Skate Helmet

Skate Helmet
Faction	Gendarmerie AAF (BH) Civilians
Armour rating	Level I
Mass	20
Games

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 is intended for use in recreational sports. It has a "mass" of 20 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 amount (4) of armour offered by mil-spec Light Combat Helmets - which essentially allows the Skate Helmet to retain usefulness in some combat situations.

However, it should be noted that the Skate Helmet provides even less surface coverage than the latter. It lacks camouflage variety and provides minimal resistance to explosions which, needless to say, results in the Skate Helmet not being a viable replacement for dedicated combat helmets.

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.

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