Combat armor (Fallout 3)

The combat armor and matching combat helmet are pieces of armor in Fallout 3.

Characteristics
Combat armor is among the best forms of protection in the post-War Capital Wasteland. It has the fifth highest DR for non-power armors, only lower than Ranger battle armor, Lag-Bolt's combat armor (only available with Broken Steel), metal armor, and Metal Master armor. It is fairly useful for early to mid-level characters, as it can probably be acquired before the Ranger Armor, and doesn't have the penalty to Agility that metal armor has.

Unlike the reinforced variants common on the West Coast, all the combat armor available in the Capital Wasteland is short-sleeved, having only the shoulder pads and chestplates covering the torso, as well as the forearm guards. The combat helmet's shaded visor is also absent. The winterized combat armor variant used in the DLC looks the most like combat armor present in earlier Fallout titles, except for the snow-appropriate camouflage pattern and face-covering balaclava.

The helmet is olive drab colored and its shape resembles the current day PASGT kevlar helmets. The picture shown in the Pip-Boy is also very similar to the German Stahlhelm. Unlike its predecessor from Fallout and Fallout 2, the helmet does not have the glass cover over the eyes, although it can be worn with normal eyewear like glasses.

Armor

 * Ranger battle armor
 * Rivet City security uniform
 * Talon combat armor
 * Tenpenny security uniform
 * Lag-Bolt's combat armor (Broken Steel)
 * Winterized combat armor (Operation: Anchorage)
 * Winterized medic armor (Mothership Zeta)

Helmet

 * Ranger battle helmet
 * Rivet City security helmet
 * Talon combat helmet
 * Winterized combat helmet (Operation: Anchorage)
 * Winterized medic helmet (Mothership Zeta)

Cut versions

 * Shellshocked combat armor (identical with standard combat armor) base id:.
 * Shellshocked combat helmet (identical with standard combat helmet) base id:.

Locations

 * Two combat armors can be found in the National Guard Depot Armory.
 * Can be bought from Crow.
 * A suit can be found in a locker near the entrance of Vault 108 along with a combat helmet.
 * Another suit can be found in a locker inside of Vault 106 along with a combat helmet.
 * Can be bought from Seagrave Holmes.
 * One can be found in the Anchorage War Memorial.
 * 4 suits can be found in the Rivet City armory.
 * Several suits can be bought from Moira Brown.
 * Can be bought from Tulip in Underworld.
 * Can be bought from Michael Masters in Tenpenny Tower.
 * Several suits can be found in various locations on Mothership Zeta.