Bulletproof Vest (Military) gives 30 bite and 55 scratch defence, with 0.75 insulation. Where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
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Bulletproof Vest (Military) gives 30 bite and 55 scratch defence, with 0.75 insulation.
Army storage and soldier zombies.
Town by town: loot locations.
Protection only counts where the item covers you, so layer it with other pieces.
The Bulletproof Vest (Military) gives 30 bite defence and 55 scratch defence where it covers you. Every point matters: see how protection works.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Slot | TorsoExtraVestBullet |
| Bite defence | 30 |
| Scratch defence | 55 |
| Insulation | 0.75 |
| Notes | Bullet defence 100, discomfort 0.25, weight 5 |
Bulletproof Vest - Military is on 6 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Storage Outfit | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate); Pawnshop (cupboard, shelves); and 2 more places | 0.93% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Outfit | Army Surplus Store (clothing rack, crate, shelves); Pawnshop (box, clothing rack, shelves) | 0.38% | 4 |
| Safehouse Armor Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.25% | 2 |
| Safehouse Armor Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate, drawer, …) | 0.20% | 3 |
| Locker Army Bedroom | Army tent (locker) | 0.12% | 4 |
| Locker Army Bedroom Home | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 0.10% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 4 recipes: Make Bulletproof Forearm Armor, Make Bulletproof Shin Armor, Make Bulletproof Thigh Armor, Pick Aramid Thread.
Army storage and soldier zombies.
Bulletproof Vest (Military) gives 30 bite and 55 scratch defence, with 0.75 insulation. Protection only counts where the item covers you, so layer it with other pieces.
Bite defence 30 and scratch defence 55, with 0.75 insulation.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg.