The Exoskeleton boasts the best bulletproof protection of any armour in the Zone, as well as the most protection from explosives.
by that I mean batteries and servomotors.
But it also takes after armored vehicles in that it relieves your weight burden - within reason, of course. The best protection you can get in the Zone from bullets, claws or grenade fragments, with the exception of armored vehicles. There it is, a combat exoskeleton as large as life.
They were however not designed for the Zone, nor the Zone's hazards, rendering it a less reliable type of protection against anomalies and radiation. Due to the sheer cost of a single unit, however, as well as the numerous technical problems and design flaws, the Exoskeleton never reached mass production, but limited numbers continue to be manufactured in underground factories and make their way into the Zone. This armour is the product of advanced military research, initially meant for use by the Ukrainian Military for hazardous missions into the Zone.
