Ballistic Equipment is gear appearing in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. The gear was added to GTA Online as part of the Import/Export update, exclusive to Adversary Modes. As of the Gunrunning update, it becomes a purchasable and usable gear in Freemode.
Description[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
The Ballistic Equipment appeared as Military-issued heavy ballistic armor, akin to a bomb suit, 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 in the Juggernaut adversary mode as the "Juggernaut" of the team, a heavily-armored unit. This one looks very similar 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. This one produces a unique robotic-like sound and every time the Juggernaut kills a player, flames comes from the mask.
As of the Gunrunning update, players can purchase Ballistic Equipment, which is still based on the first version of the suit, but rather than the glass shield, the wearer employs a ski mask with a skull on it, in tandem with a bulletproof helmet.
Effects[]
Despite the suit appearing to provide additional protection to the wearer, it does not affect their armor value. Instead, upon equipping the suit, the player will experience a tremendous health boost that will make them extremely durable against all forms of damage. To marginally increase durability, players can opt to wear body armor beforehand and it will carry over, even with the suit on. Wearers of the suit will have the standard health regeneration, although it will be extremely slow proportionate to increased health value.
However, they suffer a reduction in their walking speed (slightly faster than when walking on muddy surfaces), they cannot enter vehicles, interiors and cannot perform an evasive roll, although they can roll after jumping. Similarly, they can survive up to two rocket hits, at the cost of having an extremely low health.
The suit will also grant access to a minigun with infinite ammunition but will be unable to use any other weapons. As a result, the player is also incapable of taking cover while in the suit.
The wearer will not be able to access their inventory to use snacks and body armor, although they can still pick up and eat snacks dropped by enemies. Players can also still pick up items such as Bullshark Testosterone.
Additionally, the wearer can not swim in waters, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Should the player reach the waters will result as an instant death, thus destroying the equipment.
VIP work, MC contracts and freeroam challenges cannot be activated with the suit on, and if the player manages to start one of said activities with the equipment applied, then the equipment will be automatically removed.
Prominent Appearances in Missions[]
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 gear of an unknown nature).
- Later for the heist mission The Paleto Score, once the County Sheriff arrive at the scene, Trevor, Michael and the third gunman prepares to make their getaway by wearing Ballistic Equipment. Michael and the gunman carry Combat MGs, while Trevor wields a Minigun.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- It appears in the Juggernaut Adversary Mode, with orange or purple color scheme.
- Will appear in one of the bunker resupply missions while in an Organization or Motorcycle Club with two or more people, retrieved from inside a hangar at Fort Zancudo or from inside a Cargo Plane stationed in Los Santos International Airport.[vague]
- During the Heist Setup Rescue Agent 14 of Act III of The Doomsday Heist and its finale, The Doomsday Scenario, several of Avon Hertz's goons are seen wearing a modified version of the Ballistic Equipment, which in the former mission also has a cloaking ability, rendering the wearer nearly invisible to the naked eye.
- One of Avon's goons wearing the same type of modified armor appears in Heist Prep: Vault Lasers, although without the cloaking device.
- In the Robbery in Progress Client Job, one of the bank robbers wears Ballistic Equipment.
- In the mission Casino - Bad Beat, one of the Duggan's mercenaries on the roof helipad wears Ballistic Equipment.
- In the Casino Work mission Department of Defense, the leader of the Professionals is wearing Ballistic Equipment.
- In the Heist Prep: Disrupt Weapons, one of the arm's dealer wears Ballistic Equipment.
- During the Finale of The Cayo Perico Heist, one of Juan Strickler's personal guards that patrol the compound is marked as a juggernaut, despite wearing heavy armor instead of Ballistic Equipment. This was changed with the Kart Krash: Full Auto Week event, and the guard is now fully kitted as a juggernaut (and is more difficult to kill as a result).
Locations[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
As of the Gunrunning update, players requires research in their bunker to randomly unlock this item at Warstock Cache & Carry, for $500,000.
Ballistic Equipment unlocked.
It's not the sort of thing you can manufacture yourself, so the designs went through Warstock and they'll sell it back at cost. Check it out.
After purchasing it, the 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 deployed near the player's location. If the player dies or discards it, they will have a cooldown of 15 minutes until they can request another crate.
Gallery[]
Grand Theft Auto V[]
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Trivia[]
- Killing a player wearing Ballistic Equipment in freemode may result in a reward of 1000 RP, in addition to any other RP received.
- When unlocked, Agent 14 will mention that the Ballistic Equipment is made using para-aramid fibers and ballistic armor plating.