Armor & Munitions Walkthrough | RoN

This guide will go through a run-down of the Armor and Munitions system in Ready or Not.

Introduction

Armor & Munitions Walk-Through In-Depth

- Ghost of Kyiv

Armor-Kit Types

Currently, at the time this guide was made, there are 3 main armor types in RoN.

• Anti-Stab
  
• Light Armor
  
• Heavy Armor

Each armor type has their own pros and cons that come with using them.

Anti-Stab Vest

As you would expect, this armor is the weakest- however it's lighter material and its capacity allows for better mobility and more equipment for your player. No armor-material can be selected when wearing the stab-vest.

• Most mobility
  
• Most equipment capacity (15x)
  
• Least protection

Light Armor

This kit is a good in-between type for all players. It does not have too much cut-back on capacity or mobility, whilst still giving decent protection.

• Good mobility
  
• Decent equipment capacity (x13)
  
• Decent protection

Heavy Armor

The heavy armor kit is as the name implies, heavier, more beefy, and provides the most protection. This kit has the biggest cutback on equipment capacity and mobility. This is the only armor kit that gives you the ability to have side-protection.

• Worst mobility
  
• Worst equipment capacity (x11)
  
• Best protection (+ Offers side protection)

The Run-Down

The anti-stab vest is the best armor if you wish to carry more equipment and have the best mobility of your squad. The light armor is best if you are an all-around player and do not worry about taking direct fire 24-7. The heavy armor is a paranoid players best friend, if you are worried about taking fire from all angles, then this is your best option.

Armor Material Types

At the time of this guide's creation there are only 3 armor material types.

• Kevlar
  
• Steel
  
• Ceramic

Armor material does not apply to the anti-stab vest.

Kevlar

Kevlar provides the worst protection out of the 3 options but can still protect against small caliber rounds, direct fire is enough to penetrate this material in one quick firing.

Steel

Steel plating provides the best overall protection out of the 3 options, however- steel increases the suppression affect you experience when getting hit by direct fire, as it does not absorb and properly disperse the energy of the bullet the same way ceramic does (see below). Steel is also the heaviest of the 3 options, as you would expect.

Ceramic

Ceramic plates provide the best in-between for players while leaning more toward protection without the weight or suppression effects that you get with steel plating. Ceramic however, unlike steel has a faster breaking-point and after enough rounds can finally allow bullets to pass right through the armor and be deadly.

The Run-Down

Ceramic plates is the go-to protection for players who do not necessarily care too much about mobility or plate penetration. Kevlar, is the weakest option but provides the worst protection. Steel provides most protection against direct fire but can disorient the player more.

Ammunition Type (AP & JHP)

Armor Piercing

The armor piercing round is best when dealing with heavily armored suspects, or for players who cannot aim for the head quickly.

• Better penetration
  
• Less deadly

Jacketed Hollow Point

The Jacketed Hollow Point round is most efficient when trying to put down a lightly armored suspect quickly. As per IRL, the JHP round is best at shrouding upon penetration and stopping any pesky suspects very quickly.

The Run-Down

Overall, I would recommend using JHP, as long as you are trying to hit their sides (suspects are less-likely to be armored on their side) or their head, although sometimes this is tricky- which is why AP rounds are good for shredding through armor like butter, however, it is probably going to take a bit more bullets to neutralize a target this way. (In a good amount of scenarios).

Ammunition Type (Buckshot & Slug)

Slug

The slug is more efficient at virtually pounding a suspect into the dirt at close to medium distance. As per IRL, the slug does not consist of pellets like buckshot, and requires a bit more accuracy to be effective.

Buckshot

Buckshot is best at close quarters but can somewhat be used at medium distance, as stated above- this consists of pellets flying at a suspect. Suspects with armor will probably take more than one shot to be neutralized.

The Run-Down

I would probably say that this one is 50/50, if you are a player that clears close-quarters areas more often than open areas, you are definitely going to want to use the buckshot. If you are a player that likes clearing long hallways with shotguns for whatever reason, use the slug.

Grenades

There are 3 grenades currently available in RoN.

• Flashbang
  
• CS Gas
  
• Stinger Grenade

Flashbang

Flashbangs are best used when cracking a door open and chucking it in through the doorway, turning away, and then entering to subdue disoriented suspects.

• Turn away or wear anti-flash goggles
  
• Stuns & Disorients suspects for a short time

CS Gas

Best used in a planned/strategized situation and not on the spot, officers should be wearing a gasmask or else they will become disoriented and will be prone to getting shot during this period.

• Disorients suspects for a long amount of time
  
• Officers must wear gasmasks to efficiently use this

Stinger Grenade

Best used by an officer who is taking cover from heavily armed suspects, extremely disorients suspects.

• Severely disorients suspects
  
• Officer must be taking cover or they will suffer the effects as well

The Run-Down

Personally, I would use the flashbang as it is more versatile in far more situations than the other two options, unless you have a specific need for the other two, definitely run flashbangs.

Deployables

At the moment, RoN comes with 4 standard deployables / tacticals.

• Door Wedge
  
• Lockpick Gun
  
• Pepper Spray
  
• C2 Explosives

Door Wedge

The door wedge is best used in scenarios where you are clearing rooms and there are multiple doors surrounding you. The door wedge will prevent any suspects from walking through the door that you place it on.

Lockpick Gun

The lockpicking device is for officers who want a quiet, stealth-like entry, which will also allow you to peek doors instead of blowing their hinges off. The likelihood of suspects being alerted to your presence by using this method is limited.

Pepper Spray

Pepper spray can be used to quickly but directly disorient a target at close range, and also get civilians to comply faster. Pepper spray can also be used to disarm in a suspect at close range, however take that info with a grain of salt.

C2 Explosives

Ah yes, the run and gun's favorite piece of equipment. C2 is best used when wanting to make a startling and sudden entry into a room, this can even disorient some suspects and lead them to put their gun down without firing a shot.

The Run-Down

Basically, you will want to diversify this equipment amongst your team, or.. if you want to blow open every door you come across, have everyone run C2, up to you. However, at this moment- pepper spray has not proven too affective in the game.

[shadeline]

Heavy armor IS heavier, if you play the game for more than 10 minutes you can figure this out.

The reason the ballistic mask isn't included is because well, none of the other masks or equipment of similar capacity are not included.

[Phoenix12]

Cave Man is half right,

as someone who owned and wore a lvl3a vest as a security guard(fortunately never needed for its intended use), it was kevlar, light (5-8pds) and was rated to stop any handgun round and light/low caliber rifle rounds or pistol rounds from rifle-like setups (mp5,etc)

Wouldn't have saved me from the typical .223 mass shooter without the plate insert though.

[limon]

while it is unimmersive and silly, it is kinda how it is, and majority of it hasn't changed

[limon]

the guide is also missing the silly design of:
the gas mask providing more armor than ballistic mask
nvg being able to actually tank a shot
heavy armor not being heavy and providing nothing most of the time

the only thing the guide provides is the general idea, with the explanation that you can think of yourself just from the name of things.. wow, heavy armor is- heavy, it slows you down and offers more protection, just from the name of it.
while there was no actual trying out, no actual testing, it's just average information worth nothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkp_kL3SGY0

[Sienihemmo]

The guide is missing all of the in-depth info that a guide like this should have.

Some examples:
- Ceramic armor blocks 100% of damage from bullets, but only until the ceramic plate breaks. Steel armor blocks 75% of damage, but steel plates take so long to break that you'll be dead before then. After 100+ hours in the game, I've never had a ceramic plate break so it's better to just use those instead of steel. You'll live longer.
- C2 explosives can kill or knock out anyone too close to the other side of the door.
- Flashbangs and stingers both work identically against AI. They both stun for the same duration, obstacles dont matter, and looking away doesnt matter.
- Flashbang/stinger effects last for 8 seconds, CS lasts for 22 seconds.
- No mention of tazers
- No mention of ballistic mask

The guide is completely outdated by now, since all of the info that this guide gives is explained in-game as well. Please update the guide or just delete it.

[Rosencrantz]

To the knuckle heads in the comments, Kevlar, as a material , has stronger tensile strength by weight than steel. However, it has other properties that effect how it is applied as a body armor that are the real deciders of what to choose and when. This of course is how it works in real life. It's useful to remember we are not in real life here, we are on a forum or in a video game.

[shadeline]

Kevlar is quite literally not as strong as steel. That is a fact.
And if it were, then why even have steel as an option?

[Cave Man]

People are missing the point on the kevlar vs steel. Without an intricate weave and a build up of kevlar material, it is not as strong as standard steel body armor thickness. I have never heard of Kevlar body armor rated at lvl 3 or 4.

[Aldreit]

You should add a section detailing the different types of enemies, and listing their interpreted armor values. So far it seems like the suspects at the Hotel or Nightclub seem to be the most heavily armored, but it's hard to tell with others like those at Brisa, or Valley of Dolls.

[Barbecue Lays]

Kevlar IS stronger than steel on an equal weight basis.