Equestrian Body Armor

Homeland Armor
HA is body armor that is worn by Equestrian soldiers in native Equestria, where Ley is abundant. All Homeland armor is imbued with magic spells that protect the wearer from gunfire, melee attacks, and shrapnel. The sets resemble old, middle-age plate armor.

When an Equestrian army is assembled and organized, the Ley can be sucked out of the air very quickly by the tens thousands of magical enchantments adorning the armor, thus causing damage to the land and life near wherever the army stands or fights.

To counter this, all sets of armor offer varying levels of enchantment durability depending on rank and position. Shock troopers, who lead at the front of every assault, have greater protection than those who follow. Officers and special forces have more protection than most. Generals and other brass have the best protection.

Pegasus Homeland Armor
Pegasi have a unique enchantment on their Homeland sets. Pegasus armor enchantments recharge from wind friction. The rate at which their armor recharges varies depending on, like the unicorns and earth ponies, rank and position. The Faithful generally have the best overall protection of any Equestrian air unit.

Ballistic Armor
When the White Army or Night Corps is forced to fight in areas where Homeland armor is not as effective due to lack of Ley, the soldiers wear ballistic armor made from a tightly-woven carbon fiber that can effectively stop bullets from greater distances. Standard issue Ballistic armor is effective, but special forces and officers will, of course, receive even better armor.

Ballistic armor tends to be bulky when offering any significant protection from any direction other than the front of the wearer, so female soldiers do not often receive the heavier sets.