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The Marauder Project was a program to introduce powered armor into active service on the frontlines. At first there had been limited use of powered armor during the First Bug War with the first version of power armor used during the Second Battle of Klendathu and the Marauder suit used during the Battle of Hesperus. These however appear to have had limited use and the program wasn't widely known until the introduction of the M11 Marauder armored bipedal mech vehicle.

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The United Citizen Federation's first foray into developing powered armor, and the origins of the Marauder Project, started with the power armor used during the Second Battle of Klendathu. It was a heavy and bulky suit, sitting somewhere between a powered exoskeleton suit and mech, and equipped with a number of different weapons. The second use of powered armor came in the form of the Marauder Suit, a powered exoskeleton suit worn just like standard body armor, which was used by the elite Mobile Infantry special forces unit Marauder Team during the Battle of Hesperus. This suit was much lighter and more mobile than the previous attempt, but didn't come equipped with built-in weapons.

Sometime during the Second Bug War, the Federation began to develop a new bipedal mech known as the "Marauder". These vehicles were designated M11 Marauders, but were yet to be deployed and proven in combat scenarios. Suspecting a coup within the Federation Terran Command against missing Sky Marshal Omar Anoke; General Dix Hauser fakes the death of disgraced Colonel Johnny Rico by having his hangmans noose fail and fall with him intact and alive.

Dix stated that he did this because it meant that everyone believed Johnny was dead meaning he could be trusted. Colonel Rico along with several Troopers from his unit all of whom survived the Battle of Roku San when they were trapped inside the Command Bunker when its roof collapsed on them, were transported to the Fleet Base near Sanctuary.

They were transferred to the Athena class refit ship the Shiloh. Onboard the M11 Babars were revealed and Colonel Rico's team were scanned, and trained in how to operate them.

In the meantime After confronting Admiral Enolo Phid General Dix Hauser was taken to Alamo Bay Research Facility where he was show surveillance footage showing that Omar Anoke had been brainwashed by the Brain Bug and was now serving the Arachnids.

Now on the same team, the mission to rescue the Sky Marshal was modified to find and rescue the other survivors that were with him instead, as well as destroy the Arachnid God Bug Behemecoatyl. This was due to Captain Lola Beck being in a relationship with General Hauser.

The Marauder Team was transferred onto now Sky Marshal Enolo Phid's Flagship York. Once over the target the team was dropped in Drop pods into the atmosphere. Nearing the ground explosive weapons were fired opening a space for the team to land. Once on the ground and lined up the team advanced towards a horde of Warrior Bugs. Letting the warriors swarm them the M11 Babars at once jumped dropping plasma bombs beneath them slaughtering the Bugs. The team then engaged all remaining Arachnids winning a decisive battle, as well as rescuing two survivors; Captain Lola Beck and Holly Little.

With the deployment having proved the combat ability of Marauder Teams in M11 Babars the Marauder Project was deemed a success, and Rico now General would take command of all M11 Babar units.

Several years later in the war Marauder Teams would also use the Marauder MK-II designed to be used alongside the Power Suit.

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