There are many different types of armor; these are simply guidelines as to who might be using them. “Paramilitary” refers to corporate security forces, second-line troops, terrorists, and riot police. “Mechanized infantry” are soldiers who ride into battle in armored personnel carriers.
Civilian and Police: Reflex jacket, trousers, vest or tailored armor. For spacers, a civilian vacc suit or zeroG worksuit.
Light Infantry or Paramilitary: Reflex tactical suit or vest; light infantry helmet.
Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Combat hardsuit (or space armor), or powered combat armor.
Heavy Powered Infantry: Combat walker.
Civilian and Police: Nanoweave jacket, trousers, vest or tailored armor. For spacers, a skinsuit or nanoweave vacc suit.
Light Infantry or Paramilitary: Nanoweave tactical suit or vest; light infantry helmet.
Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Combat hardsuit, space armor, or commando battlesuit.
Heavy Powered Infantry: Heavy battlesuit.
Civilian and Police: Bioplas or monocrys jackets, trousers, vests, and tailored armor. For spacers, a bioplas space suit.
Light Infantry and Paramilitary: Bioplas or monocrys tactical suits, or a cybersuit.
Mechanized Infantry or SWAT: Military cybersuit.
Heavy Powered Infantry: Dreadnought battlesuit.
Civilian and Police: Energy cloth jackets, trousers, vests, and tailored armor. In superscience settings, a force screen belt.
Light Infantry and Paramilitary: Energy cloth tactical suits or a nanosuit. In superscience settings, a force screen pack.
Heavy Powered Infantry: Warsuit.