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 trench coat worn with pre-War LAPD riot armor. 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.
 * The only way to acquire it is to kill a veteran Ranger. To avoid retribution or reputation loss, any killing should be done in sneaking mode - either plant C-4 on him, then hide and detonate it, or shoot him with a silenced weapon. Alternatively, forcing a Ranger to flee, then killing him while no other NPC is present.
 * 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 personally, 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. One completely guilt free way of obtaining the armor.

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.

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

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