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 U.S. 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 that lasts for a real-world hour.

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.