Among the most archaic weapons in a marines arsenal is his Cutlass, as part of a tradition dating back to the barbary wars, all marines carry them, for both ceremony and combat. the modern cutlass is a collapsing blade comprised of a baakonite/tritanium alloy, and can be electrified to be used as a baton during crowd control scenarios, every Marine must be an expert swordsmen and marksmen, their primary weapon is a modified Type IIIC phaser rifle, equipped with an underslung photon grenade launcher, a stun bayonet and an improved holographic targeting system. on search and destroy missions a Marine might be equipped with a photonic missile launcher attachment that can be fitted to their sidearm, an enhanced Type IIA phaser, on covert missions, they have been known to carry Type III SOCOM c