Ground Combat? (setting question)

Light infantry do exist, though I don't think they are terribly numerous (and don't get much air-time). Most of the nations have massive industrial capabilities so pumping out millions of PA is not a big problem. The light infantry would be the rear-echelon troops I think, serving as the home guard and reserves. The PA are the front-line fighters.

A few years ago (OOC) they would have been more generally common but most of the nations have light PA now (including Nepleslia I believe) that can handle the role of close-in urban combat and boarding even in small places. Yamatai's PA have always been light models.

Edit: Some additional discourse here.
You would also find unpowered armors in use by noncombat personnel on warships (pretty much everyone not in the Infantry). It would be a waste of the sensor operator's time to train them in a PA but you would want them to have the option of a extra layer of protection if the ship was boarded. On front-line installations and ships that is the only role I see unpowered armors being used.

That, and the best camouflage of all is good old fashioned flesh.

Is there a draft in here?




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While the Abwehrans have yet to have actual RP combat, the majority of their Infantry is mostly Light Infantry with their Heavy Weapons guys wearing power armor.

Thanks for info.

Might be a good time as any (since I doubt we're going to run out of people who might be interested in non-PA ground combat) to expand on the base nations non-PA fighting forces. I imagine that number is small (Yamatai), but still worthwhile and might restore some prominent items (flak vests) into a limelight. It'd also restore some importance to PA in a battlefield if it wasn't highlighted as the 100% option in almost every situation. Or, at least, make a bigger importance on non-heavy combat PA (since in reality you need both heavy and light-troops to have control of a battlefield properly. See AT squads accompanying rifle squads) and a bigger focus on variants for support/artillery/recon/so-on and so-on.

It should be noted I'm aware that some factions have armors for different roles... but this is more of a fact that it's not universal and nor does it help promote the idea that not everyone runs around in PA. It seems weird that we could produce a suit of PA for EVERYONE in the military, obviously =3=b