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Marines come in 3 different variants of increasing power and value. After successful boarding operations there is a chance that surviving marines are automatically promoted to a more powerful variant for free.
| Type | Strength | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Recruit? | 0.5 | ? |
| Veteran? | 1.5 | ?1 |
| Elite? | 5.0 | ?1 |
- Although a price is listed in the encyclopedia there does not seem to be any place that trades these Marines making successful boarding operations the only way to obtain them.