Anchorage Reclamation simulation

The Anchorage Reclamation simulation is a virtual recreation of the famous Anchorage Reclamation created by Virtual Strategic Solutions for the U.S. Army in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.

It can be found and entered at the Outcast outpost in the old VSS Facility at Bailey's Crossroads.

Development
Entries found in a terminal in the Outcast outpost detail the development of the simulation. The entry dated August 15, 2077 describes how General Constantine Chase tested the simulation himself, but claimed it didn't "feel right," and that hardware problems were prevalent. The second entry dated September 6, 2077, tells of how Chase was making elaborate changes to the simulation which the writer of the entry felt was "divorced from reality," and that he was sure that the real Anchorage Reclamation had never happened the way Chase portrayed it. The writer goes on to say that everyone was beginning to think Chase was going insane, but no one confronted him because they feared that the military would take over the project. At the very end, the writer questions why running the simulation was necessary anymore, since "any tactical data was mined months ago."

In particular, the Vertibirds were present in the simulation in full operational capacity when in fact they wouldn't even reach the prototype stage until much later. There is also doubt over the plausibility of Chimeras as shown in the simulation, since no other source material on the Reclamation makes any mention of it. Furthermore, the M42 "Fat Man" miniature nuclear launcher is used by the power-armored units to blow open the gates to the Chinese Compound, despite the launcher not being completed until September 2077, 8 months after the battle had concluded.

Locations
This simulation takes place in pre-War Anchorage, part of the Northwest Commonwealth.

Anchorage cliffs
The Anchorage cliffs (named Cliffs on the world map) are the starting point of the simulation (where Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery first appears) and the general outside area during The Guns of Anchorage.

Cave outpost
A series of caves containing a scoped Gauss rifle where Montgomery reappears.

Cave passage
A small cave with a staircase that gives access to a better vantage point for the assault on the Chinese artillery outpost.

Chinese artillery outpost
The Chinese artillery outpost (named Artillery Overlook Entrance on the world map) contains the exit to the artillery overlook. This former American base is now occupied by Chinese forces.

Artillery overlook
The artillery overlook, situated on the Chugach Mountains overlooking Anchorage, is filled with three gigantic artillery guns bombarding American soldiers.

U.S. Army field headquarters
The U.S. Army field headquarters is the American base of operation for Operation: Anchorage and the place where briefing and equipping for the remaining missions in the simulation take place.

Ice camp
The Chinese ice camp (named Chinese Forward Camp Delta on the world map) is a small encampment on the way to the Chimera depot, rather close to the American camp.

Chimera Armor Depot
The Chimera Armor Depot is a Chinese installation in which Chimera tanks are repaired and refueled.

Mining town
An area of abandoned mines and houses which has to be passed on the way to the listening post.

Listening post
The Chinese listening post of Calliway Ridge is a Chinese base used for intelligence purposes and troop coordination.

Battlefield trenches
The only way from the U.S. Army field HQ to the pulse field leads through the trenches, the main battlefield.

Pulse field
The pulse field is the main defensive barrier of the Chinese Army, barring American power armor units from entering their headquarters and devastating the refinery.

Chinese compound
A captured refinery poses as the main Chinese stronghold in the simulation. General Jingwei is inside, seen executing an American soldier before engaging in conversation.

Appearances
The Anchorage Reclamation simulation appears only in the Fallout 3 add-on Operation: Anchorage.