Ranrecs are protected by a Torus Shield. The shield is a magnetic field which can be activated moments before a hostile confrontation. Due to the magnetic field the wearer is protected against low-mass high-velocity projectiles (metal bullets) and medium-mass low-velocity thrown objects (metal knives).
While powerful a Torus Shield is not without weaknesses. Its toroidal shape offers low protection for the head and feet. For this reason ranrecs are vulnerable against projectiles and grenades lopped at them or shot at them from above or below. The magnetic field is also not strong enough to stop objects at extremely high velocities or high mass/density. As such, a dense projectile shot from a railgun will not be stopped. Nor will a heavy object like a ramming expug or a strike by their Javolin™. Obviously nonmagnetic objects, like a dense plastic disc armed with a strip of plastic explosives, cannot be stopped, nor can a charging beast.
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