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EXC-17 Excavator Power Armor (Fallout 76)

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. 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. 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.