Ranger Takedown

 is a unarmed perk in Fallout: New Vegas.

It's acquired by winning a speech challenge from Ranger Andy after he tells you about his multiple leg injuries. It can also be acquired by completing an unofficial sidequest which requires you to check on Ranger Station Charlie and tell him what happened there.

!!WARNING!! Note: Prior to version 1.02, learning the Ranger Takedown without Raul Tejada will break the Old School Ghoul quest. This can also be fixed with Console commands in the PC version.

Effects

 * While holding back and the attack key, the player performs an unarmed attack which will knockdown enemies.
 * An effective way to utilize this move is to wield a displacer or shock glove, as the weapon effect will still occur.
 * When playing in the standard first person view, the animation is a palm strike. But when you switch to third person, it's a leg sweep.
 * You can takedown people crucified with this move easily, although they would still respond as though they were still crucified
 * (For Console) Holding back fully on the control stick makes it difficult to hit your intended target as you will be moving backwards. Try pulling it back very slightly while holding the right trigger to execute this maneuver from a relatively stationary position.

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Bugs

 * Using this attack on a corpse will still count towards the "Knocked Up" challenge (knock down enemies).
 * Knocking down Boone after he is already down will cause him to get up and "lag" across the map and then fall again.