Combat armor (Fallout 3)

The combat armor and matching combat helmet are pieces of armor in Fallout 3.
==Background==
==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: , helmet: ).
==Comparison==
Image	Name 	DR	Weight	Health 	Effects 	Value	Limit 	Form ID
 	Combat armor 	32	25 	400 	— 	390 	∞ 	
 	Lag-Bolt's combat armor 	38	30 	500 	+10 AP, +10 Big Guns 	400 	1 	
 	Ranger battle armor 	39	27 	1100 	+5 AP, +1 LK, +10 Small Guns	430 	5 	
 	Rivet City security uniform	24	20 	100 	+5 Small Guns 	330 	∞ 	
 	Sim regen armor 	32	25 	400 	Health regen, limb repair 	390 	—	
 	Talon combat armor 	28	25 	300 	— 	390 	∞ 	
 	Tenpenny security uniform 	24	20 	100 	+5 Small Guns 	180 	4+ 	
 	Shellshocked combat armor 	32	25 	400 	— 	390 	—	
 	Winterized combat armor 	32	25 	999,400	— 	390 	3 	
 	Winterized medic armor 	32	25 	400 	+10 Medicine 	390 	3 	
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==Locations==
* Found inside Anchorage Memorial.
* Four sets can be found in the Bridge tower in Rivet City.
* Sold by various merchants, such as Crow, Michael Masters, Moira Brown, and Tulip.
* Worn by the Drifter, Barrett, and Forty.
* Two sets with four helmets can be found in poor condition in the National Guard depot's armory.
* One on the shelves of Underworld Outfitters.
* Occasionally worn by smugglers.
* Several sets can be found throughout Mothership Zeta.
===Gallery===
Combat helmet.png|Combat helmet
Fo3 Combat Armor Concept Art.png|Concept art by Adam Adamowicz
Outfit and weapons NG depot armory.jpg|National Guard depot, armory
Fo3MZ frag mines Tesla armor weapons lab.jpg|Weapons lab 
==References==
Category:Fallout 3 armor and clothing
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