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                              <p><b>Summary:</b> upgrades affect all marines, 
                                providing permanent improvements to their weapons, 
                                armor, and sensors. Each upgrade requires a <a href="structures.html">structure</a> 
                                before it can be researched (see the <a href="techtree.html">tech 
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                                There are currently three available upgrades -- 
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                                <a href="front_upgrades_armor.html">Armor</a> 
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                            <p><b>Weapon Upgrades</b><br>
                              <font color="#0B7BEE">Required structure: <a href="structures_armslab.html">Arms 
                              Lab</a></font><br>
                              <img src="images/images/10_data.gif" width="13" height="10">: 
                              by researching weapon upgrades at the arms lab, 
                              the commander can improve the damage of <i>all</i> 
                              <a href="weapons_main.html">marine weapons</a>. 
                              The specific modifications for each weapon are different, 
                              but usually involve refitting them to accept hardened 
                              or explosive rounds. </p>
                            <p>Once researched, these modifications are made automatically 
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                                  <p><b class="sectiontext">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Weapon 
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                                  <p>Level 1</p>
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                                  <p>all weapons + <b>10%</b></p>
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                                  <p>Level 2</p>
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                                  <p>all weapons + <b>20%</b></p>
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                                  <p>Level 3</p>
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                                  <p>all weapons + <b>30%</b></p>
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