U.S. Covert Operations Manual

The U.S. Covert Operations Manual is a perk magazine found in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.

U.S. Covert Operations Manual


Produced by the United States Department of the Army before the Great War, the Covert Operations Manual provides training and information to soldiers in how to avoid detection by enemies. Due to how magazines changed between Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, copies have different benefits. In Fallout 4 each copy found by the Sole Survivor provides ranks of the Covert Operations perk, which permanently increases the ability to sneak. In Fallout 76 each issue provides a different, temporary, perk which lasts for a real world hour.

Fallout 4
Each issue found grants a rank of Covert Operations, which makes it more difficult for enemies to detect the Sole Survivor while sneaking (4% per rank).

Fallout 76
Due to how magazines changed, each issue grants it's own specific perk, as listed below;