Marine armor
Marine armor
A suit of powered armor. Layered plasteel-weave plates are very effective at stopping attacks, with few vulnerable joint sections. Neuro-memetic assistors allow a human to wear the armor and still move easily.
Armor like this is often used by rapid-incursion space marines.
Base Stats
Apparel
- Insulation - Cold
- 32 °C (57.6 °F)
- Insulation - Heat
- 9 °C (16.2 °F)
- Armor - Sharp
- 106%
- Armor - Blunt
- 45%
- Armor - Heat
- 54%
- Coverage
- Torso, Neck, Left Shoulder, Left Arm, Right Shoulder, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg
- Layer
- Middle, Outer
Creation
- Crafted At
- Required Research
- Marine armor
- Skill Required
- Crafting 7
- Work To Make
- 60,000 ticks (16.67 mins)
- Resources to make
100 + 
20 + 
4
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- ApparelArmor
- thingSetMakerTags
- RewardStandardHighFreq
- defaultOutfitTags
- Soldier
- tags
- SpacerMilitary
- tradeTags
- HiTechArmor
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.
When equipped, it slows its wearer's move speed by −0.40 c/s.
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 of 7.
Alternatively, the armor can be received as a quest reward, 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% |
Analysis
Marine armor is the middle tier of the three types of power armor, the other two being the inferior Recon armor and the superior Cataphract armor. As expected, it is also the middle tier in expense and protection as well. While it provides the same coverage, 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 levels below.
Compared a flak vest and duster, the marine armor offers strictly superior protection to the arms and legs when all items are the same quality, regardless of duster material. The interactions of two layers are dictated by the games Armor Rating calculations, and the result is that marine armor provides torso, neck and shoulders protection approximately equivalent to the combination of a devilstrand duster and flak vest, assuming all items are the same quality. However replacing the devilstrand with hyperweave or thrumbofur results in more protection to those areas. So while marine armor is more protective than a devilstrand duster and flak vest, when compared to better duster materials, the overall impact of the opposing traits of superior arm and leg protection and inferior torso, neck and shoulder protection on pawn survivability is currently unclear. However in this comparison, it should be noted that several vital organs are in the torso and the destruction of these can result in immediate death. It should also be noted that marine armor comes with a Move Speed debuff of -0.40 c/s, while a flak vest has a penalty of only -0.12c/s meaning there may be a reason to choose the flak vest and duster even with inferior protection.
It occupies both the middle and outer layers meaning unlike flak vests, which only occupy the middle layer, it cannot be worn with dusters and similar items.
Stats table
 Marine armor
|
Sharp | Blunt | Heat | HP | Insulation - Cold |
Insulation - Heat |
Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | |||||||
| 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.
Version history
In older versions, it used to be called the power armor. It also 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.
- 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.".
See Also
- Grenadier armor - a slightly less protective variant of marine armor with an integrated grenade launcher.
- Prestige marine armor - a variant of marine armor that both pleases nobles and improves psychic ability.
- 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