Armor

If you're wearing armor when you take damage from an [Attack], the damage is [Reduced] if your armor is rated against the [Weapon Group] used to make the [Attack]. However, damage cannot be [Reduced] below the weapon's [Minimum Damage].

Armor Type	Rated Against Weapon Groups
Leather Jacket	[Blades]
Reinforced Leather	[Blades], [Blunt Force]
Soft Armor	[Small Arms]
NanoWeave Armor	[Blades], [Small Arms]
Hard Armor	[Blades], [Blunt Force], [Small Arms], [Rifles]

For example, say your character is wearing Soft Armor, which is rated against [Small Arms].

You are hit by an EZTech Punisher Lite, which has a [Damage Array] of 5/10/25 and which belongs to the [Small Arms] weapon group. The attacker deals [Normal Damage] of 10. Since you are wearing armor that is rated against [Small Arms], the damage is [Reduced] to [Minimum Damage] of 5.