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The Carrier Special Rig is a ballistic-resistant vest worn by NATO forces in ArmA 3.

Overview[]

The Carrier Special Rig is a plate carrier vest fitted with ceramic armour plates. It has a "mass" of 120 units and provides a carrying capacity of 100 "mass".

Specifically worn by NATO squad leaders, combat life savers and other specialist infantry classes, the Carrier Special Rig is rated at Level V protection standards. It offers the greatest level of protection to its wearer out of all vests in ArmA 3 - easily outstripping the Carrier GL Rig.

At full "health", the wearer can consistently survive being struck by two 7.62 mm rounds (both NATO and non-NATO) at point blank range to their chest, diaphragm and abdomen. This is because all three parts of the vest retain an impressive damage reduction modifier of 90%. The neck and shoulders are also shielded by protective guards, though they are not meant to protect the wearer from ballistic projectiles and only minimise damage from indirect explosions.

Depending on the range at which they were fired and the velocity of incoming bullets at the time of impact, the wearer can potentially survive even more damage at distances beyond ~ 400 metres due to its very high damage reduction modifier. This especially applies if the wearer is quickly healed after being struck the first time.

Unfortunately, the Carrier Special Rig's impressive protection capabilities do come at a steep price and trades storage space for protection rather inefficiently. With a maximum capacity of only 100 "mass" units, the Carrier Special Rig limits the wearer to bringing along at most ten rifle magazines or several grenades while consuming a disproportionately greater amount of stamina. Without a backpack, the wearer will almost certainly run out of ammunition/breath after a few firefights or a short sprint; whichever occurs first.

Lastly, it should be noted that since the wearer's pelvis is not covered by a protective guard. Since it is not actually classified as an explosive-resistant vest, the Carrier Special Rig will not allow the wearer to survive damage caused by a grenade exploding at their feet.

Hitpoints[]

Body part Base armour value Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic) Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions)
Abdomen 24 90% 90%
Arms 8 50% 50%
Chest 24 90% 90%
Diaphragm 24 90% 90%
Neck 8 50% 50%

Camouflage[]

  • Green: Ranger green colour with olive drab straps. Standard issue amongst Mediterranean NATO specialist troops.
  • Black: Matte black colour.
  • MTP: MTP camouflage pattern with khaki straps.
  • Tropic: Tropic MTP camouflage patter with forest green straps. Used by Pacific NATO specialist troops.
  • Woodland: Subdued woodland-themed variant of the MTP camouflage pattern. Exclusively used by Eastern European NATO forces.

Trivia[]

  • Just like the Carrier GL Rig, the Carrier Special Rig originally used the same model as the (non-GL) Carrier Rig prior to the Marksmen DLC's release.[1]
  • Although listed as Marksmen content, the Carrier Special Rig is a free asset from the DLC's platform update and does not require ownership of the DLC to use.[2]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. van 't Land, J.J. 2015, SPOTREP #00040, Arma 3, viewed 30 August 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00040>.
  2. van 't Land, J.J. et al. 2019, Arma 3: DLC Restrictions, Bohemia Interactive Community Wiki, viewed 30 August 2023, <https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3:_DLC_Restrictions>.

See also[]

Wearable vests in ArmA 3
Level I Raven VestRebreatherTactical Vest
Level II Deck Crew VestPress VestPolice Vest (Gendarmerie)
Level III Carrier LiteCTRG Plate Carrier Rig Mk.1GA Carrier Lite (Rig, GL) • Modular Carrier Vest (Lite, GL)
Level IV Carrier Rig (GL) • CTRG Plate Carrier Rig Mk.2EOD Vest
Level V Carrier Special Rig
Armourless Chest RigIdentification VestKipchakLBV Harness (Grenadier) • Leg Strap BagMulti-Pocket VestRangemaster BeltSafety VestSlash BandolierTactical Chest Rig
(Parenthesis) denote variants.
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