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For an overview of combat armor variants throughout the Fallout series, see combat armor.
Combat armor, reinforced
Combat armor reinforced
Icon combat armor
Combat armor, reinforced
DR/DT
11 (JS)17
Item HP650
Weight25Value8000
Class
Medium
Effectsnone
Repair
Combat armor
Medium Armor
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Combat helmet reinforced
DT4Item HP50
Weight3Value1000
Effectsnone
Repair
Combat helmet
Ranger helmet
Headgear
Variantsnone
Questsnone
base id0014722a
 
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The combat armor, reinforced and matching combat helmet reinforced are pieces of armor in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background[]

Main article: Combat armor

Modelled after the human silhouette and designed to provide balanced protection that does not limit mobility on the battlefield, combat armors are a diverse family of personal body armor of varying degrees of sophistication, from the earliest iterations of the armor developed by the United States Army[1] to the cutting-edge riot gears that came into use prior to the Great War.[2]

Characteristics[]

In this more advanced and expensive pre-War model, the torso is covered by the primary armor assembly, including a split breastplate, pauldrons, gorget, and abdominal ring. The sleeves of the body suit are full sleeves, and include armor plate protection for the upper and lower arms. The lower body is protected by woven trousers and incorporate no hard armor, save armored boots. In the interests of comfort and maneuverability, the armor encasing the foot and lower leg is articulated, not sealed. While this permits longer wear times and more comfortable and sure footing, it compromises the armor integrity. Consequently, water and other liquids can enter the armor and affect the user.

The helmet is a ballistic assembly, designed to protect the wearer from projectile and energy weapon impacts, bladed weapons, blunt trauma, and concussion. An integrated polarized visor protects the user's eyes from the ordinary battlefield hazards of grit and dust, but also laser blindness and fragments. Helmets also incorporate a combination camera/laser rangefinder unit built into the helmet's right side, just above the ear. Those suits of combat armor surviving in the wasteland still have the housing for that equipment, but no suit has been documented as having working hardware.

While although more expensive, the armor allows for more protection (+2 DT) for the same amount of weight for of the standard combat armor.

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Notes[]

  • It looks like regular combat armor while laying on the ground, though it is completely different from combat armor on the character.
  • While in first person, many weaponry (mostly Melee Weapons and Unarmed) cause the shoulderpads to clip through the player's vision while attacking, similarly to the centurion armor shoulderpads.

References

  1. The Army helmet is presented in the game as an older type of helmet, issued to uniformed troops who do not use the standard set of combat armor: Clearly visible in the tutorial segment and later on countless dead bodies throughout the Commonwealth.
  2. Riot gear variants available in Lonesome Road.
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