Any unit may be equipped with light armour at an additional cost of +2 points per model.
Any regiments may be equipped with light armour at a cost of +1 points per model.
Both light tanks had torsion-bar suspension, light armour, and small truck engines.
The panels along the tracks seem to be made of a light laminar armour.
However, the vulnerability of their light armour eventually caused the concept to be abandoned.
They wore light armour, the most common form being small breastplates, called "heart protectors".
The light armour was sufficient to stop small shell fragments and rifle or machine-gun fire at ranges greater than 300 meters.
The normal troops wear light armour and wield shields and axes.
Because of their light armour, armament and good communications equipment, they were mostly used for reconnaissance.
Despite the shortcomings of light armour and high silhouette they were successfully used in their intended role.