User blog comment:Comfox324/Tanker Vest or Assault?/@comment-4620155-20120728025454

unless you are low on GP or you are a low ranked player, i wouldn't get any of them. The new merceneries, combined with head and facial gear, will have far better statistics than these vests.

Rocco = +10 protection, -3 speed

Put a military bandana and anti flash goggles on him, and you have +10 protection and + 5 speed, much better than the Assault Vest's +3 speed. Even without the Anti flash goggles you will still be close to the assault vest's speed.

Hauser = +20 protection, - 9 speed

Hauser provides +3 more protection than the Tanker Vest, while handicapping the player's speed by the same amount.