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Why do the NCR (New California Republic) troopers in Fallout: New Vegas wear the Vietnamese People's Army helmet?
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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It is made of compressed bamboo.
The NCR helmet looks almost like a covering over a standard helmet - hence my confusion. I'm aware that a normal pith helmet doesn't provide ballistic protection and is made of bamboo/other cloth material.
The NCR helmet, judging by the sound of the fall, is made of metal. a thin sheet metal bender.
Which is logical. In the wastelands, trees are scarce, but scrap metal is everywhere.