table-center va-table-full"
|- valign="top"
! rowspan="2" | Image
! rowspan="2" | Name
! colspan="3" | DR
! rowspan="2" | HP
! rowspan="2" | Weight
! rowspan="2" | Value
! rowspan="2" | Upgrade components
! rowspan="2" | Form ID
|-
! 
! 
! 
|-
| 
| Excavator helmet
| 36
| 36
| 55
| ???
| 10
| 49
| N/A
| 
|-
| 
| Excavator torso
| 60
| 60
| 91
| ???
| 15
| 113
| N/A
| 
|-
| 
| Excavator left arm
| 36
| 36
| 55
| ???
| 11
| 61
| N/A
| 
|-
| 
| Excavator right arm
| 36
| 36
| 55
| ???
| 11
| 61
| N/A
| 
|-
| 
| Excavator left leg
| 36
| 36
| 55
| ???
| 12
| 81
| N/A
| 
|-
| 
| Excavator right leg
| 36
| 36
| 55
| ???
| 12
| 81
| N/A
| 
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! 240
! 240
! 366
! ???
! 71
! 446
! N/A
! ???
|-|Level 35=
Image	Name 	DR 	DR 	DR 	HP 	Weight	Value	Upgrade components	Form ID
Image	Name 	 	 	 	HP 	Weight	Value	Upgrade components	Form ID
 	Excavator helmet 	30 	30 	45 	???	10 	49 	N/A 	
 	Excavator torso 	51 	51 	75 	???	15 	113 	N/A 	
 	Excavator left arm 	30 	30 	45 	???	11 	61 	N/A 	
 	Excavator right arm	30 	30 	45 	???	11 	61 	N/A 	
 	Excavator left leg 	30 	30 	45 	???	12 	81 	N/A 	
 	Excavator right leg	30 	30 	45 	???	12 	81 	N/A 	
Total	Total 	201	201	300	???	71 	446 	N/A 	???
|-|Level 25=
Image	Name 	DR 	DR 	DR 	HP 	Weight	Value	Upgrade components	Form ID
Image	Name 	 	 	 	HP 	Weight	Value	Upgrade components	Form ID
 	Excavator helmet 	24 	24 	35 	???	10 	49 	N/A 	
 	Excavator torso 	42 	42 	59 	???	15 	113 	N/A 	
 	Excavator left arm 	24 	24 	35 	???	11 	61 	N/A 	
 	Excavator right arm	24 	24 	35 	???	11 	61 	N/A 	
 	Excavator left leg 	24 	24 	35 	???	12 	81 	N/A 	
 	Excavator right leg	24 	24 	35 	???	12 	81 	N/A 	
Total	Total 	163	163	234	???	71 	446 	N/A 	???
</tabber>
==Crafting==
In addition to the raw materials, crafting power armor segments requires a power armor chassis affixed to a power armor station. The plans to craft each part are automatically learned during Miner Miracles.
<tabber>
|-|Level 45=
Name 	Black Titanium	Gear	Glass	Nuclear Material	Oil	Rubber	Screw	Spring	Steel
Excavator helmet 	9 	- 	16 	- 	- 	18 	14 	- 	24
Excavator torso 	9 	14 	- 	9 	- 	18 	14 	- 	24
Excavator left arm 	9 	14 	- 	- 	13 	- 	14 	- 	24
Excavator right arm	9 	14 	- 	- 	13 	- 	14 	- 	24
Excavator left leg 	9 	- 	- 	- 	13 	- 	14 	14 	24
Excavator right leg	9 	- 	- 	- 	13 	- 	14 	14 	24
Total 	54 	42 	16 	9 	52 	36 	84 	28 	144
|-|Level 35=
{| class="va-table va-table-center va-table-full"
|- valign="top"
! rowspan="1" | Name
! rowspan="1" | Black Titanium
! rowspan="1" | Gear
! rowspan="1" | Glass
! rowspan="1" | Nuclear Material
! rowspan="1" | Oil
! rowspan="1" | Rubber
! rowspan="1" | Screw
! rowspan="1" | Spring
! rowspan="1" | Steel
|-
| Excavator helmet
| 7
| -
| 14
| -
| -
| 15
| 12
| -
| 20
|-
| Excavator torso
| 7
| 12
| -
| 7
| -
| 15
| 12
| -
| 20
|-
| Excavator left arm
| 7
| 12
| -
| -
| 11
| -
| 12
| -
| 20
|-
| Excavator right arm
| 7
| 12
| -
| -
| 11
| -
| 12
| -
| 20
|-
| Excavator left leg
| 7
| -
| -
| -
| 11
| -
| 12
| 12
| 20
|-
| Excavator right leg
| 7
| -
| -
| -
| 11
| -
| 12
| 12
| 20
|-
! Total
! 42
! 36
! 14
! 7
! 44
! 30
! 72
! 24
! 120
|-|Level 25=
Name 	Black Titanium	Gear	Glass	Nuclear Material	Oil	Rubber	Screw	Spring	Steel
Excavator helmet 	6 	- 	12 	- 	- 	13 	10 	- 	17
Excavator torso 	6 	10 	- 	6 	- 	13 	10 	- 	17
Excavator left arm 	6 	10 	- 	- 	9 	- 	10 	- 	17
Excavator right arm	6 	10 	- 	- 	9 	- 	10 	- 	17
Excavator left leg 	6 	- 	- 	- 	9 	- 	10 	10 	17
Excavator right leg	6 	- 	- 	- 	9 	- 	10 	10 	17
Total 	36 	30 	12 	6 	36 	26 	60 	20 	102
</tabber>
===Repair===
<tabber>
|-|Level 45=
Name 	Black Titanium	Gear	Glass	Nuclear Material	Oil	Rubber	Screw	Spring	Steel
Excavator helmet 	? 	- 	? 	- 	- 	? 	? 	- 	?
Excavator torso 	4 	6 	- 	4 	- 	7 	6 	- 	9
Excavator left arm 	? 	? 	- 	- 	? 	- 	? 	- 	?
Excavator right arm	? 	? 	- 	- 	? 	- 	? 	- 	?
Excavator left leg 	? 	- 	- 	- 	? 	- 	? 	? 	?
Excavator right leg	? 	- 	- 	- 	? 	- 	? 	? 	?
Total 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	? 	?
|-|Level 35=
Name 	Black Titanium	Gear	Glass	Nuclear Material	Oil	Rubber	Screw	Spring	Steel
Excavator helmet 	? 	- 	? 	- 	- 	? 	? 	- 	?
Excavator torso 	3 	5 	- 	3 	- 	5 	5 	- 	7
Excavator left arm 	3 	5 	- 	- 	5 	- 	5 	- 	7
Excavator right arm	3 	5 	- 	- 	5 	- 	5 	- 	7
Excavator left leg 	3 	- 	- 	- 	5 	- 	5 	5 	7
Excavator right leg	3 	- 	- 	- 	5 	- 	5 	5 	7
Total 	18 	15 	5 	3 	20 	11 	30 	10 	42
|-|Level 25=
Name 	Black Titanium	Gear	Glass	Nuclear Material	Oil	Rubber	Screw	Spring	Steel
Excavator helmet 	2 	- 	3 	- 	- 	4 	3 	- 	5
Excavator torso 	2 	3 	- 	2 	- 	4 	3 	- 	5
Excavator left arm 	2 	3 	- 	- 	3 	- 	3 	- 	5
Excavator right arm	2 	3 	- 	- 	3 	- 	3 	- 	5
Excavator left leg 	2 	- 	- 	- 	3 	- 	3 	3 	5
Excavator right leg	2 	- 	- 	- 	3 	- 	3 	3 	5
Total 	12 	9 	3 	2 	12 	8 	18 	6 	30
</tabber>
==Modifications==
===Helmet===
===Arms===
===Torso===
===Legs===
===Appearance===
==Locations==
* Miner Miracles - After downloading its schematics from a terminal in Garrahan Mining Headquarters R&D section, the ability to craft Excavator power armor at a power armor station is unlocked.
** To reach the R&D lab, enter through the main door and take the passage on the left side of the atrium. Descend the stairs and enter the larger room with two power armor stations. The terminal is situated on the long workbench in the center of the room.
* Plans for crafting mods can be purchased from vendor bot Greg (Grafton), vendor bot Chad (Camden Park) or the Responders vendor (The Whitespring Resort).
==Notes==
There were supposedly five suits made by Garrahan Mining, but none are found in the game as guaranteed spawns.
==Bugs==
* Previously, despite stating that equipping both arms was required to mine bonus ore, the game checked to see if the torso was equipped.
* After Hellcat power armor was added to the game, it was possible to add the Jet Pack modification to the Excavator armor. It may be possible to still purchase Jet Pack Excavator Torso pieces from player vendors.
==Gallery==
F76 Man Vs Machine Poster.png|An advertising poster in front of the Rusty Pick promoting the Excavator power armor.
FO76 Ben Carnow Excavator PA concept art.jpg|Model by Ben Carnow
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 power armor
Category:Garrahan Mining Company
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