The armor is in the inventory of a body but is not equipped, making it seem as if there is no armor on the body. Use caution, because the door, like almost everything else in the outpost, is booby-trapped. When one enters the outpost building, go through the broken door to the left.

Can be found at Ranger Station Charlie when checking it out for Ranger Andy in Novac.

The ranger patrol armor is hand-manufactured in the NCR. This is only a cosmetic feature and cannot be used. As stated in the concept art picture, there is a 'water backpack' in the back of the armor, obviously to protect and store water. The armor also has a black ceramic combat knife holstered on the left chest plate which is unusable by both the Courier and non-player characters. It can also be repaired by non-player characters, and is substantially cheaper to repair than normal combat armor.

If this Ranger dies, their armor may be looted without impacting one's relationship with the NCR.

If the player character is in good enough standing with the NCR, they will receive an NCR emergency radio and be able to call in an NCR Ranger to aid them in combat.

Alternatively, due to the armor's very low value, merchant repair is a viable choice. It can typically be found earlier in the game than combat armor but repairs will be an issue without Jury Rigging or actively killing NCR Rangers and looting their armor. This armor provides the same level of protection as combat armor, but has a higher item HP, meaning it will degrade slower. A wide variety of such armor can be found throughout the wastelands, ranging from the early iterations developed by the United States Army to the cutting-edge riot gear that came into use prior to the Great War. A diverse family of personal body armor with varying degrees of sophistication, providing balanced protection against both energy and ballistic damage.

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