For an overview of combat armor variants in all games, as well as background information, see Combat armor. |
The following is based on Van Buren design documents and is not canon. |
Combat armor was a piece of armor that was to appear in the canceled game Van Buren.
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 wasteland. Although extremely expensive, the protection value of this armor is surpassed only by the few incarnations of power armor.
Locations[]
- Combat armor would be classified in the advanced armors category and would be possible to batch by the Prisoner.
- The Enclave background character Arcade Gannon, as well as the lost Enclave patrol leader encountered in the Utah area, would be equipped with Enclave-branded (though likely identical in game terms) combat armor.
- General Coleridge's renegade NCR soldiers as well as NCR soldiers present in Hoover Dam would be equipped with combat armor from Fort Leavenworth.
Inconsistencies[]
The presence of combat armor from Fort Leavenworth was integral to the final act of Van Buren. However, when Fort Leavenworth was re-written into Tibbets Prison, the source of the combat armor was never changed and was therefore never explained.
References[]
- ↑ 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.