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Marine armor is a set of power armor that forms a full set along with the Marine helmet and can effectively block gunshots, cuts, blunt trauma, or burns.

Acquisition

Marine Armor can be crafted at a Fabrication bench once the Marine armor research project has been completed. They require 100 Plasteel, 20 Uranium, 4 Advanced components, 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins) of work, and a Crafting skill of 7.

Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, found in ancient shrines, purchased from outlander and Empire traders and faction bases, or obtained from the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind	Chance	Average Quality	Health
Elite mercenary	?	Normal	70-230%
Boss	?	Normal	70-230%
Grenadier	100%	Normal	70-230%

Summary

When equipped, it slows its wearer's move speed by −0.40 c/s.

When worn by a slave, marine armor increases the rate that suppression is lost by 30% per day. This stacks additively with all other forms of suppression loss rate offsets.

Analysis

Marine armor is in the middle of the 3 power armors - more protective than recon armor, but less protective than cataphract armor. As expected, it is also the middle tier in terms of expense. Marine armor is roughly equivalent to a Recon armor of one quality level above (e.g. a Normal Marine armor ~= Good Recon armor), or a Cataphract armor one quality level below.

In general, a flak vest combined with suitable overgarment (duster made out of devilstrand / thrumbofur / hyperweave, or flak jacket) is noticeably cheaper while providing roughly similar protection. Instead of creating body armor, you should use your resources to make marine helmets or cataphract helmets (if available) first, while sticking to the vest + overgarment combination. Once every relevant colonist is equipped with top-tier helmets, then you can start creating marine body armor.

In the endgame, every colonist who doesn't mind the movement penalty should be wearing a set of marine armor, unless cataphract armor is available.

Compared to flak vests

A flak vest and strong duster are able to provide similar levels of protection. Due to the game's Armor Rating calculations, a vest and devilstrand duster are roughly equivalent in Sharp protection. A vest with a thrumbofur or hyperweave duster are slightly superior. If none of the 3 textiles are available, then flak jackets are not far behind. Marine armor is better then any combination for Blunt protection. But due to the relatively low armor values for both armor sets and the AP of the blunt weapons likely to be faced, the qualitative and quantitative disparity between the armor sets is small. When made of devilstrand or hyperweave, a duster offers more Heat protection than power armor.

Both flak vests and dusters / flak jackets protect every vital body part, except for the head. However, the vests do not cover organic arms or any leg, but marine armor does. Even though power armor provides superior coverage, flak vests and devilstrand are much cheaper while protecting all vital areas. If an arm or leg is destroyed, it can be replaced for 15 Plasteel, 4 Advanced components, which is less than the cost of marine armor.

In addition, flak vests only slow the user by -0.12c/s, rather than -0.40 c/s from marine armor. Flak jackets, if used, slow the user by another -0.12c/s, for a total of -0.24 c/s.

Compared to grenadier armor

Grenadier armor is a sidegrade to marine armor, unlocked at the same time. Grenadier armor has −5% Sharp and −5% Blunt armor, before quality. This discrepancy increases at higher quality; at legendary quality, it is −9% less protective in both armor categories. Grenadier costs 75 steel and 4 components more than marine. Steel and componetns are likely easy to produce for a colony producing power armor, so the material cost is not terribly significant.

The advantage of grenadier armor is its integrated grenade launcher, allowing colonists to wield a weapon and fire what are effectively frag grenades, at 25 steel per grenade. Unlike proper grenades, grenadier armor deals more damage if it is of masterwork or legendary quality. However, the limited number of charges and natural inaccuracy and low range of grenades limits the effectiveness of grenadier. While grenades can be useful, this usefulness is only seen at close range.

Stats table

Marine armor	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Quality	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	HP	Insulation - Cold	Insulation - Heat	Market Value
Awful	63.6%	27%	32.4%	340	-25.6 °C (-46.1 °F)	+7.2 °C (13 °F)	1015
Poor	84.8%	36%	43.2%	340	-28.8 °C (-51.8 °F)	+8.1 °C (14.6 °F)	1525
Normal	106%	45%	54%	340	-32 °C (-57.6 °F)	+9 °C (16.2 °F)	2035
Good	121.9%	51.75%	62.1%	340	-35.2 °C (-63.4 °F)	+9.9 °C (17.8 °F)	2535
Excellent	137.8%	58.5%	70.2%	340	-38.4 °C (-69.1 °F)	+10.8 °C (19.4 °F)	3035
Masterwork	153.7%	65.25%	78.3%	340	-48 °C (-86.4 °F)	+13.5 °C (24.3 °F)	4035
Legendary	190.8%	81%	97.2%	340	-57.6 °C (-103.7 °F)	+16.2 °C (29.2 °F)	5035

^{For the full effects of qualities, see Quality.}

Trivia

Every set of marine armor found on an Imperial Grenadier will be green.

Version history

In older versions,^[Which?] it only reduced move speed by 0.1c/s but also reduced Global Work Speed by 10%

Beta 19 - it received a buff to armor rating, the crafting time was greatly reduced, and the cost was changed. It also received a new description and name.
0.19/1.0 - Renamed from Power armor to Marine armor
1.1 - it received a slight nerf to sharp protection (108% --> 106%).
1.1.2647 - No longer meets the clothing requirement of nobles, replaced in that role by Prestige marine armor
1.3.? - description changed to fix the lore inconsistency as Imperial Janissaries don't wear the armor. "Armor like this is often used by imperial janissaries and rapid-incursion space marines." -> "Armor like this is often used by rapid-incursion space marines.".

Torso | Clothing: Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )
: Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt
: Slave collar
: Sash • Kid romper
Armor: Flak vest
Legs | Clothing: Pants (Kid )
Armor: Flak pants
Shell | Clothing: Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe
: Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe
: Burka • Slave body strap
: Heavy bandolier
: Lab coat
Armor: Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )
Head | Clothing: Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask
: Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat
: Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask
: Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask
: Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask
Armor: Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet

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 == Analysis ==
 Marine armor is in the middle of the 3 [[power armor]]s - more protective than [[recon armor]], but less protective than [[cataphract armor]]{{RoyaltyIcon}}. As expected, it is also the middle tier in terms of expense. Marine armor is roughly equivalent to a Recon armor of one [[quality]] level above (e.g. a Normal Marine armor ~= Good Recon armor), or a Cataphract armor one quality level below.
+In general, a [[flak vest]] combined with suitable overgarment ([[duster]] made out of [[devilstrand]] / [[thrumbofur]] / [[hyperweave]], or [[flak jacket]]) is noticeably cheaper while providing roughly similar protection. Instead of creating body armor, you should use your resources to make [[marine helmet]]s or [[cataphract helmet]]s{{RoyaltyIcon}} (if available) first, while sticking to the vest + overgarment combination. Once every relevant colonist is equipped with top-tier helmets, then you can start creating marine body armor.
+In the endgame, every colonist who doesn't mind the movement penalty should be wearing a set of marine armor, unless [[cataphract armor]]{{RoyaltyIcon}} is available.
 ===Compared to flak vests===
-A [[flak vest]] and strong [[duster]] are able to provide similar levels of protection. Due to the game's [[Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]], a vest and [[devilstrand]] duster are roughly equivalent in Sharp protection, while a vest with a [[thrumbofur]] or [[hyperweave]] duster are slightly superior. Marine armor will be better at Blunt protection. But due to the relatively low armor values for both armor sets and the AP of the blunt weapons likely to be faced, the qualitative and quantitative disparity between the armor sets is small. When made of devilstrand or hyperweave, a duster offers more Heat protection than power armor.
+A [[flak vest]] and strong [[duster]] are able to provide similar levels of protection. Due to the game's [[Armor#Armor Rating|Armor Rating calculations]], a vest and [[devilstrand]] duster are roughly equivalent in Sharp protection. A vest with a [[thrumbofur]] or [[hyperweave]] duster are slightly superior. If none of the 3 textiles are available, then [[flak jacket]]s are not far behind. Marine armor is better then any combination for Blunt protection. But due to the relatively low armor values for both armor sets and the AP of the blunt weapons likely to be faced, the qualitative and quantitative disparity between the armor sets is small. When made of devilstrand or hyperweave, a duster offers more Heat protection than power armor.
-Both flak vests and dusters protect every vital body part, except for the head. However, the vests do ''not'' cover organic arms or any leg, but marine armor does. Even though power armor provides superior coverage, flak vests and devilstrand are ''much'' cheaper while protecting all vital areas. If an arm or leg is destroyed, it can be replaced for {{Required Resources|bionic arm}}, which is less than the cost of marine armor. In addition, flak vests only slow the user by -0.12c/s, rather than -0.40 c/s from marine armor.
+Both flak vests and dusters / flak jackets protect every vital body part, except for the head. However, the vests do ''not'' cover organic arms or any leg, but marine armor does. Even though power armor provides superior coverage, flak vests and devilstrand are ''much'' cheaper while protecting all vital areas. If an arm or leg is destroyed, it can be replaced for {{Required Resources|bionic arm}}, which is less than the cost of marine armor.
-Therefore, flak vests + devilstrand or better dusters can be an economic replacement to marine armor, offering similar protection with less slowdown. Once you have a large surplus of resources, marine armor offers better limb coverage, so should be used instead.
+In addition, flak vests only slow the user by -0.12c/s, rather than -0.40 c/s from marine armor. Flak jackets, if used, slow the user by another -0.12c/s, for a total of -0.24 c/s.
 ===Compared to grenadier armor===