Do they wear armor? What camouflage do their uniforms have? Do they carry food? Do they even have sidearms?
Basic metallic plating featuring high-tech storage slots for ammunition, a laser or advanced bullet blaster, a knife, and essential equipment.
Confederation standmen are equipped with either a single-shot breech-loading musket, or, if they are part of a specialized and permanent unit, a multi-shot breech-loading musket. They carry a pouch of compressed shot and another pouch containing either lead balls or iron shrapnel. Elite forces may have teams of 3-4 individuals operating large-scale weaponry, such as rifles that require at least two people to handle and are powerful enough to blow a horse in half.
Typical lower infantry wear armor that resembles bronze or medieval styles, even if it offers bullet protection; this is often due to aesthetic preferences from certain societies. They frequently carry a shield and usually wield a polearm, such as a spear. Their sidearms may include a sword or axe. Some soldiers use modern bows or crossbows, as many prefer to reserve firearms for higher-ranking troops to prevent widespread use.
The current equipment for Thrush and Swift includes a longsword, a personal waver field generator, a sluggun, a steel helmet, a flak jacket, and a dagger. Specialists might carry a heavy sluggun and an anti-tank launcher, along with anti-tank limpets or even antigrav packs.
Grenades are also part of the standard loadout, and the drug Nocturne, which provides night vision, is issued. However, only specialists receive night vision goggles.
It varies by culture.
Tiberians: They carry a shortsword, two throwing spears, a large rectangular shield, a lorica, and a helmet. Since the collapse of their empire, their ranks are often filled by commoners armed only with a shortsword.
Nordmännr: They are equipped with an axe and a bow.
Kelts: They wield three javelins and a longsword.
Sklavs: They use a spear and a shortsword.
Qara-Ordu: They ride a good horse and are armed with a shortbow and a longsword.