Combat armor (Fallout)

	For an overview of combat armor variants in all games, as well as background information, see combat armor.

The combat armor is a piece of armor in Fallout and Fallout 2.

BackgroundEdit

First created in 2051, the military-grade combat armor was designed to protect key sections of the human body from ballistic trauma with hard armored plates made from complex polymers and ceramics, with a flexible body suit interwoven with thermal-dissipative membranes and bulletproof material. The earliest models of the combat armor were manufactured as specific plates mounted on combat webbing, although as the technology improved, body-enclosing suits of armor were created and entered active combat duty, though in limited quantities. The armor came with a matte-finish olive drab coloring by default, making it suitable for woodland and/or urban camouflage.

Prior to the Great War, combat armor was nearly exclusively the property of military forces and special police units. Currently-available historical documentation shows users only in the North American continent, but allied nations were likely to possess identical or similar systems. Combat armor was the de facto armor of the United States military, issued to all combat soldiers not in the powered armor units. Additionally, at least one Canadian partisan was caught on camera wearing a suit of combat armor.

Civilian ownership of combat armor was highly restricted. A special permit was required from the Bureau of Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco, Firearms and Lasers for private ownership of the combat armor.

CharacteristicsEdit

Combat armor is the epitome of non-powered armor in the wastes, and was much favored by police and military forces for their outstanding durability coupled with their high level of maneuverability. The armor itself consists of a large chest plate and helmet constructed out of high-level defensive polymers. It is highly effective armor for medium level player characters, as it provides good resistance against small arms fire, laser beams and blasts of plasma energy alike.

Combat armor also grants the wearer +20% Radiation Resistance. This is not documented anywhere in or out of the game.

LocationsEdit

FalloutEdit

Map Location	Description
The Hub - Old Town	Sold by Jake.
The Glow	Locker in the Secure Testing Labs.
Boneyard	Sold by Zack.
Boneyard	Found on Chris Avellone's corpse.
Boneyard	On the body of a Gun Runner guarding the outside of the factory.
Cathedral	Locker in the Los Angeles Vault Level 2.
Lost Hills	Given if equipment is requested.

Fallout 2Edit

Map Location	Description
Vault 15	Footlocker in the Living Quarters, top left most room, left corner.
Vault 13	Supply room locker.
Sierra Army Depot	Locker in the Barracks, level one.
Sierra Army Depot	Locker in the High security armory, level two.
Sierra Army Depot	Locker in the High security armory, level two.
Navarro	Locker in the workshop, near Quincy.

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