U.S. Covert Operations Manual (Fallout 4)

U.S. Covert Operations Manual is a perk magazine in Fallout 4 that gives the player character ranks of the Covert Operations perk.

Characteristics
Each magazine gives a rank of the Covert Operations perk which makes one more difficult to detect while sneaking.

Behind the scenes

 * The collection of manuals is based on real world Field Manuals issued by the US Department of the Army, particularly those issued in the 1960s.


 * Some of the issue titles also refer to common phrases and to real world pop culture:
 * "Whistling in the Dark" is a common idiom meaning "to put on a brave front."
 * "Not the Soldiers You're Looking For" is a reference to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, where Obi-Wan Kenobi says "These aren't the droids you're looking for."
 * "Who Goes There?" is the name of a science fiction novella by John W. Campbell, Jr., written in 1938 and made into several films, the best known of which is John Carpenter's The Thing (1982).
 * "Squeaky Floorboard, Sudden Death" appears to be a Splinter Cell reference, in particular to the third game in the series, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.
 * "Bushes, Boxes and Beehives Camouflage Special" could be a reference to the Metal Gear Solid game series, of which hiding in a cardboard box is a signature, and where Snake may hide behind bushes, under boxes and use beehives as a method of distraction.
 * "Look Better in Black" is possibly a reference to a quote from City of Bones, part of the Mortal Instruments series of novels. The quote is as follows: "It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'."
 * "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" is a reference to the song Tiptoe Through The Tulips by Nick Lucas, from Gold Diggers of Broadway.

Bugs
The world graphic of issue #7 matches the inventory graphic of #8 and vice versa.

Cover images
Manual de operaciones encubiertas de EE. UU. Руководство по тайным операциям США Керівництво з таємних операцій США