Anchorage Reclamation simulation

The  is a virtual recreation of the famous Anchorage Reclamation created by Virtual Strategic Solutions, Inc. for the U.S. Army.

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 were "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 VB-02 Vertibirds were present in the simulation in full operational capacity when in fact they wouldn't even reach prototype stage until much later. There is also doubt over the plausibility of Chimeras as shown in the simulation, since any other source material on the Reclamation makes no mention of it.

Anchorage Cliffs
The Anchorage Cliffs are the starting point of the simulation where you first meet Sergeant Benjamin Montgomery and the general outside area during The Guns of Anchorage.

Cave Outpost
A series on caves where you first come across a Scoped Gauss Rifle and re-unite with Montgomery.

Chinese Artillery Outpost
Containing the exit to the Artillery Overlook, this former American base is now occupied by the Chinese.

Artillery Overlook
The Artillery Overlook is filled with three gigantic artillery guns bombarding your fellow American soldiers in the far-away Anchorage.

U.S. Army Field Headquarters
The U.S. Army Field Headquarters is the American base of operation for Operation: Anchorage and the place where you are briefed and equipped for the remaining missions in the simulation.

Ice Camp
The Chinese Ice Camp is a small encampment on the way to the Chimera Depot, rather close to the American camp. Take the left path to get there

Chimera Depot
The Chimera Depot is a Chinese installation in which Chimeras 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 is a Chinese base used for intelligence purposes and troop coordination. Take the right path to get there.

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.

Appearances
The appears in Fallout 3's Operation: Anchorage add-on.

Behind the scenes
A reference is made to the Anchorage Reclamation simulation during the mission Tranquility Lane. If you choose to exit the Tranquility Lane simulation via the abandoned house, you can get into the Failsafe Terminal and read a letter from General Constantine Chase to Doctor Stanislaus Braun regarding the Anchorage Reclamation simulation, followed by the town of Tranquility Lane being attacked by many Chinese Commandos.

Also in reference to the mission Tranquility Lane, before entering the simulation, the player character can say, "Let me guess... more psychotic little girls?" if they have already completed that mission.