Magma Guard

Resident Armada: With a battleship, three carriers, and eight cruisers, Mars also receives many ships and task forces from across the Corps, possessing some of the most remote transit points and resupply depots within reach of the Asteroid Belt. Generally, the carriers and three cruisers will stay in drydock at a Lunar base, ODB (Orbital Defense Platform), or the Tharsis Spaceport and launch during military exercises or in defense of the planet.

• 1 x Battleship: 12 Suit Capacity, 3 Catapult
• 3 x Carriers: 18 Suit Capacity, 3 Catapults
• 8 x Cruiser: 6 Suit Capacity, 1 Catapult
• 35 Space Frame Battle Suits (Patrol Fleet force)

  Martian Reserves: Considered the garrisoned force of Mars, the Magma Guard hold twelve terrestrial bases scattered across the planet with two lunar bases on the surface of Phobos and Deimos with five ODPs. Atmospheric units apportioned to terrestrial bases are forbidden from leaving the Martian Sphere and a minimum effective fighting force of 15 battle suits must be maintained by lunar and ODP garrisons.

• 12 x Terrestrial Base: 5 Atmospheric Frames
• 2 x Lunar Base: 10 Space Frames
• Orbital Defense Platforms: 6 Space Frames

  Olympus Mons: Named for its location buried within the largest mountain of the Solar System, Olympus mons boasts one of the most robust fighting forces in the Corps. The six Olympic squads, named after six children of Zeus, are considered Diplobius units (DIPs), meaning they can function both in-atmosphere and in space.

• Red Team: 2 Feathermen
• Ground Team: 3 Atmospheric Specialists
• Space Team: 3 Orbital Specialists
• Rank & File: 6 squads, 5 Suits each (30 total)

Battle Suits

• Anvil - mass-produced ground frame
• Obelisk - mass-produced space frame
• Skyfire - mass-produced diplobius frame
• Crimson Hawk - FEATHER frame
• Scarlet Falcon - FEATHER frame

Orbital Defenses

• 5 ODPs
• 2 Lunar Defense Systems
• 14 Surface-to-Orbit Batteries (2 Olympic, 12 terrestrial)
• Magma Guard Fleet

Interplanetary

• 1 Glaive-class Battleship (flagship)
• 8 Starcutter-class Cruisers
• 3 Humpback-class Carriers
• 16 Fulcrum boosters (Battle Suit boosters)
• 5 Orbital Defense Platforms

  Diplobius

• LATC2-class Transport (Light Atmospheric Troop Carrier gen 2)
• Severn-class Armor Carrier
• Sabre-class Gunship
• Pugio-class Ascent/Descent Module (Battle Suit use)

Due to the chronic economic issues of Mars, the Magma Guard have no issue finding new recruits. With the promise of a fair salary and benefits after retirement, thousands of daily applications pour in from across the planet. This allows the Corps to maintain a vastly superior pool of pilots and soldiers in contrast to branches in financially well-off spheres like Earth or Venus. However, graduating cadets of the Academy are still given officer postings over experienced NCO's, resulting in an often tense command structure within squads.