For an overview of combat armor variants in all games, as well as background information, see combat armor. |
The combat armor and matching combat helmet are pieces of armor in Fallout 3.
Background
Combat armor is a diverse family of personal body armor with varying degrees of sophistication, ranging from the earliest iterations developed by the United States Army[1] to the cutting-edge riot gear that came into use prior to the Great War.[2]
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, so it can be worn with normal eyewear, like eyeglasses.
Variants
Armor
- Ranger battle armor
- Rivet City security uniform
- Talon combat armor
- Tenpenny security uniform
- Lag-Bolt's combat armor
- Winterized combat armor
- Winterized medic armor
Helmet
- Ranger battle helmet
- Rivet City security helmet
- Talon combat helmet
- Winterized combat helmet
- Winterized medic helmet
Cut versions
The following is based on Fallout 3 cut content. |
- Sim regen armor
- Shellshocked combat armor: Identical to standard combat armor. Base id: 000CB5EF, (helmet: 000CB5F0).
End of information based on Fallout 3 cut content |
Comparison
Image | Name | DR | Weight | Health | Effects | Value | Limit | Base ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combat armor | 32 | 25 | 400 | — | 390 | ∞ | 00020420 | |
Lag-Bolt's combat armor | 38 | 30 | 500 | +10 AP, +10 Big Guns | 400 | 1 | xx00B95F | |
Ranger battle armor | 39 | 27 | 1100 | +5 AP, +1 LK, +10 Small Guns | 430 | 5 | 00023030 | |
Rivet City security uniform | 24 | 20 | 100 | +5 Small Guns | 330 | ∞ | 000239CC | |
Sim regen armor | 32 | 25 | 400 | Health regen, limb repair | 390 | — | xx002969 | |
Talon combat armor | 28 | 25 | 300 | — | 390 | ∞ | 000A6F76 | |
Tenpenny security uniform | 24 | 20 | 100 | +5 Small Guns | 180 | 4+ | 00034119 | |
Shellshocked combat armor | 32 | 25 | 400 | — | 390 | — | 000CB5EF | |
Winterized combat armor | 32 | 25 | 999,400 | — | 390 | 3 | xx003AF9 | |
Winterized medic armor | 32 | 25 | 400 | +10 Medicine | 390 | 3 | xx00A9A1 |
- Unique apparel are highlighted with a darker background
Locations
Location/Merchant | Amount | Description |
---|---|---|
Anchorage Memorial | 1 | Inside the memorial |
Bridge tower inside Rivet City | 4 | Found in the armory on the bridge tower |
Bought from Crow | Varies | Found on the caravan stops: outside Agatha's house, Arefu, Canterbury Commons, Evergreen Mills, Megaton, Paradise Falls, Rivet City, and Temple of the Union |
Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel | 1 | Found on the dead Drifter in poor condition |
Bought from Michael Masters | Varies | At Michael's store inside Tenpenny Tower |
Bought from Moira Brown | Varies | At her store, Craterside Supply in Megaton |
National Guard depot | 2 | Found in poor condition inside the depot |
Bought from Seagrave Holmes | Varies | Inside the market at Rivet City |
Bought from Tulip | Varies | Found at her store on left after entering Underworld |
Mothership Zeta | Several | Found throughout the ship |
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Riot gear variants available in Lonesome Road.