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TacTec

5.11 Tactical TacTec plate carrier (Ranger Green)

Budget Best value

Insane value craft in hideout
Unlimited tier 5 plates with lavatory
Must spam this always

Protection: Class 3 soft, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 18
Pockets: 6x 1x2, 6x 1x1
Durability: 170
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 19%
Ergonomics: 0%
Speed: -1%
Turn: 0%
Weight: 2.35 kg

JPC

Crye Precision JPC Plate Carrier (MultiCam)

Extremely efficient slotted rigs
Has 2 2x2 slots for helmets and many other slots.
Usable as a extra backpack for loot

Protection: Plate carrier, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 24
Pockets: 2x 2x2, 8x 1x2
Durability: 110
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 35%
Ergonomics: 0%
Speed: 0%
Turn: 0%
Weight: 1.83 kg

FCPC V5

Ferro Concepts FCPC V5 Plate Carrier (Black Division)

Budget Best value Meta Lightweight

One of my favourite rigs
Tier 4 soft plates (only 1 in game for now that's usable by players)
Spawns often on black division

Protection: Class 4 soft, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 14
Pockets: 2x2, 5x 1x2
Durability: 198
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 34%
Ergonomics: -1%
Speed: -4%
Turn: -2%
Weight: 5.3 kg

Siege-R

First Spear Siege-R Optimized M.A.S.S. Plate Carrier (Black Division)

Best value Meta Lightweight

Currently the best armour in the game
Extremely hard to get for now
Can be purchased later when quest is released
Can be found on roaming black division

Protection: Class 3 soft, 4 plate slots
Capacity: 25
Pockets: 2x3, 2x2, 3x 1x3, 6x 1x1
Durability: 350
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 34%
Ergonomics: -5%
Speed: -6%
Turn: -3%
Weight: 10.8 kg

Bagariy

NPP KlASS Bagariy plate carrier (EMR)

Budget Best value Meta Lightweight

Decent TIER 5 armour that ragman sells
Comes with side plate option
Decently priced.

Protection: Class 3 soft, 4 plate slots
Capacity: 25
Pockets: 2x 2x2, 6x 1x2, 5x 1x1
Durability: 232
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 17%
Ergonomics: -2%
Speed: -4%
Turn: -1%
Weight: 5.1 kg

LV-119

Spiritus Systems LV-119 Plate Carrier (Black Division V1)

Best value Meta Lightweight

Black division rig (spawns on roaming only)
Barter trade unlock with kord breach
Very good slots
Usually spawns with tier 6 plates from black division (roaming)

Protection: Class 4 soft, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 24
Pockets: 2x2, 8x 1x2, 4x 1x1
Durability: 220
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 34%
Ergonomics: 0%
Speed: -1%
Turn: -1%
Weight: 3.9 kg

LV-119

Spiritus Systems LV-119 Plate Carrier (Black Division V2)

Best value Meta Lightweight

Very good rig (lots of slots)
Spawns a lot on Icebreaker
Has 2x3 for items like (fuel,lion)
Great for 40 rounders as well (1x3)
Barter tradable with BD dog tags

Protection: Class 3 soft, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 25
Pockets: 3x2, 3x 1x3, 4x 1x2, 2x 1x1
Durability: 198
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 34%
Ergonomics: -1%
Speed: -2%
Turn: -2%
Weight: 5.1 kg

LV-119

Spiritus Systems LV-119 Plate Carrier (MultiCam Black)

Best value Meta Lightweight

Best overall rig in the game
Only spawns on wedge (icebreaker boss)
Insane amount of slots and spawns with tier 5
Drip

Protection: Class 3 soft, 2 plate slots
Capacity: 28
Pockets: 2x2, 10x 1x2, 4x 1x1
Durability: 198
Material: Aramid
Blunt throughput: 34%
Ergonomics: -1%
Speed: -2%
Turn: -2%
Weight: 5.1 kg

Updated 20 Aug 2026