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Personal protection for Star Trek's ground troops

A question about body armour prompts personal shielding as one possible means of protecting troops.

Question

Is there any body armour in Star Trek?

Short answer

Personal shielding units are suggested as an option the setting could have developed.

Notes

Personal shielding is proposed as one possible form of protection. The suggestion does not establish what body armour already exists in the fictional setting.