Great Bend

Before the Great War, Great Bend was the largest city and county seat of Barton County, Kansas and a major center of industry. Now, it is a town full of garbage, whose inhabitants don't care much of hygiene, living and feeding in the junk.

Around 2198, Midwestern Brotherhood of Steel intelligence located the possible origin of the humanoid robot that attacked Junction City and the tracks originated from Great Bend. The Calculator's robots attacked the place, killed nearly everyone and now were transforming this location into a robot manufacturing facility. Only a few humans survived the initial robot attack on the town: Mike, Noelene, Jake and Gloria. A woman named Ripley, the inhabitant of this town freed from Freeport by the warrior, could be found dead near the entrance. Eventually, the robots were attacked by the Brotherhood of Steel squad, led by the warrior. A pacification robot, who was damaged by the steel yard cart fallen on him, was found here. General Dekker believed that this robot was the one appointed as a leader, who controlled other robots in this location. With it being damaged the robots become unavailable to complete their task to build a manufacturing plant. It is unknown whether the town was repopulated again.

Mission Walkthrough
Equipment: Vindicator Minigun(will suffice), M2, Plasma Rifle, SunBeam rifle, Pulse grenades(energy weapons is prefered). Right after start, you can find Jake, first of survivors. Next you can find about six robot (about 3-4 armed with slicing weapons, one sniper rifle, one FN-FAL). First robot is hiding behind sandbags, second one little bit to the east, behind sand bags. Next 2-3 are hiding behind car found on road, right after first sandbags line. Last robot can be found south from sandbags, right after eletrified pond(which causes a lot of damage, ensure you don't take bath. Right next to the pond there is walled builidng. Fence entrance can be found on southern wall(requires lockpicks ~100), inside you can fine second survivor (Noelene) which tells you about big pacification robot pinned by collapsing wall. In the same building you can find some helpful medical suplies.

In north-east part of insertion zone there is building with switch and shelf(30x of acid). Switch opens gate, which blocks pass to east.

After cleaning insertion zone proceed east.

North from insertion zone gate you can find door in fence. Once open it gives access to sort of packaging plant(building with some sort of turbines on roof). Inside there are 2x security robot and 2x load lifter. In bodies and locker you will find some ammo, books and medical supplies(Note that from place where locker is located, you can gun down bots to north).

To the south you will find building( tagged: "BOS go home" ) which requires some lockpicking. Inside you will find Mike, crate with some supplies and stairs down. Stairs lead to ditch to south, from ditch you can climb to face robots guarding second packaging plant. Second plant is guarded both, inside and outside. Outside there are two robots, one armed with M16, second fighting with his hands. Inside there are 3x security robot. East from second plant you can find scrap yard. It is well defended ( robot with ranged, mostly energy weapons)

After cleaning scrapyard proceed south, over the bridge. From here you can either travel west, along ditch, till you reach road or open door in fence, leading to some factory(look like smelter). Immedietly after passing smelter fence, you wil encounter 2x robots with laser pistol, and on far end, two robots with sniper rifle and M60. Smelter is defended by 3x load lifters. Inside you will find Environmental Armor Mark II and some medical supplies. Smaller smelter to the west is deffended by 2x load lifter and 1x robot(you will propably fight them before entering bigger smelter).

After cleaning smaller smelter, head north, you will find switch and building with trapped pacification bot inside. Once switch is flipped, proceed through gate. You will find 3x robot ( Vindicator, M60 and Sunbeam )

Next is final area(west), last robots present. You can either rush and kill (since its deffended by 1x robot and 2xload lifter - or you can shadow wall south than west, go through doors and head for switch - it activates hydraulic press. Once are is cleared, evac.

Appearances in games
Great Bend appears only in Fallout Tactics.