Ranger Battle Armor

The Ranger Battle Armor is an armor used by Reilly's Rangers. It's the best non-Power Armor type Armor in the game.

It is given to you by Reilly of Reilly's Rangers after you save the last three members of Reilly's Rangers on top of a building. The Vault 101 Dweller can either choose the Ranger Body Armor, or choose Eugene, Brick's special minigun.

For players with a more 'mobile' combat style IE a small guns specialist versus a big guns specialist, the Ranger Armor is a better choice than Power Armor, offering an almost identical level of protection (especially if the Combat Helmet is worn) without sacrificing two points of Agility or increasing the chance you'll be detected while sneaking with the high weight stat on the Power Armor (weight of worn apparel affects stealth).

This armor can be repaired by using Talon Combat Armor, Rivet City Security Uniform, Tenpenny Security Uniform, or regular Combat Armor.

A good tip keeping this armor repaired for free is to take the Mister Sandman perk and kill as many Rivet City guards as you like as the guards keep respawning infinitely. Not only will it allow you to repair the armor for free to a high level(if your repair skill is high), but also will net 50 XP per sandman kill, and other guard loot that can be sold for caps.

Alternately, another excellent source of replacement armor is Fort Bannister. Including the underground levels, there are at least twenty Talon Company mercs there. The Talon mercs outside will respawn every few days. Also, if you have high karma, Talon mercs will sometimes go on bounty-hunting missions and seek you out in the wastes. It also seems that there will be a respawning one outside the Arlington Library that will have a Combat Knife and other loot.

Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3.