NCR Ranger Combat Armor

The  and the Ranger helmet are a set of armor in Fallout: New Vegas. Worn by the best of the best among the New California Republic's 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]" 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.

Location

 * These suits of armor only spawn on New California Rangers, who usually appear in NCR locations when the Courier reaches level 14.
 * There are three ways to get this armor. In the NCR camp with a burned out house (Ranger Station Delta), Go to the top of a nearby hill and crouch down. Shoot the ranger with an Anti-Materiel Rifle and then flee before they notice you, then go away from the hill. Wait 24 hours then go back and claim your prize. Another way is to shoot him or her with incendiary bullets(the bullets that catch them on fire) and keep doing it till he or she dies. No infamy will be lost. The last way is the buy 3 C-4's get a slow follower then tell him/her to go away then quickly put the C-4 in his/her pockets, then rehire him/her, make them stand next to the ranger and then walk a safe distance before detonating. Make sure you don't have it on hardcore mode or your follower will die. Keep doing this till he/she dies or NCR infamy will be lost. Then simply retrieve the armor, or simply use a suppressed sniper rifle, while hidden it incurs no karma or faction penalty, must be hidden while doing this.
 * Faction armor can be worn to prevent getting bad reputation when killing a ranger.
 * 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. (no karma lost no reputation loss)

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.

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

Gallery
FNV NCR wallpaper.jpg|Main Menu Background FNV NCR Armor.jpg|Pre-rendered back of the armor Desert Armor.png|Clutching a Ranger Sequoia nv-rifle-dude.jpg|Holding an Anti-Materiel Rifle

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