The Type 3 Vest is a ballistic-resistant vest worn by West German tactical police teams in ArmA 3. It was added with the release of the Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany Creator DLC.
Overview[]
An older predecessor to the Type 18, the Type 3 body armour vest is worn by the German Federal Police's Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9) unit. It has a weight of 80 "mass" units.[CfgWp 1] The Type 3 allows for only 40 "mass" units worth of ammunition/items to be stored.[CfgWp 2]
The Type 3 is rated at Level II protection standards. It covers the wearer's abdomen, chest, and diaphragm. At point blank distances, the wearer can consistently survive the damage from being hit by a single 5.45 mm or 5.56 mm bullet. Against 9 mm pistol bullets, the wearer can withstand up to four direct hits at point blank range.
Variants[]
Type 3A1[]
The Type 3A1 variant has four dedicated magazine pouches attached, which doubles the vest's storage capacity from 40 to 80 "mass" units.[CfgWp 4] However, this comes at the cost of ~ 17% increased weight as the Type 3A1 has an unloaded weight of 95 "mass" instead.[CfgWp 3]
Aside from storage capacity and weight differences, the Type 3A1's protective attributes remain unchanged from the baseline vest.
Hitpoints[]
LEGEND[SCR 1]
Green = Abdomen
Orange = Chest
Violet = Diaphragm
| Body part | Base armour value | Damage reduction modifier (vs. ballistic) | Damage reduction modifier (vs. explosions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdomen | 16 [CfgWp 5][CfgWp 6] |
40% [CfgWp 7][CfgWp 8] |
40% [CfgWp 7][CfgWp 8] |
| Chest | 16 [CfgWp 9][CfgWp 10] |
40% [CfgWp 11][CfgWp 12] |
40% [CfgWp 11][CfgWp 12] |
| Diaphragm | 16 [CfgWp 13][CfgWp 14] |
40% [CfgWp 15][CfgWp 16] |
40% [CfgWp 15][CfgWp 16] |
Camouflage[]
![Blue - [Type 3 Vest]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/armedassault/images/6/6d/Arma3-render-vest-gmcwgtype3vestblue.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20250601195931)
![Grey - [Type 3 Vest]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/armedassault/images/1/1b/Arma3-render-vest-gmcwgtype3vestgrey.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20250601195932)
![Grey - [Type 3A1 Vest]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/armedassault/images/3/3c/Arma3-render-vest-gmcwgtype3a1vestgrey.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20250601195930)
![Olive - [Type 3 Vest]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/armedassault/images/7/7d/Arma3-render-vest-gmcwgtype3vestolive.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20250601195932)
![Olive - [Type 3A1 Vest]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/armedassault/images/e/e1/Arma3-render-vest-gmcwgtype3a1vestolive.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/300?cb=20250601195931)
- Blue:* Faded blue colour scheme.
- Grey: Alternate dark grey colour scheme.
- Olive: Flat olive green colour scheme.
(*) Not available to the Type 3A1 Vest.
Trivia[]
- Global Mobilization's Type 3 Vest is directly based on the real-world "Type 3" vest designed by British company Bristol Composite Materials.[1]
- Both variants of the Type 3 Vest were not originally available at launch. They were only added after the release of Update 1.5 (alongside the inclusion of the GSG 9 sub-faction).[2]
Gallery[]
Config/script references[]
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References[]
- ↑ Mondkalb 2023, Bristol was the manufacturer of Type 3 and 18 vests., Discord [Social Media], viewed 2 June 2025, <https://discord.com/channels/245546995874267147/730855471971303454/1093915256486641744>.
- ↑ 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[]
- Type 18 Vest (1990s successor)
| Wearable vests in Global Mobilization - Cold War Germany | |
|---|---|
| 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. | |