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[[Image:Arms_Lab_Banner.png|left|Arms Lab]]
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{{Class 
| marinename=Arms Lab
| icon=[[File:Arms_lab_idle.gif|250px]]
| marines=Frontiersmen
| tres={{#lst:NS2_Wiki:Variables|structure_cost_alab}}
| marinesupply={{#lst:NS2_Wiki:Variables|supply_cost_alab}}
| health={{#lst:NS2_Wiki:Variables|structure_health_alab}}
| armor={{#lst:NS2_Wiki:Variables|structure_armor_alab}}

| marinecat1=Abilities and Upgrades
| ability=[[Recycle]]
| upgrade=Weapons 1 > 2 > 3, Armor 1 > 2 > 3

| marinecat2=Miscellaneous
| unlock=Weapon Research, Armor Research
| build=20
| buildfrom=[[Marine Commander]]
| buyfrom=Build Tab
| hotkey={{key|x}}
}}
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== Introduction ==
The '''Arms Lab''' is the [[Frontiersmen]] upgrade research structure created by the [[Marine Commander]]. [[Marine]]s or [[MAC]]s are required to assemble the unbuilt structure and [[Power Nodes]] nearby. 

When powered, it can be used to research weapon and armor upgrades for [[Marine]]s and [[Exosuit|Exosuits]]. If the Arms Lab gets destroyed while an upgrade is researching, the research gets aborted and the research costs are lost.

{{Tacticalsummary|Arms Lab|Arms Lab upgrades increase your marines combat strength, so it is recommended to get it early in the game.| The research [[Arms Lab#Armor_Upgrades|Armor 1 and 2]] are considered very strong because they provide Marines with an additional hit by most [[Lifeforms]].}}{{clear}}

== Research ==

{{info|You can't [[Recycle|recycle]] the Arms Lab while researching an upgrade. Instead, you have to cancel the research first, then you can recycle the structure.}}

=== Weapon Upgrades ===

'''Weapon Upgrades''' are damage upgrades researched by the Marine Commander from an Arms Lab. Each level increases damage of certain weapons by 10% and costs more [[Resource Model|Team Resources]] and time to research. Weapon Upgrades affect the following weapons: [[Assault Rifle]], [[Shotgun]], [[Machine Gun]], [[Pistol]], [[Switch-Axe]] and [[Exosuit|Exosuit Minigun and Railgun]].

{| class="ns2table collapsible" style="background-color:#2a2a2a;width:75%;"
! colspan="5" style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323"|'''Weapon Upgrades'''
|-
! colspan="2" style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323"|'''Upgrades'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:50%;"|'''Damage Increase'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:20%;"|'''TRes Cost'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:15%;"|'''Research Time'''
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_weapons1.png]] <br> <br> '''Weapons 1'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases damage dealt by 10%.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|20 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]].
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|60 Seconds.
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_weapons2.png]] <br> <br> '''Weapons 2'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases damage dealt by 20%.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|30 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]]
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|90 Seconds.
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_weapons3.png]] <br> <br> '''Weapons 3'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases damage dealt by 30%.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|40 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]]
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|120 Seconds.
|}


=== Armor Upgrades ===

'''Armor Upgrades''' are a defensive upgrade researched by the Marine Commander from an Arms Lab. Each level increases Marine [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 20 points and [[Exosuit]] [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 45 points, as well as costs more [[Resource Model|Team Resources]] and time to research.

{| class="ns2table collapsible" style="background-color:#2a2a2a;width:75%;"
! colspan="5" style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323"|'''Armor Upgrades'''
|-
! colspan="2" style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323"|'''Upgrades'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:50%;"|'''Armor Increase'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:20%;"|'''TRes Cost'''
! style="align:center; background-color:#55b3ff; color:#232323;width:15%;"|'''Research Time'''
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_armor1.png]] <br> <br> '''Armor 1'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases marine [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 20 and [[Exosuit]] [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 45.<br>Adds an additional hit a Marine survives by Skulks, Lerks, Fades.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|20 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]].
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|60 Seconds.
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_armor2.png]] <br> <br> '''Armor 2'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases marine [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 40 and [[Exosuit]] [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 90.<br>Adds an additional hit a Marine survives by Skulks, Lerks, Fades.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|30 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]]
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|90 Seconds.
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="background-color:black"|[[File:Icon_armor3.png]] <br> <br> '''Armor 3'''
| align="center" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|Increases marine [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 60 and [[Exosuit]] [[Damage_Types#Armor|armor]] by 135.
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|40 [[Resource Model|Team Resources]]
| align="left" style="background-color:#2a2a2a"|120 Seconds.
|}


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