Armor and Weapon Effectiveness

[M. Demetrius]

I heard anecdotal information that perhaps Marines wore hardened leather body armor. Clearly, falling overboard wearing any kind of metal armor is a terminal mistake. Hardened leather armor actually has some buoyancy for a few minutes, at least. I would not swear that to be truth, though, until I could find a better source than sitting around a campfire and talking with my elders.