Equipment

An example of equipment is armor, highlighted on this Security character in Insurgency.

Equipment are equippable items that serve a distinct role usually meant to complement (but not replace) regular weapons to support players and their team. They can unofficially be divided into three loose categories:

• Active equipment, which can be used to directly destroy or assist in the destruction of enemies in an offensive or defensive capacity, such as the F1 Frag, M84 Flash, RPG-7, and M19 Mine
• Passive equipment, which provide an indirect effect and do not have to be directly equipped weapon-style (i.e. held in the player's hands in its own slot), such as Armor and the Radio
• Utilitarian equipment, which are tools that can be used for varying purposes and do not necessarily provide active nor passive effects, such as the Binoculars

Though most equipment is available to all classes, some have unique equipment, such as Demolitions centering primarily around explosive equipment. Both Security and Insurgents have essentially the same equipment with different appearances; for instance, the C-4 is the Security equivalent of the Insurgents' IED, with the same performance and effects.

Note that equipment is distinct from attachments, which are equipped on weapons, not on their own.