Macomb

Macomb is a town located in the area of the pre-war city of Macomb, Illinois, southwest of Chicago.

Around 2197, the Eastern Brotherhood of Steel received a distress call from one of their squads acting as escort to a supply wagon passing through Macomb. A single unit was separated from the main group and the road behind him has been blocked off. The APC was attacked not only by bandits, but also by hungry and desperate people, as the Brotherhood of Steel supply wagons carry food, weapons, and medical supplies - the three most sought after commodities in the Wasteland. The vehicle and Pilot Christian, the driver were rescued by a small Brotherhood squad and three extermination squads were dispatched to Macomb to remove the assorted "riffraff". Those who weren't killed paid back the Brotherhood's "generosity" by serving in labor camps.

One of the few inhabitants of Macomb who weren't hostile to the Brotherhood was Phillip Wilson, the town librarian. It is unknown what happened to him.

Mission walkthrough
Just as you arrive you get the Hummer, the first vehicle in the game. Put in all your equipment - no one will care or touch it. The randez-vous is instantaneous, and the soldiers just pass away.

For this mission you will need long-range weaponry, as most of your enemies will sharpshoot from the roofs of the buildings. Do not hesitate: kill everyone, including the most harmless civilians.

Dangerous places: in the very end on the terace of the very last building, there will be a raider with a rocket launcher. Better hope he misses, as it is nearly impossible to snipe him down before he shoots.

There is another launcher-guy before the library, covered with sandbags. Here, there will be a sharpshooter and a sneaking grenadier.

Hint: if you are wounded, use the vehicle for free health. Do not boggle with the mines here too, just drive through them. Attention: the first trap is inactive, you can take it home. The barricades are an exploding thing, so stay away from them.

Subquests and other interesting stuff: if you talk with the librarian, you can take back later his glasses. Trade him free the glasses, and he will give you the book, he has for trading.

There is a green raider, who starts talking to you (just floating texts) when you are close. He asks for food for exchange some information about the key you could find earlier. Than he turns red, and starts shooting. Just send there 2-3 shooters of yours with burst mode AKs in agressive mode. It seems impossible to save him. No reaction if you put food before him, cannot trade with him, no reaction if you steal food to him.

In the northwest there is a sharpshooter on the top of a building. You cannot loot his corpse. Sad thing.

The big metal doors can be opened by switches. After this mission it is suggested to start hunting down the random encounters - especially the PipBoy, if you feel you like him.

Appearances in games
Macomb appears only in Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel.