incorrect. they both do, the maritime is on top of the chest plate, the land is on the side of the chest plate.
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the main difference is the real estate, cut and comfort. most guys like how high the maritimes front plate is, the land i believe is wider. (more pals across, mar has more pals up). the maritime does up on the sides where as the land does up in the front center. that again is a personal preference. some guys find the land hard to open w/ pouches on, i find it more secure than the sides, which i find a pain in the asss to get to set propperly. youll have to try them both out to see what you like, i love the land, but the mar is more popular with players.