Crimson Dragoon

The Crimson Dragoons are China's elite troops. According to rumor they begin military training from birth. They are equipped with Chinese Stealth Armor, Chinese Officer's Swords, Chinese Assault Rifles, and Sniper Rifles.

Attributes
Crimson Dragoons level with the player, and are generally on par with a Brotherhood of Steel Knight or Paladin in terms of skill and durability. Their cloaking-field generating Stealth Armor allows them to pose a unique threat.

Tactics

 * If you pay close attention to your "radar", they will show up as friendly units while they are camouflaged (provided your Perception is high enough). Should you detect one, you can even speak to them. The normal dialogue view will appear, with no text, and then zoom back out, at least on 360 version.
 * Continually hitting the V.A.T.S button should bring them into view. You have a 0% chance of hitting them while they are camouflaged, yet throwing a grenade from V.A.T.S. will still work. A good tactic is to use a pistol or other small arm, V.A.T.S to center on them, then exit V.A.T.S and shoot until they become visible. Then switch to a heavier weapon and take them out in V.A.T.S before they have a chance to shoot or slice you.
 * You can also simply kill them without V.A.T.S. by lining up a head shot with a high-damage weapon. They do not move unless you get too close, even if you point your weapon at them, and the stealth field is not that hard to spot with a bit of practice.
 * The stealth field will drop if the soldier is damaged, but not permanently. They will re-cloak if they can go a couple seconds without being hit. Try to avoid letting them do this, as it can be surprisingly hard (or at least tiresome) to regain even footing if they vanish.
 * Players that are used to the slow Super mutants beware, as mines will not work on these enemies. Their lightning-like speed renders mines utterly useless.
 * Looking for darker patches on these soldiers will reveal flaws without worrying about the bug.

Appearances
Crimson Dragoons appear only in the Operation: Anchorage Fallout 3 downloadable content pack.

Trivia

 * Historically, a dragoon is a type of infantry trained to fight on foot as well as on horseback, but eventually came to refer to a kind of medium cavalry. In modern parlance, the term is usually applied to armored regiments.

Bugs

 * Sometimes when using V.A.T.S on the Crimson Dragoons while they are in stealth mode you may not be able to exit V.A.T.S in addition to the fact that you can not attack, leaving you stuck there.
 * Sometimes as the Dragoon is stealth, they will appear blue on your compass(Friendly) and will stay that way for a long period until you are in their line of fire. Often mistaken for a American soldier but just to discover a hidden Dragoon is a common mistake.