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The Ranger battle armor and matching Ranger battle helmet are pieces of armor worn by the mercenary group Reilly's Rangers.
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
The Ranger battle armor is a variant of combat armor. The matching Ranger battle helmet is used only by the group's engineer Donovan. Each suit has a serial number (41-90MPW) painted on the back, along with a US Army star.
For players who value Agility over Strength, the Ranger armor is a better choice than power armor, offering almost identical Damage resistance (1-6 points lower in most cases, 11 points lower than the unique T-51b power armor and the Enclave Hellfire armor) without sacrificing Agility and movement speed or increasing the chance you'll be detected while sneaking (the weight of equipped armor affects stealth; some forms of power armor also carry an explicit -1 or -2 penalty to Agility, which lowers Sneak).
The +5 AP boost, +1 Luck, and +10 Small Guns make this armor particularly useful for lower-level Small Gun characters. It remains useful for anyone up to level 30, thanks to the good DR, modest weight, and ease of repair.
Variants
Armor
- Combat armor
- Rivet City security uniform
- Talon combat armor
- Tenpenny security uniform
- Lag-Bolt's combat armor (Broken Steel)
- Winterized combat armor (Operation: Anchorage)
- Winterized medic armor (Mothership Zeta)
Helmet
- Combat helmet
- Rivet City security helmet
- Talon combat helmet
- Winterized combat helmet (Operation: Anchorage)
- Winterized medic helmet (Mothership Zeta)
Locations
The armor can be acquired by pickpocketing the Rangers at the Ranger Compound, or by looting their corpses in the Statesman Hotel. The helmet can be obtained from Donovan, either by looting it from his corpse or pickpocketing, The armor can also be obained as a reward from the quest, Reilly's Rangers. Once completed the player can choose between a minigun or the Ranger battle armor (you do not receive the helmet as well).
Related quest
Notes
- If all three rangers die in the Statesman Hotel, the player cannot receive a reward or participate in the unmarked side quest Geomapping with Reilly.
- The armor can be accidentally used to repair combat armor, losing it permanently.
Behind the scenes
- The armor (confirmed on both male and female models) has the code, 41-90MPW, above a military five-pointed star, possibly suggesting the suit's coloration is largely unchanged from its national guard or US Army origins.
- ↑ 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.