A heavier and up-armoured version of the Carrier Lite, the Carrier Rig is fitted with a hydration pack and stronger plate inserts. It has a weight of 100 "mass" units[CfgWp 1] and provides enough storage space for up to 140 units worth of ammunition/items.[CfgWp 2]
Unlike its lighter counterpart, the Carrier Rig is rated at Level IV protection standards and has higher base armour values for the wearer's chest, diaphragm and abdomen.
Although surface coverage of the wearer's torso is essentially the same and grenade blasts remain lethal to the Carrier Rig's wearer, the Carrier Rig boasts an 80% damage reduction modifier for each section of the vest. It will easily allow the wearer to survive a point blank hit from a 7.62 mm rifle bulletand one additional hit from a smaller calibre round. At distances of approximately ~ 400 metres, the wearer will be able to withstand up to ~ 3-4 hits from 6.5 mm rifle rounds (assuming the wearer is at full "health").
Desert: Desert MTP camouflage pattern with tan straps. Used by NATO forces deployed to the North African theatre and ION mercenaries.
Trivia[]
Along with the Carrier Lite, NATO Carrier Rigs appear to be modelled after Crye Precision LLC's "Crye Armor Chassis" vest.[1][2]
Despite the fact that no regular NATO units utilise 5.56 mm-chambered firearms (aside from combat divers and specific recon units), the two magazine pouches strangely contain 5.56 mm STANAG magazines.
Like with Carrier Lites, the ranger green and black schemes were the only two options available upon ArmA 3's official release. The Tropic variant would not be included until the Apex expansion's release[3], while the Woodland variant was not added until the Contact expansion[4].
Prior to the Marksmen DLC's platform update[5], the Carrier Rig's model was also shared with both the Carrier GL Rig and Carrier Special Rig vests (in spite of the latter two being completely different statistics-wise).
The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content.
Promotional pre-Alpha screenshot showing NATO infantrymen with Khaki Carrier Rigs.
Two hidden textures for Carrier Rigs exist within ArmA 3's files: a khaki brown (Texture name: vests_khk_co.paa[6]) and coyote brown (Texture name: vests_cbr_co.paa[7]) coloured scheme.
Though they cannot be used in-game without usage of a custom addon, both variants could be seen on several promotional screenshots released during ArmA 3's pre-Alpha phase of development.
Unlike in the final version of the game where NATO infantrymen are exclusively depicted wearing ranger green Carrier Rigs, the pre-Alpha seemingly had NATO units also wear khaki/coyote brown-coloured vests.
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