Constitution Marine Equipment

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A Marine's equipment needs to be dependable for every situation that could occur in the field. For that reason, the equipment a Marine depends upon to save his or her life has to come with a set of requirements for the user.

Armour Requirements

Starfleet Marine Armour is the leading form of protection that a Marine can have when on field missions. The Armour used by the Marines is typically of every detachment throughout Starfleet, however ship's can use their own modifications if desired. The USS Constitution-B uses the developed model of the I.P.A or "RunGear" as it is commonly known in the Winter Company.

I.P.A

The I.P.A stands for Infantry Protective Armour. This consists of several components that encompass the whole armour used during field exercise. A helmet designed for maximum movement and visibility while the multiple filters attached provide different uses for the built-in light source chosen by the user. They run from the krellide battery power, which is the same equipment used to provide energy for the Starfleet Communication badge. While inside the suit with the helmet on and functioning, the user is required to use the suit communication equipment which operates through the integral mouthpiece.

Working along with the head protection, there is a torso armour protection piece that is composed of various pieces of motion plates. They work moving seamlessly with the curves of the body, making the suit flexible for the user without inhibiting breathing or movement. Lower body armour is only the utility uniform black pants with multiple pockets which include holsters for climbing gear, a remote battery torch and a utility knife.

The “RunGear” comes in weather conditioned sets. The standard gear has long-sleeves whereas the hot weather gear has short-sleeved under layers with the option of reducing the amount of layers the user desires to wear. This also applies to the gloves designed for use. They don’t use gauntlet modifications and are typically made from a polyester material which protects the skin from toxic materials and aids in grip.

The torso armour can typically stand up to 800 miles per second of impact from projectile weapons. However, this is not how much the armour can resist. The damage inflicted by an 800 mile per second impact will mostly leave the user severely injured or dead. On the other hand, the armour can withstand energy weapon discharge up to the model type-V setting on a standard issue phaser.