Flak helmet

Flak helmet

A lightweight combat helmet with a complex design, reinforced with plasteel. Not effective against blunt attacks.

Base Stats

Type

Gear – Armor

Market Value

300 

Mass

1.2 kg

HP

120

Apparel

Armor Factor - Sharp

0.7

Armor Factor - Blunt

0.7

Armor Factor - Heat

0.7

Coverage

Head, Left Ear, Right Ear

Layer

Overhead

Creation

Work To Make

8,000 ticks (2.22 mins)

An advanced helmet for protection. A step up from the simple helmet, this is a mid-tier helmet for most colonist uses. It is the lightest of all the helmets, only weighing 1.2 kg.

Acquisition

Can be crafted at the machining table using 40 metallic materials, 2 components and 10 plasteel. Requires no research (other than machining) to unlock.

Analysis

Flak helmets strike a middle ground between the cheap simple helmet and the marine helmet, being moderately easy to make and provides average protection. Flak helmets are reached much easier in research tree than marine helmets, and when made of plasteel they offer sharp protection comparable to marine helmets, while having significantly higher item hp (over 2x), thus serving longer. As a downside, flak helmets do not provide eye, nose or jaw protection.

The protection offered by a flak helmet depends on its quality and material. It has a material effect multiplier of 70% for all types of damage. See apparel for material protection values. Despite the description, flak helmets actually offer a decent amount of protection from blunt damage. A steel flak helmet offers almost as much armor - blunt as a marine helmet (31.5% vs. 36.0%) and a plasteel flak helmet provides more (44.1% vs. 36.0%)

Material Table

Material	Sharp	Blunt	Heat	Item HP	Market Value
Silver Flak helmet	50.4%	25.2%	25.2%	84	585
Gold Flak helmet	50.4%	25.2%	25.2%	72	4180
Steel Flak helmet	63%	31.5%	42%	120	260
Plasteel Flak helmet	79.8%	38.5%	45.5%	336	575
Uranium Flak helmet	75.6%	37.8%	45.5%	300	450

^{Assuming Normal quality, for the effect of other qualities, see Quality.}

Version history

• Advanced helmets were added in Alpha 17, replacing the Kevlar helmet from previous versions. The major change was that advanced helmets can be made out of any material, requires 5 plasteel to craft and have increased protection across the board.
• In Beta 19 material cost was decreased from 70 to 40, but plasteel cost increased from 5 to 10, and materials now affect armor rating. It also protects against heat.
• In 1.1 Advanced helmets were renamed to Flak helmets

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Apparel

Torso | Clothing

Button-down shirt • T-shirt (Kid ) • Tribalwear (Kid )

Corset • Eltex shirt • Eltex vest • Formal vest • Formal shirt

Slave collar

Sash • Kid romper

Armor

Flak vest

Legs | Clothing

Pants (Kid )

Armor

Flak pants

Shell | Clothing

Duster • Jacket • Parka (Kid ) • Robe

Cape • Eltex robe • Prestige robe

Burka • Slave body strap

Heavy bandolier

Lab coat

Armor

Flak jacket • Marine armor (Prestige , Grenadier ) • Plate armor • Recon armor (Prestige , Locust , Mechlord ) • Cataphract armor (Prestige , Phoenix )

Head | Clothing

Bowler hat • Cowboy hat • Hood • Psychic foil helmet • Tuque • Tribal headdress • Veil • War mask

Beret • Coronet • Crown • Eltex helmet • Eltex skullcap • Ladies hat • Stellic crown • Top hat

Authority cap • Blindfold • Broadwrap • Flophat • Headwrap • Shadecone • Slicecap • Tailcap • Torture crown • Visage mask

Airwire headset • Array headset • Gas mask • Face mask

Ceremonial hood • Ritual mask

Armor

Flak helmet • Marine helmet (Prestige/Samurai helmet ) • Recon helmet (Prestige , Mechlord ) • Simple helmet (Kid ) • Cataphract helmet (Prestige ) • Gunlink • Integrator headset • Mechcommander helmet