NCR Ranger Combat Armor

The  and the Ranger helmet are a set of armor in Fallout: New Vegas. They are worn by the New California Republic's Veteran Rangers.

Background
NCR Ranger combat armor and helmet is the outfit featured on the main loading screen and box-art. The distinctive black ranger combat armor consists of the Desert Rangers' traditional duster worn with pre-War LAPD riot armor and a set of rodeo jeans, as seen in some other Ranger Outfits. The helmet that accompanies it is black pre-War military issue, complete with a gas mask and built-in low-light optics. A "[7]" is painted on the left side of the helmet.

The front of the armor features a neck piece with "08" on it. A star and bear can be seen on the left shoulder pad, which is affiliated with the New California Republic flag. H3RM35 can be seen on the antenna. This armor applies the NCR disguise like any other piece of NCR armor.

The armor will appear in the game only after completing the first end game faction quest. It matters not what faction you join with, long as you start one of them. After which, NCR Veteran Rangers will begin to appear across the Mojave Wasteland.

Ways to obtain

 * The silenced sniper method is the easiest way to obtain this armor. At the 188 trading post right outside of the hover dam you can purchase a silencer for your sniper rifle. After you have the silenced sniper head over to any location where a veteran ranger can be found. I recommend house resort. Wait until they sleep, crouch, and kill the ranger using the silenced sniper. You will suffer no karma loss or reputation loss.
 * The C-4 method is the best way to acquire this armor. To do so, the PC needs: a stealth boy or high sneak skill, 1 x  C-4 brick explosive and 1 x Detonator.  A great place to implement this strategy is at Camp Golf or Ranger Station Delta, because the veterans stay alone at these locations.  Activate the stealth boy and reverse-pickpocket a ranger with C-4.  Next, move a large distance until HIDDEN status appears.  While remaining hidden, activate the detonator, immediately killing the ranger.  Please note that karma and reputation loss will result if the PC does not remain hidden during the activation of the detonator then all NCR NPCs will turn hostile. Also, even if hidden, the C-4 explosion may damage other nearby people still causing a loss of karma and reputaion.
 * Faction armor can be worn to prevent bad karma and reputation loss while killing rangers.(Excluding NCR faction Armor.)
 * If you become hated by the NCR, Ranger hit squads come after you and one of them may wear the armor.
 * For those looking for a way to obtain the armor without having to kill a ranger, continue with the main quest until you reach the mission where you have to protect the president. Disarm the bomb on the vertibird, then go speak to Ranger Grant. He'll cancel the president's speech. Now quickly get behind the stage where the speech is being made. A moment later, a sniper will take out an NCR Veteran, while the rest flee with the president. Grab the armor before the body disappears. This is a guilt free way of obtaining the armor.
 * You can go to Ranger Station Echo near Cottonwood Cove where there is a single veteran ranger stationed. Using the cliff near by you can use a sniper to kill him from a hidden position. He drops both the armor and the helmet along with a Ranger Sequoia handgun. (no karma or reputation loss)Does not appear in 360, so far.
 * A very easy way to kill a Ranger without losing reputation with the NCR is to push one far from his/her camp (walk towards the ranger repeatedly tapping the button to activate conversation) whilst having a companion capable of dealing high damage following you. When you're far enough from other NCR soldiers equip any kind of Legion faction armor. This will cause the ranger to become hostile and attack you, and your companion will attack the ranger in response. If equipped with the right weapon he/she should dispose of the ranger fairly easily and allow you to loot the body without losing any reputation.
 * There are many rangers wearing this in sniper posts in Camp Forlorn Hope and in Camp Golf. Each ranger carrys a sniper and 50 .308 caliber rounds. Inside the Camp Golf Resort Building, there are at least a dozen NCR Ranger Veterans with Anti-Materiel Rifles and the NCR Ranger Combat Armour.
 * There are two at Ranger Station Delta, north of Camp Forlorn Hope and it is possible to kill them without losing karma by fast traveling away as soon as you kill them and coming back later.
 * An alternative an easy way to obtain this armor is to go to Camp Golf and waiting until the rangers go to sleep around 1 A.M. Then, find one upstairs sleeping and kill him/her with a Sneak Attack Critical using a powerful silenced, Melee, or Unarmed weapon (such as a Ballistic Fist)

Bugs

 * There is a clipping problem while wearing the armor with most rifles. While the weapon is holstered, it will appear to partially be in the trench coat. Sniper rifles (including the Gobi Campaign scout rifle ), marksman rifles, and assault carbines do not suffer this problem, although holstering while crouched will still cause clipping issues, simply standing up while holstering will fix this. Same can go for the Ranger helmet; hair will partially be seen in the back depending on the hairstyle and shape of your character's head.


 * The Ranger Helmet sometimes will not be able to be repaired by any of the NPC`s on the map and the only way to repair it is by finding another one and repairing it by yourself.


 * If you kill a Ranger to get this armor and you are netrual with the NCR, Rangers will still attack you, but no one else willm even while you are wearing the armor.(unconfirmed)

Appearances
The NCR Ranger combat armor appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgSJ7r3iN28&hd=1