Marzban, Voyage of the Rumination.

Captured in photograph while advancing past an agricultural outpost on Marzban, this specialist is easily identifiable as an Alchemist's Assistant by the banded leather apron he wears above the knee.

While not normally relegated to line infantry tasks, the shortage of replacements along the frontier saw all manner of rear echelon troops called up, as the soldier pictured clearly has been armed with a Type 17 submachinegun and a standard issue shovel. 

Some of the most sedulous fighting of the campaign occurred around the industrial farms of the Srau Inlet.

Voyage of the Rumination, 668. Year Nine.