Skate Helmet

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Universal size protection helmet with a chin strap providing necessary protection to the wearer. Field Manual

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Skate Helmet
Faction	Gendarmerie (OM) AAF (BH) Civilians
Armour rating	Level I
Mass	20
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The Skate Helmet is a ballistic-resistant helmet worn by civilians, pro-AAF paramilitary fighters and Tanoan Gendarmerie tactical teams in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Apex DLC.

Overview

The Skate Helmet designed for users who participate in recreational sports. It has a weight of 20 "mass" units.

Despite being intended to serve as a simple safety helmet, the Skate Helmet is actually rated at Level I protection standards and can withstand a single 9 mm bullet (at non-point blank ranges). Ironically, this is the same degree of protection offered by mil-spec Light Combat Helmets.

However, it should be noted that the Skate Helmet lacks camouflage options and provides minimal resistance to explosions. As such, it still isn't a viable replacement for dedicated combat helmets.

Hitpoints

Body part	Base armour value	Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic)	Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions)
Head	4	50%	50%

Camouflage

1/1

Trivia

• In-game Skate Helmets appear to be based on Pro-Tec's line of skateboarding helmets.
• Although marked as content from the Apex expansion pack, the Skate Helmet does not require ownership of the DLC and can be freely worn without restrictions.
• Prior to the Old Man mini-campaign/scenario, Skate Helmets were exclusively worn by civilians.
  • Tac-Ops' Beyond Hope mini-campaign and Old Man would subsequently depict it in use with pro-Akhanteros paramilitary fighters and the Tanoan Gendarmerie's tactical response units.
• At launch, the Skate Helmet's model did not have its normal mapping and glossiness textures applied. This would cause the helmet's colours to look "flat" and have almost no reflectivity whenever a light source (the sun or any artificial lighting) was shone in its direction.
  • This visual glitch was eventually fixed after Game Update 1.96's release, which corrected the Skate Helmet's textures so that it no longer appears "flat" under any light source.

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