Recon Vest

"Lightweight, bullet resistant and compact in design, the Recon Vest offers soldiers superior speed, while maintaining protection on par with the Light Vest."

- The Arsenal

The Recon Vest is an NX Vest that was added in the 12-23-09 Patch.

Overview
The Recon Vest is similar to the Light Vest. Originally, it can only be purchased in the Black Market. It can be only obtained via Ghost Hi-Sec Cases.

The Recon Vest increases speed by 15%, while decreasing armor by 10% (the same as the Light Vest).

It can be obtained through a Black or Grey HiSec Case.

Events

 * The Recon Vest was available for permanent duration during the following events:
 * During the Black Friday Sale (2012), at a price of 15,455 NX.
 * During the Honorable Soldier Sale, at a price of 14,536 NX.
 * During the 5th Anniversary Gear Sale, at a price of 15,455 NX.
 * During the Combat Necessity Item Sales! (EU) at a price of 19,900 NX.


 * A five-day duration Recon Vest was given to players who logged in during the 5th Anniversary Hot Shot Event on July 11th, 2013 at 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific (7:00 PM - 7:30 PM Eastern, 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Sydney, July 12th).

Trivia

 * It is currently the single fastest equippable item in the game.
 * The Recon Vest is a Light Vest with a jacket over it, just as the Tanker Vest is a Heavy Vest with a jacket over it, and the Combat Vest is the default vest with a jacket over it.
 * The Recon Vest has the same armor penalty as Wraith, Raven, and the Light Vest, but has a speed increase greater than all of them.
 * The Recon Vest has been permanently been removed from shop in Combat Arms Reboot Update.