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

Background[]

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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 chest plates covering the torso. Plates covering the groin, knee, shin and foot are also featured. The winterized combat armor variant looks the most similar to 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 (Personnel Armor System for Ground Troops) Kevlar helmets. The icon 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 acrylic cover over the eyes, so it can be worn with normal eyewear, such as eyeglasses.

Variants[]

Armor[]

Helmet[]

Cut versions[]

  • Sim regen armor
  • Shellshocked combat armor (Identical to standard combat armor - Form ID: 000CB5EF, helmet: 000CB5F0).

Comparison[]

Image Name DR Weight Health Effects Value Limit Form ID
Combat armor Combat armor 32 25 400 390 00020420
Lag Bolts combat armor Lag-Bolt's combat armor Broken Steel 38 30 500 +10 AP, +10 Big Guns 400 1 xx00B95F
Ranger battle armor Ranger battle armor 39 27 1100 +5 AP, +1 LK, +10 Small Guns 430 5 00023030
Rivet City security uniform Rivet City security uniform 24 20 100 +5 Small Guns 330 000239CC
Combat armor Sim regen armor Operation: Anchorage (add-on) Cut content 32 25 400 Health regen, limb repair 390 xx002969
Talon combat armor Talon combat armor 28 25 300 390 000A6F76
Tenpenny security uniform Tenpenny security uniform 24 20 100 +5 Small Guns 180 4+ 00034119
Combat armor Shellshocked combat armor Cut content 32 25 400 390 000CB5EF
American soldier OA Winterized combat armor Operation: Anchorage (add-on) 32 25 999,400 390 3 xx003AF9
Winterized Medic Armor Winterized medic armor Mothership Zeta (add-on) 32 25 400 +10 Medicine 390 3 xx00A9A1
Unique apparel are highlighted with a darker background

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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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