Ballistic Equipment

"We all have days when we're feeling fragile and in need of some support. Well now, no matter where you are, and no matter how bad your situation, you can pay Pegasus to deliver this head-to-toe, military-grade body armor with accompanying minigun, and we guarantee your problems are about to get a lot smaller, and a lot more open to negotiation."

- Warstock Cache & Carry description.

The Ballistic Equipment is a gear appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. As part of the Gunrunning update, it becomes an usable gear in free-mode.

Grand Theft Auto V
The Ballistic Equipment appeared as a Military-issued heavy ballistic armor, akin to a, complete with a protective helmet and glass shield to protect the wearer's face. It includes protective layers for the upper and lower side of the body, as well as for the limbs (except the right upper arm, where it lacks a protective layer).

Grand Theft Auto Online
As of the continuation of the Import/Export update, players are able to play as the "Juggernaut" of the team, a heavily-armored unit. This one looks very simialr to the first one, except that the helmet is replaced with a diamond-shaped steel mask. The clothing under the layers of armor are colored according to the team's color.

As of the Gunrunning update, players can purchase a Ballistic Equipment, which is still based on the first version of the suit, but rather than the glass shield, the wearer employs a face mask with skull details on it.

Effects
Whenever they equip a Ballistic Equipment, players may experience a protection boost to survive heavy gunfire. Even if the body armor is "absent", the wearer becomes more resilient to bullet damage. However, they suffer a reduction in their walking speed (slightly faster than when walking on muddy surfaces), they cannot enter vehicles and cannot perform an evasive roll. Similarly, they can survive rocket hits, at the cost of depleting half of their health. Apparently, players cannot regenerate their health when not performing an action.

When equipping this gear, players can get equip a Minigun with unlimited ammo.

Grand Theft Auto V

 * In the heist setup mission Military Hardware, any of the protagonists have to intercept a military convoy and steal the truck carrying the heavy armor suits, stored in two crates (which at that time, they were gears of an unknown nature).
 * Later for the heist mission The Paleto Score, once the County Sheriff arrives at the scene, Trevor, Michael and the third gunman prepares to make their getaway by wearing the Ballistics Equipments. Michael and the gunman carries Combat MGs, while Trevor wields a Minigun.

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * It appears in the Juggernaut Adversary Mode. (Import/Export)
 * Will appear in one of the bunker resupply missions, retrieved from the military in Fort Zancudo. (Gunrunning)

Grand Theft Auto Online

 * As of the Gunrunning update, players requires a research in their bunkers to unlock this item at Warstock Cache & Carry, for $500,000.
 * After purchasing it, player can request the gear via the interaction menu and selecting the corresponding item, for $5,000. A message will indicate that a crate drop will be deployer near the player's location. If the player dies or unwears it, they will have a cooldown of 15 minutes until they can request another crate.