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The GA Carrier Lite is a ballistic-resistant vest worn by AAF troopers, Altian government Loyalists and their FIA successors in ArmA 3.

Overview[]

Standard issue amongst the AAF's ranks, the GA Carrier Lite is an inexpensive off-the-shelf plate carrier vest. It weighs a "mass" of 60 and provides storage space for up to 120 units worth of ammunition/equipment.

It is rated at Level III protection standards and covers the wearer's chest, diaphragm and abdomen. It will allow the user to survive at most a single hit from a 7.62 mm DMR bullet at close ranges.

The GA Carrier Lite is essentially a slightly altered version of NATO's Carrier Lite vest. There are hardly any noticeable alterations between the two vests however, as they both retain identical armour values and almost 1:1 scale surface coverage of the body. The sole difference is that GA Carrier Lite weighs 20 units less than the latter but in exchange, it trades 20 points worth of storage capacity (120 versus 140).

Hitpoints[]

Body part Base armour value Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic) Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions)
Abdomen 16 70% 70%
Chest 16 70% 70%
Diaphragm 16 70% 70%

Trivia[]

  • The GA Carrier Lite was not present in the Alpha and would only be added into the game once it entered full release with the Beta's conclusion.[1]
  • Several visual tweaks were made to the GA Carrier Lite's model after the release of Game Update 1.40. Changes to the vest's geometry reduced clipping issues when it was worn on non-AAF uniforms (e.g. NATO's Combat Fatigues).[2]
  • Despite clearly being a cheaper and inferior counterpart to NATO's plate carriers, the in-game GA Carrier Lite remains virtually identical protection-wise.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. van 't Land, J.J. 2013, SPOTREP #00010, Arma 3, viewed 10 December 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00010>.
  2. Kolar, P 2015, SPOTREP #00039, Arma 3, viewed 10 December 2023, <https://dev.arma3.com/post/spotrep-00039>.

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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