M87 Battle Dress Uniform

The M87 Battle Dress Uniform was a battle dress uniform of the. Developed in by, the M87 was developed due to a spike in violent activity in the colonies. Although it performed superbly against rioters and the odd violent group, the armor's weakness was shown in, when UNSC forces were sent to put down the insurrection on.

The armor, designed to protect against common civilian weapons that were usually used by rebels or violent malcontents, proved ineffective against the new wave of, who, due to sympathizers within organizations such as the , were now armed with military grade weapons such as the.

With this new threat, the UNSC had the M87 retired in 2497, although it retained some components of the uniform, such as the, for more than half a century. Although the M87 was retired from frontline UNSC service, it later became standard issue for the. Due to sympathizers with the within the CM, as well as unscrupulous quartermasters selling the armor on the black market, rebels were able to acquire parts of the M87. Although the armor was grossly obsolete even by the late years of the Insurrection, rebels continued to use it and its derivatives up until the late 2550's.