Heli Pilot Coveralls (ArmA 3)

Heli Pilot Coveralls
Faction	NATO AAF LDF
Armour rating	None
Mass	60
Storage capacity	40
Games

Heli Pilot Coveralls are uniforms worn by NATO helicopter pilots/sailors, the AAF and with the Livonian Defense Force in ArmA 3.

Overview

This asset partially requires the Contact expansion pack.

Worn by the rotary-wing pilots of NATO, the Livonian Defense Force, and the AAF, Heli Pilot Coveralls offer comfort and limited amounts of blast protection. They weigh a "mass" of 60 and provide enough space for storing 40 units worth of ammunition/gear.

Heli Pilot Coveralls do not provide any resistance against ballistic projectiles, though the wearer's legs, arms and hands do apply a 70% damage reduction modifier against indirect explosions.

Hitpoints

Body part	Base armour value	Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic)	Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions)
Arms	5	No reduction (100%)	70%
Hands	5	No reduction (100%)	70%
Legs	5	No reduction (100%)	70%

Camouflage

• Sage: Sage green colour scheme. Exclusive to NATO rotary-wing aircrews and sailors.
• Sand: Desert tan colour scheme. Only utilised by the AAF's helicopter crewmen.
• Geometric: Woodland-themed camouflage intended to mimic the LDF's Geometric pattern. Used by the LDF's pilots.

Trivia

Its model is reused as a basis for several other in-game uniforms, most prominently the Driver Coveralls (added with the Karts DLC) and civilian Worker Coveralls. It should also be noted that both the NATO/AAF versions lack gloves on their models, yet they strangely offer blast protection for unexplained reasons. Only the LDF version added with the release of the Contact expansion pack features a set of black gloves shown being worn (and is therefore considered to be a premium asset due to its usage of a unique model). Somewhat ironically, Driver Coveralls also show gloves being worn but do not reduce damage from explosions (unlike with the LDF's Heli Pilot Coveralls). Before Game Update 1.10's release, Heli Pilot Coveralls retained ballistic-resistant properties (just like Pilot Coveralls worn by CSAT pilots). This was changed after the patch's release so that their ballistic resistance was significantly reduced. Prior to Game Update 1.26, a misconfiguration with the Heli Pilot Coveralls would cause the wearer's hands, arms and legs to be able to withstand an absurd amount of damage before the user eventually succumbed to death. This was fixed by the patch so that their ballistic protection was outright removed. Despite clearly being intended for helicopter flight crews, NATO sailors are oddly depicted wearing Sage-coloured Heli Pilot Coveralls regardless of their role. In reality, the U.S. Navy's flight deck crewmen always wear coloured jerseys and trousers designed to better signify their responsibilities on the flight deck; not just coloured vests as shown in-game. The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content. Several unused textures remain hidden within the game files. These range from: What appears to be grey version of the AAF's Digital camouflage pattern (Texture name: coveralls_urbancamo_co.paa) with black-coloured pads. Another completely coloured in black (Texture name: coveralls_black_co.paa). A heavily worn-out dark red-coloured version presumably meant for criminals and wanted fugitives (Texture name: coveralls_bandit_co.paa). Lastly, a light grey-coloured version with pearl white stripes (Texture name: coveralls_grey_co.paa).

Gallery

NATO sailors wearing Sage coveralls.

AAF's Sand-coloured versions.

LDF pilots wearing Geometric variants. Note the presence of gloves on the LDF uniforms, unlike their NATO/AAF counterparts.

See also

• Pilot Coveralls (Fixed-wing aircrew counterpart)