I've been poking around on our own forum and through Lexicanum/Wiki to better understand the Sororitas, who are frequently compared (roughly) as the female equivalent of the Adeptus Astares... there even seems to be suggestion that they're every bit as deadly as the Astares, causing the IF to fall back during the assault on the Imperial Palace to overthrow Vandire, their use of full pattern bolters instead of the smaller, etc.
In looking at the pictures of the Sororitas, all the depictions lend themselves to the fembot-style armor that highlights their, ahem, Fleur-de-Lis proud and prominently, the form-fitting flared upper leg guards protecting the thighs and hips, the calf guards that ensure they always look like they're in 4" pumps, and the mid-waste armored corset that can take a beating and still show you they're a woman. In a way they look downright Eldarish, if you strip away all the fetishes and logos. Snark aside, it would appear there's a level of tech used in the armor the Astares could take advantage of, in it's overall lower mass/protection ratio and effectiveness of design... much like you do see for both male and female Eldar armor profiles.
If you look at female elite athletes like runners, weight lifters, gymnasts, climbers, etc. their physiology starts resembling their male counterparts as bundles of lean muscle mass with fat below the 5% level, rather than the swimsuit models their armor design would suggest. Outside of the black carapace and total size that's missing in the Sororitas, there's no good reason to have significantly different power armor designs from their Astares counter parts. Even carapace armor for unenhanced males (Inquisitors, Arbites, etc.) is still scaled to the Astares style.
I think the Imperium should/could provide an enhanced armor design that would both give the Sororitas more powered strength and also increase their protection in battle. Stop focusing on the armored version of the black cocktail dress and start treating them like the faceless bringers of death they are trained to be.
In looking at the pictures of the Sororitas, all the depictions lend themselves to the fembot-style armor that highlights their, ahem, Fleur-de-Lis proud and prominently, the form-fitting flared upper leg guards protecting the thighs and hips, the calf guards that ensure they always look like they're in 4" pumps, and the mid-waste armored corset that can take a beating and still show you they're a woman. In a way they look downright Eldarish, if you strip away all the fetishes and logos. Snark aside, it would appear there's a level of tech used in the armor the Astares could take advantage of, in it's overall lower mass/protection ratio and effectiveness of design... much like you do see for both male and female Eldar armor profiles.
If you look at female elite athletes like runners, weight lifters, gymnasts, climbers, etc. their physiology starts resembling their male counterparts as bundles of lean muscle mass with fat below the 5% level, rather than the swimsuit models their armor design would suggest. Outside of the black carapace and total size that's missing in the Sororitas, there's no good reason to have significantly different power armor designs from their Astares counter parts. Even carapace armor for unenhanced males (Inquisitors, Arbites, etc.) is still scaled to the Astares style.
I think the Imperium should/could provide an enhanced armor design that would both give the Sororitas more powered strength and also increase their protection in battle. Stop focusing on the armored version of the black cocktail dress and start treating them like the faceless bringers of death they are trained to be.
