Desert Ranger combat armor

The Desert Ranger combat armor and the matching Desert Ranger combat helmet are pieces of armor in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts.

Background
A USMC-issued armor boasting a desert camouflage pattern from the same manufacturer as the L.A.P.D. riot armors, worn with a matching military helmet with built-in low light optics, a combination IR/white light lamp and gas mask, an olive green duster and a pair of worn-out khaki pants. The owner's data is printed on the collar and includes rank, name, service branch, and blood type, to facilitate easy identification and possibly treatment of wounded or dead soldiers.

This particular type of armor was issued to the U.S. Marines operating in China during the Yangtze Campaign and Gobi Campaign between 2066-2077 before the Great War. It was most principally used in Nanjing, Shanghai and Gobi Desert, which seemed to have been the sites of most of the combat between the U.S. and their rivals, China.

This particular ensemble belonged to Staff Sgt. R.B. Vickers, a U.S. Marine involved in the Yangtze Campaign before the Great War. After his death, it eventually found its way into the hands of Randall Clark, also known as the Survivalist, who left it in Stone Bones Cave while fleeing Vault 22 inhabitants in 2096. It seems the armor is rusty compared to the L.A.P.D. armor. The normal NCR Veteran Ranger armor has a red visor glow but the Desert Ranger eyes are green, making them more akin to the Ghost People's mask lenses.

Characteristics
The armor set provides excellent protection, equal to a suit of T-45d power armor, but is classified as medium armor. The armor weighs the same as NCR Ranger combat armor but provides +2 DT more while the helmet is weightless and boasts a +1 DT bonus over its NCR counterpart.

Variants

 * NCR Ranger combat armor - armor of the NCR Veteran Rangers, whose creation is based on the Desert Ranger combat armor.
 * Riot gear - an advanced version of the L.A.P.D. riot armor and the military helmet used by the pre-War riot control officers in the Divide.
 * Advanced riot gear - an advanced model of the riot gear which was used by the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, was used by the NCR riot control officers in the Divide.
 * Elite riot gear - a unique armor which was used by an important NCR riot control officer in the Divide.

Locations

 * Stone Bones cave, at the end near a footlocker in front of the Survivalist's terminal.

Behind the scenes
The Desert Rangers are originally from Wasteland, Fallout's predecessor.