Recon armor (Fallout 3)

	Fallout 3 armor set Recon armor
	Recon armor DR 28 Item HP 400 Weight 20 Value 105 Effects Sneak +5 Repair Recon armor Variants Composite recon armor (cut content) base id 0003064d Recon armor helmet DR 4 Item HP 40 Weight 3 Value 40 Effects none Repair Recon helmet Variants Composite recon helmet (Cut content) base id 00028ead
	Back of the armor

 

Recon armor and its matching helmet are a "light" variant or underarmor of the T-45 power armor, appearing in Fallout 3.

Background

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The T-45 power armor model is designed for a single operator and is patterned closely after the human silhouette. It consists of three layers. The first is a black body suit worn by the operator for comfort, insulation, and protection from injuries that may be sustained during the armor's operation. The second layer of the armor is part of the power armor proper. These two are commonly referred to as recon armor when worn together. They form a full body suit made of thick, processed fabric with integrated metal plating that serves as a platform for attaching the armor and on-board hardware. The recon armor is, in effect, the underlying chassis of the T-45 power armor model. Its attachment points and power cell plug at the nape of the neck are essential for the operation of the full T-45 power armor, as the third layer consists of the armor, the fusion power cell, as well as the hydraulics and servomotors that allow the operator to carry heavy ordnance into combat and bear the weight of the armor.

This armor was replaced by the universal power armor frame and matching jumpsuit. However due to the ongoing War it was never completely decommissioned, repurposed as a recon variant of the standard T-45 power armor, without the external armor plating, but increased mobility.

Characteristics

Though lacking the bonuses of full power armor, the recon armor is a good early-game choice for characters focusing on Sneak. The extra five points in a skill can make all the difference, and if push comes to shove, it has a decent damage resistance. In fact, it's comparable to combat armor or Talon combat armor.

Variants

	The following is based on Fallout 3 cut content and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

Composite recon armor

Main article: Composite recon armor

Composite recon armor is identical to recon armor in terms of stats and looks except for an increased durability. Composite recon helmet is a recon armor helmet with increased durability and an additional bonus of +1 to Perception. Only the helmet can be acquired by conventional means in Broken Steel, but both armor and helmet can be obtained by using console commands without the add-on.

Outcast recon armor

Main article: Outcast recon armor

The Outcast recon armor is, like the name suggests, a Brotherhood Outcasts version of the recon armor. It has the Outcasts' coloration, the armor is more valuable and the helmet gives +1 Perception. The armor and helmet are only available to the player using console commands.

Stealth recon armor

Stealth recon armor is identical to Outcast recon armor in terms of stats and looks except for the ability to generate a stealth field when crouched, just like Chinese stealth armor if Operation Anchorage is installed. The armor and helmet are only available through console commands. (Base ID needed)

Lyons' Pride recon armor

A standard recon armor with Lyons' Pride decals.

US Army recon armor

A standard recon armor with US Army decals.

Location

Quest reward

• The American Dream: Offered by Sarah Lyons at the conclusion of the quest at the Citadel.

Loot

• Evergreen Mills Bazaar: In a locker in the jail (suit)
• Pirate Pely (complete set)
• Tepid sewer (complete set)
• Vault 106

Vendor

• Crow (after investing 700 caps)
• Citadel: Knight Captain Durga
• Evergreen Mills: Smiling Jack
• Megaton: Moira Brown
• Meresti station: Karl
• Paradise Falls: Pronto (after Economics of Violence
• Rivet City: Flak, Seagrave Holmes
• Tenpenny Tower: Gustavo/Michael Masters
• Underworld: Tulip

Non-player characters

• Citadel: All Initiates in training wear it.
• Temple of the Union: Hannibal Hamlin (without the helmet).

Notes

• In the Broken Steel add-on, Elder Lyons can be heard discussing plans for the recon armor Mk. II with Scribe Bowditch (The proctor of the Order of the Shield). In the conversation, Bowditch indicates that this new and improved version of the standard recon armor is on track for distribution throughout the Brotherhood, but due to budget cuts in Bowden's department, he is facing delays in production. Elder Lyons responds with an assertion that Bowditch can make do without the extra finances.

Gallery

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  Outcast variant of the armor (not available in-game)

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  Concept art

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  Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

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  Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

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  Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

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  Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

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  Concept art by Adam Adamowicz

References

Armor and clothing in Fallout 3 Power armor Army power armor · Brotherhood power armor · Enclave Hellfire armor · Enclave power armor · Lyons' Pride power armor · Outcast power armor (Linden's Outcast power armor) · Power armor (Ashur's power armor, prototype medic power armor, tribal power armor) · T-51b power armor (winterized T-51b power armor) · Tesla armor Combat armor Combat armor · Ranger battle armor · Security uniforms · Talon combat armor (Lag-Bolt's combat armor) · Winterized combat armor (winterized medic armor) Other armor Leather armor (Wanderer's leather armor) · Merc outfits · Metal armor (gamma shield armor, samurai armor)  · Raider armors · Raider commando armor (Leather Rebel) · Raider iconoclast armor · Raider ordinance armor (Bombshell armor) · Raider paingiver armor · Raider throwdown armor (Metal master armor) · Recon armor (Chinese stealth armor) Clothing Advanced radiation suit · All-nighter nightwear · AntAgonizer's costume · (Dirty) Chinese jumpsuit · Colonel Autumn's uniform · Doctor Li's outfit · Elder Lyons' robe · Enclave officer uniform · Environment suit · Eulogy Jones' suit · General Chase's overcoat · Grifter's Fit · Kid's outfits (Blast Off pajamas, kid's cave rat outfit, Mayor MacCready's outfit)· Mechanist's costume · Mysterious Stranger outfit · Naughty nightwear · Neural interface suit · Oasis robes (Maple's garb) · Paulson's outfit · Pre-War outfits · Pre-War businesswear · Radiation suit · Jumpsuits (Handyman jumpsuit · Red's jumpsuit · Red Racer jumpsuit · RobCo jumpsuit) · Regulator duster (sheriff's duster) · Roving trader outfit · Scientist outfits (Lab coat, Lesko's lab coat, The Surgeon's lab coat) · Scribe robes · Sexy sleepwear · Slave outfits (laborer outfit) · Spacesuit · Tenpenny's suit · Tribal garb · Vance's longcoat outfit · Wasteland outfits · Winterized Chinese jumpsuit (General Jingwei's uniform) · Workman's coveralls Vault apparel Armored Vault 101 jumpsuit · Tunnel Snake outfit · Vault jumpsuits (child's Vault 101 jumpsuit, Vault 77 jumpsuit) · Vault 101 utility jumpsuit (Dad's wasteland outfit, modified utility jumpsuit) · Vault lab uniform · Vault 101 security armor Headwear Bandana · Button's wig · Chinese commando hat (Hat of the People) · Confederate hat · Eulogy Jones' hat · Head wrap (Three Dog's head wrap) · Hockey mask (Ledoux's hockey mask) · Lincoln's hat · Oasis druid hood (Poplar's hood) · Party hat · Pint-Sized Slasher mask · Police hat · Pre-War baseball cap (kid's baseball cap, Takoma Park little leaguer cap) · Pre-War bonnet · Pre-War hat (shady hat) · Sheriff's hat (Paulson's hat) · Stormchaser hat · Wig · Winterized Chinese commando hat Helmets AntAgonizer's helmet · Brotherhood power helmet · Combat helmet · Enclave Hellfire helmet · Enclave power helmet · Eyebot helmet (Crow's eyebot helmet) · Lyons' Pride power helmet · Mechanist's helmet · Metal helmet (samurai helmet) · Motorcycle helmet · Outcast power helmet · Power helmet · Raider arclight helmet (Torcher's mask) · Raider blastmaster helmet · Raider psycho-tic helmet · Raider wastehound helmet (Boogeyman's hood) · Ranger battle helmet · Recon helmet (composite recon helmet) · Rivet City security helmet · Supervisor helmet (filtration helmet) · T-51b power helmet · Talon combat helmet · Tesla helmet · Winterized combat helmet · Winterized medic helmet · Winterized T-51b power helmet · welder's mask  · Vault 101 security helmet Eyewear Biker goggles · Child reading glasses · Cryptochromatic spectacles · Desmond's eyeglasses · Dr. Li's glasses Cut content · Ghoul mask · Lag-Bolt's shades · Lucky shades · Reading glasses · Sunglasses · Tinted reading glasses · Three Dog's glasses · Tortiseshell glasses Italics denote armors only available through add-ons. Headwear is found in articles of matching armor where possible.