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.

Fallout Tactics mission
Just as you arrive you get the Hummer, the first vehicle in the game. Put in all your equipment - noone will care or touch it. The randevou is insantenous, and the soldier 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, ncluding the most harmless civilians.

Dangerous places: in the very end on the terace of the very last building will be a raider with a rocket launcher. Hope the miss, as nearly impossible to snipe him down before shooting.

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

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, worse to take home. The barricades are exploding thing, so stay away from them.

Subquests and interestings: 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 reach close. He asks for food for exchange some information about the key you could find earlier. Than he turns red, and tries to start shooting. Just send there 2-3 shooter of yours with burst mode AKs in agressive mode. It seems impossible to save him. No reaction if you put food before him, can not trade with him, no reaction if you steal food to him.

On the northwest there is a sharpshooter on the top of a building, what you can not loot (the corpse I mean). 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.