The Flak Vest is a flak jacket used by West German military forces in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany Creator DLC.
Overview[]
Distributed in the early 1990s, the Flak Vest is the latest standard-issue vest of the Bundeswehr. Depending on their role within the squad, the Flak Vest can be customised with a load bearing rig to meet the specific needs of the wearer:
- The baseline unmodified Flak Vest with no external pouches
- A Rifleman variant with a satchel in the back, multiple pouches for 5.56 mm rifle magazines, and a strapped bag on its left
- A Machinegunner variant with two large satchels for storing 7.62 mm belts, several pouches and a container slung onto the back
- A Medic variant with a strapped bag with medical supplies, a satchel in the back, multiple pouches and another bag on its left
- A Demolition variant with two bags on either side, a satchel in the rear, and multiple pouches for carrying plastic explosives
- A Leader variant with a bag on its left side, a satchel in the rear and multiple pouches along with a strapped squad leader radio
- A Crew variant with a bag on the left side of the vest and magazine pouch on the front-right
- An Officer variant with only the belt rig and a holster to store a flare gun
Variant | Weight ("mass") | Storage capacity ("mass") |
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Flak Vest | 80[CfgWp 2] | 30[CfgWp 3] |
Flak Vest, Rifleman | 80[CfgWp 4] | 160[CfgWp 5] |
Flak Vest, Machinegunner | 80[CfgWp 6] | 200[CfgWp 7] |
Flak Vest, Medic | 80[CfgWp 8] | 160[CfgWp 9] |
Flak Vest, Demolition | 80[CfgWp 10] | 160[CfgWp 11] |
Flak Vest, Leader | 80[CfgWp 12] | 160[CfgWp 13] |
Flak Vest, Crew | 80[CfgWp 14] | 80[CfgWp 15] |
Flak Vest, Officer | 80[CfgWp 16] | 80[CfgWp 17] |
The Flak Vest is exclusively designed to minimise damage to the wearer from indirect blasts due to having a damage reduction modifier of 90% against explosive damage. The Flak Vest covers the wearer's chest, diaphragm and abdomen. The user's neck is also covered by a neck protector (its explosive damage reduction modifier remains unchanged).
It should be noted that despite being rated at Level I protection standards, the Flak Vest does not provide the wearer with any sort of protection to damage from ballistic projectiles. Regardless of calibre, a single bullet to the chest is usually sufficient to severely injure or outright kill the wearer.
Hitpoints[]

LEGEND[SCR 1]
Green = Abdomen
Orange = Chest
Violet = Diaphragm
Pink = Neck
Body part | Base armour value | Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic) | Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions) |
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Abdomen | 16[CfgWp 18] | 10%[CfgWp 19] | 90%[CfgWp 20] |
Chest | 16[CfgWp 21] | 10%[CfgWp 22] | 90%[CfgWp 23] |
Diaphragm | 16[CfgWp 24] | 10%[CfgWp 25] | 90%[CfgWp 26] |
Neck | 8[CfgWp 27] | 10%[CfgWp 28] | 90%[CfgWp 29] |
Camouflage[]
Trivia[]
- The Flak Vest and its derivatives were not added until the release of Update 1.3.[1]
- Like its Danish counterpart, the shoulder pads on all Flak Vest variants are purely cosmetic and do not provide increased safety from explosives.
- Upon its introduction in Update 1.3, Flak Vests were initially rated at Level III protection standards and could allow the wearer to survive a single hit from a non-full powered cartridge.
- This is no longer the case after Update 1.4's release. The Flak Vest was changed so that it has no ballistic-resistant attributes and is purely configured as an explosive-resistant vest.[2]
- After Update 1.5, slight changes were made to the Flak Vest's proportions and model weighting so that there is less visible clipping when it is worn alongside the Field Dress.[3]
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Config/script references[]
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References[]
- ↑ GalComT et al. 2021, Global Mobilization - Changelog, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 9 December 2023, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/223833-global-mobilization-changelog/?do=findComment&comment=3433609>.
- ↑ GalComT et al. 2021, Global Mobilization - Changelog, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 9 December 2023, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/223833-global-mobilization-changelog/?do=findComment&comment=3445572>.
- ↑ GalComT et al. 2023, Global Mobilization - Changelog, Bohemia Interactive Forums, viewed 9 December 2023, <https://forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/223833-global-mobilization-changelog/?do=findComment&comment=3474524>.
See also[]
Wearable vests in Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany | |
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Ballistic-resistant | Ballistic Vest, Pilot • BESPA • Special Operations Vest [Armoured] • Type 3 Vest (3A1) • Type 18 Vest |
Flak jackets | Flak Vest • Frag Vest M/00 • Ochra |
Armourless | Belt • Belt Rig • Brassard, Military Police • Combat Vest M3 • Gasmask-bag • Gear (Police) • Special Operations Vest [Armourless] • Tactical Suspenders • UTV |
NOTE: Vests in Global Mobilization are still classified with armour levels but they do not conform to the same protection standards as their non-Creator DLC counterparts. |