Terran Marine Corps

Logo of the Terran Marine Corps.

The **Terran Marine Corps** also known as **Terran Marines** is a sub-branch of the Terran Armed Forces alongside with the Terran Aerospace Force, is a unified Marine Corps/Naval Infantry of the Terran Alliance from different countries who were responsible for the defense of planet Earth and responsible for sending ground troops along with the Army.

The Marine Corps is under the leadership of the Commandant of the Marine Corps, similar to the United States Marine Corps' organizational structure.

## History

Although not mentioned in various chapters (unless it was retconned), the Marines were responsible for defending Earth against the possible return of the CIS or the invasion of the Galactic Empire in case they attack, although it was not mentioned in the series that the Marines fought during both Clone Wars and the first Galactic Civil War, it is safe to assume they fought alongside with the Army, but not into an extent.

The Terran Marines saw their action during the Terran campaign of the Clone Wars, alongside with the Terran Army against the CIS as an Amphibious Forces when the Seperatist Droid Armies launched their attacks on Earth on various countries such as the Operation Thunderstrike, Battle of Buenos Aires (Argentine Marine Corps), Battle of California (US Marine Corps), Battle of Germany (French Army's Troupes de la Marine), Battle of Volgograd and Battle of Vladivostok (both Soviet/Russian Naval Infantry). Upon of which the battle ended in Terran victory, later the Marines involved in the various battles of the Clone Wars until the enactment of the Order 66 when Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine known as Darth Sidious gives an order to execute their former Jedi commanders and Terran allies, although the Terran Forces managed to fight back and rescued many Jedi then retreated back to Milky Way Galaxy afterwards.

During the Intergalactic Cold War, the Marines involved in fighting against Terrorism from Afghanistan to Iraq until they were finally involved in the First Galactic Civil War (2013-2019) as they fought their fierce adversary the Galactic Empire itself alongside with the Rebel allies to topple the Empire once and for all.

## Equipment

### Firearms and Blasters

**Pistols**
* Tactical 45 - Referred as the FN FNP, issued to the Terran Marine infantry.
* Glock 21X - Standard-issue pistol to the Terran Marine infantry.
* Beretta M9S - Standard-issue pistol for the Marine infantry
* Colt M1911 - Special Operations pistol.

**Shotguns**
* Benelli M4/M1014 - Semi-automatic Shotgun.
* Remington Model 870 - Pump-action breaching Shotgun.

**Submachine Guns**
* MP5SQQ - Personal Defense weapon.
* SIG MPX - Personal Defense weapon.
* PS90 - Personal Defense weapon.
* AKS-74U - Carbinized Personal Defense weapon (used by the Russian Naval Infantry).

**Assault Rifles (Conventional and Blaster-based)**
* Colt M16S5 Assault Rifle - Main-issued conventional and Blaster-based Assault Rifle and used by most of the Terran Marines, most of which were Americans and it's allies.
* Colt M4S1 Carbine/Assault Rifle - Standard-issued Marine infantry rifle, has many variations depending which unit of the Terran Marine Corps from different countries.
* HKS416 - Mainly used by the Marine Special Ops units.
	+ M27S - American variant of the HK416.
* FN FS2000
* FN FNC-S

**Sniper and Marksman Rifles**
* M39S DMR/Sniper Rifle - Designated Marksman Rifle
* QBU-28 DMR - Designated Marksman Rifle based on QBU-88.
* Barrett M82L1/L2 AMR - Anti-Materiel Rifle.
* M24 Sniper Rifle - Bolt-action
* MSSR Gen 5S - DMR/Semi-automatic Sniper Rifle, used by the Philippine Marine Scout snipers only.
* Mk 13 rifle - Bolt-action, used by the USMC scout snipers.
* M110S - DMR/Semi-automatic Sniper Rifle.

**Machine Guns**
* M27S IAR
* M60ES
* FN Minimi X
	+ M249S
* FN MAG II
	+ FN M240S
* FN
* RPK-116
* QJY-93
* DShK
* M2 Browning
* M134 Minigun

**Launchers**
* FGM-148 Javelin - Fire-and-Forget ATGM
* Spike - Fire-and-Forget ATGM
* NLAW - Disposable fire-and-forget ATGM
* MATADOR - Dispoable launcher
* AT4 - Dispoable launcher
* Carl Gustaf 8.4 cm recoilless rifle - Man-portable multi-role weapon system/Recoilless Rifle
* Panzerfaust 3 - semi-disposable recoilless anti-tank launcher.
* SMAW - Smoothbore shoulder-fired rocket launcher.
* RPG-7 - Handheld anti-tank Rocket launcher
* RPG-29 " Vampir " - Handheld reusable anti-tank rocket launcher
* 9M133 Kornet/AT-14 Spriggan - Man-portable anti-tank guided missile (ATGM)
* BGM-71 TOW - Wire-guided Anti-Tank Guided missile (ATGM)
* FIM-92 Stinger - Infrared-homing Surface-to-Air Missile and man-portable air-defense system.
* 9K38 Igla/SA-16 Gimlet - Infrared-homing Surface-to-Air Missile and man-portable air-defense system.

### Vehicles and Aircraft

**Ground Vehicles**
* M1 Abrams (M1A1 and M1A3 Abrams-X variants) - Main Battle Tank, used by the US Marine Corps only.
* K1A1 - Main Battle Tank, used by the Korean Marine Corps only.
* T-80U/UK/BVM - Main Battle Tank, used by the Russian Naval Infantry units only.
* PT-76 - Amphibious Light Tank, used by the Russian Naval Infantry units and some other Terran Marine armored units.
* M10 Booker - Light tank, also used by the US Army as well.
* AAV7A1 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier used by Terran Marines.
* MAV Zaha - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier, a brand-new Amphibious APC for Terran Marines from Turkey.
* ZTQ-15/Type-15 - Light tank
* LAV-25 - Amphibious Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle.
* LAV-700 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (amphibious variant), based on LAV-VI.
* Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) - Wheeled Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier, based on the Italian Iveco SuperAV.
* Otokar Arma - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier.
* Patria AMV - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier, used by various Marine Corps units of the Terran Alliance.
* BTR-4 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (Produced by Ukraine based on BTR-80).
	+ BTR-4MBV1 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier, Export variant.
* BTR-80/82 - Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier, used by Russians and former soviet states.
* BTR-7829 K-16/K-17 Bumerang - Armored Personnel Carrier/Infantry Fighting Vehicle (used by the Russian Naval Infantry).
* BMP-3 - Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle.
* ZBD/ZTD-05 - Amphibious Fighting Vehicle
* ZBD-04 - Amphibious Infantry Fighting Vehicle

**Aircraft**
* AV-8 Harrier - Attack aircraft (USMC only, retired in 2020s)
* F/A-18 Hornet - Multirole Fighter (USMC only, retired in 2030s)
	+ F/A-18E/F Super Hornet - Multirole Fighter (USMC only, small numbers)
* F-35B/C Lightning II - Stealth Multirole Fighter (USMC only)
* AH-1W SuperCobra - Marine Attack Helicopter (USMC only)
	+ AH-1Z Viper - Marine Attack Helicopter (USMC only)
* UH-1Y Venom - Transport Helicopter (USMC only)
* Mil Mi-17 Hip - Transport Helicopter (Russian Naval Infantry only)
* Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion - Transport Helicopter (USMC only, retired)
	+ Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion - Transport Helicopter (USMC only)
* LAAT Assault Gunship - VTOL Airship, Assault Gunship
* LAAT Transport Carrier - VTOL Airship, transport
* C-130 Hercules - Transport Aircraft (USMC only)
	+ C-130J Super Hercules - Transport Aircraft (USMC only)

## Gallery

A Terran Marine infantry belonging to the USMC rushing into battle during the Second Battle of Coruscant.A US Marine from Terran Marine Corps during the Second Battle of Coruscant.A company of M1A1 Abrams from the US Marine Corps during the Iraqi insurgency of 2003.A Terran Marine Corps AAV7A1 from the USMC crossing the waters of Mon Calamari (1992).A BTR-82 of the Russian Naval Infantry branch of the Terran Marines.Two Soviet PT-76 Light amphibious tanks of the Soviet Naval Infantry during the Terran Campaign.
## See also:

* Terran Army
* Terran Starfleet
* Terran Aerospace Force