The LarsCorp TechnologiesM98 ballistic alloy combat shield[1] is a terran personal protective device. It was issued to marines after the Brood War demonstrated their vulnerability on increasingly lethal battlefields. The shield was mounted on the upper arm or shoulder guard and left both hands free.[2]
The shield is made of 30mm of bonded carbide, shown to increase marine survivability by 25%.[1]
Game Effect[]
Combat Shield
Increases the hit points of marines by 10. The marine model changes to have a shield attached to the left shoulderguard. The M98 combat shield is composed of 30 mm of bonded carbide.
The shield increases a marine's HP.[3][4][5] This enables a marine to survive a hit from a high damage unit, after which it can be quickly healed by a medivac dropship.[6]
References[]
↑ 1.01.1Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Armory upgrades (in English). 2010. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "SC2-WoL_StoryArmoryUpgrd" defined multiple times with different content
↑Yup, the Marines still have upgradable shields, making a huge difference late game against more high damage units. As long as those Marines can survive that initial hit, the Medivac Dropships does an awesome job of bringing them back to full health in no time. Karune. 2008-09-16. What happened with the marines and shields?Battle.net StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-09-16.
