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Armor
Armor is very important for characters who wish to survive long enough to do anything. You start the game with no armor at all (any time you have an empty armor slot you revert to the vault suit, which can be usful). Armors are fairly varied, and all of them increase your AC (armor class). This is not the only thing to consider, as each armor has threshold values, and percentage reductions for each damage type. These resistances can also be boosted by combat implants and perks.
Note: Here as well as in the game, the resistances of an armor are expressed as "number/percentage". The first number is the threshold, for example, Advanced Power Armor MKII has a normal threshold damage of 18, meaning that a bullet that would deal less than 18 damage to an unarmored player, will deal no damage at all. The second number is the percentage reduction. Again, using Advanced Power Armor MKII, a bullet dealing 100 damage would only deal 40% of that damage, so 40 points.
Armor
| Name | Image | Armor Class | Normal | Laser | Fire | Plasma | Explosion | +Rad Res | Weight | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Power Armor MKII |  | 36 | 18/60% | 19/90% | 16/70% | 18/60% | 20/70% | 75% | 100 | 25000 |
| Raises your STR by +4 up to a max of 10 when worn.This armor can only be found in the enclave base. | ||||||||||
| Advanced Power Armor |  | 30 | 15/55% | 19/90% | 16/70% | 15/60% | 20/65% | 60% | 90 | 20000 |
| Raises your STR by +4 up to a max of 10 when worn.This armor is found only in Navarro. | ||||||||||
| Bridgekeeper's Robes |  | 20 | 5/45% | 8/60% | 4/30% | 4/50% | 6/40% | 0% | 10 | 5 |
| This armor is only found in the bridgekeeper special encounter. | ||||||||||
| Brotherhood Armor |  | 20 | 8/40% | 8/70% | 7/50% | 7/60% | 8/40% | 20% | 25 | 4800 |
| This armor is only found in the brotherhood bunker in the Shi area of San Francisco. | ||||||||||
| Combat Armor |  | 20 | 5/40% | 8/60% | 4/30% | 4/50% | 6/40% | 20% | 20 | 6500 |
| Found in the vaults and military bases, these (and only these) are used for the sugical implants. | ||||||||||
| Combat Armor MKII |  | 25 | 6/40% | 9/65% | 5/35% | 5/50% | 9/45% | 20% | 25 | 8000 |
| Found in the second level of the toxic caves, unlikely anywhere else. | ||||||||||
| Combat Leather Jacket |  | 18 | 2/30% | 0/20% | 2/25% | 0/10% | 0/20% | 0% | 7 | 1000 |
| Given as a reward in a Modoc quest, also found on the corpses of males in the Mordino family. | ||||||||||
| Hardened Power Armor |  | 25 | 13/50% | 19/90% | 14/70% | 13/50% | 20/60% | 30% | 100 | 15000 |
| Raises your STR by +3 up to a max of 10 when worn.This can only be obtained by getting Crocket in San Francisco to upgrade a normal set of Power Armor, costs $10,000. | ||||||||||
| Leather Armor |  | 15 | 2/25% | 0/20% | 0/20% | 0/10% | 0/20% | 8 | 0% | 700 |
| Found very frequently after the Den. | ||||||||||
| Combat Armor MKII | | 20 | 3/25% | 1/20% | 1/25% | 1/10% | 1/25% | 20% | 10 | 1000 |
| Can be purchased a few places in Vault City. | ||||||||||
| Leather Jacket |  | 8 | 0/20% | 0/20% | 0/10% | 1/10% | 1/20% | 0% | 5 | 250 |
| Found pretty much everywhere after the Den. | ||||||||||
| Metal Armor |  | 10 | 4/30% | 6/75% | 4/10% | 4/20% | 4/25% | 0% | 35 | 1100 |
| Can be purchased many places in Vault City and NCR. | ||||||||||
| Metal Armor MKII |  | 15 | 4/35% | 7/80% | 4/15% | 4/25% | 4/30% | 0% | 35 | 1900 |
| Can be purchased from the Ameneties office in Vault City, and found on the ground in the Wannamingo mines (marked in walkthrough). | ||||||||||
| Power Armor |  | 25 | 12/40% | 18/80% | 12/60% | 10/40% | 20/50% | 30% | 85 | 12500 |
| Raises your STR by +3 up to a max of 10 when worn.Can be purchased in San Francisco or found in the military bases. | ||||||||||
| Robes |  | 5 | 0/20% | 0/25% | 0/10% | 0/10% | 0/20% | 0% | 10 | 90 |
| Found in New Reno at the Golden Globes set. | ||||||||||
| Tesla Armor |  | 15 | 4/20% | 19/90% | 4/10% | 10/80% | 4/20% | 20% | 35 | 4500 |
| Can only be bought from the two main merchants in San Francisco. | ||||||||||