Overview
Marines are the core infantry unit of the Terran military and always tend to have a stereotypical southern accent. They are mostly government trained soldiers and militia but some are outlaws and renegades who are forced in serve time in the military instead of in prison. They have heavy (and very bulky) power armor, the standard CMC-300 or CMC-400 , which extends beyond the extremities of their bodies. To compensate with the weight they carry, Marines have special Gravity Boots, that not only allow them to move quickly but also to jump fairly high too. In StarCraft II they are equipped with a Balistic alloy combat shield for extra protection. Their C-14 rifle does a great deal of work handling the grunts of the enemy army and in large enough groups can take down even tougher foes.
As a respectful nod towards the similar looking marines in the movie Aliens, clicking enough times on a Marine will result in him saying a line from the movie: "How do I get out of this chicken-shit outfit?"
STARCRAFT
| MARINE | STATS |
|---|
| Race | Terran |
| Type | Ground-biological |
| Role | General purpose, armored infantry trooper |
| Armament | C-14 gauss rifle |
| Protection | CMC-300, CMC-400 |
| Resources | 50 minerals |
| Supply | 1 unit |
| Transport slots | 1 |
| Build time | 24 sec |
| Hit points | 40 |
| Armor | 0 (add 1 per Infantry Armor upgrade) |
| Attack (ground/air) | 6 (add 1 per Infantry Weapons upgrade) |
| Cool down | 15 (7.5 with Stimpacks) |
| Attack range | 4 (5 with U-238 Shells upgrade) |
| Sight range | 7 |
| Movement speed | Normal |
| Built at | Barracks |
| Hotkey | M |
| Build dialogue | "You wanna piece of me, boy?" |
Abilities
STIMPACK: Slightly drains health to gain an added rate of fire and movement speed for a limited amount of time.
Resources: 100 minerals, 100 gas
Research time: 80 sec
Researched at: Academy
Hotkey: T
Use key: T
Upgrades
U-238 SHELLS: Increase Marine's attack range by 1 (up to 5)
Resources: 150 minerals, 150 gas
Research time: 100 sec
Researched at: Academy
Hotkey: U
Matchups/Counters
STARCRAFT II
The biggest change about the Marines in StarCraft II is mainly that they are slightly beefier, especially with their new Combat Shield upgrade and their is no longer an upgrade for their increased ranged (it simply starts out longer).
| MARINE | STATS |
|---|
| Race | Terran |
| Type | Ground-biological |
| Role | General purpose, armored infantry trooper |
| Armament | C-14 gauss rifle |
| Protection | CMC Powered combat suit |
| Resources | 50 minerals |
| Supply | 1 unit |
| Transport slots | 1 |
| Build time | 25 sec |
| Hit points | 45 (55 with Combat Shield upgrade) |
| Armor (light) | 0 (add 1 per Infantry Armor upgrade) |
| Attack (ground/air) | 6 (add 1 per Infantry Weapons upgrade) |
| Cool down | 0.8608 sec (0.4304 sec with Stimpacks) |
| Attack range | 5 |
| Sight range | 9 |
| Movement speed | 2.25 (3.375 with Stimpacks) |
| Built at | Barracks |
| Hotkey | A |
| Build dialogue | "You wanna piece of me, boy?" |
Abilities
STIMPACK: at the cost of 10 hit points it allows the affected Marine to attack and move twice as fast.
Resources: 100 minerals, 100 gas
Researched time: 140 sec
Researched at: Tech Lab (attached to Barracks)
Duration: 12 sec
Hotkey: T
Use key: T
Upgrades
COMBAT SHIELD: increases Marine's hit points by 10 (up to 55)
Resources: 100 minerals, 100 gas
Research time: 110 sec
Researched at: Tech Lab (attached to Barracks)
Hotkey: C
Matchups/Counters
| MATCHUPS | COUNTERS |
|---|
| Terran: Medivac, Raven, Viking (air mode) | Terran: Battlecruiser, Siege Tank (siege mode) |
| Protoss: Warp Prism, Phoenix, Void Ray | Protoss: Archon, Carrier, Dark Templar, Zealot |
| Zerg: Corruptor, Overlord, Overseer | Zerg: Ultralisk, Brood Lord |
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