Boomers

The  are a faction in Fallout: New Vegas. The Boomers are a tribe descended from a group of vault dwellers who left Vault 34 who revere explosions and the discharge of weapons.

Background
Vault 34's armory was overstocked but not possible to lock. The Overseer had the munitions guarded closely, and did not allow the use of firearms or explosives in the vault. After a conflict with the Overseer, the Boomers left Vault 34 and wandered the wastes. Their superior firepower meant that the "savages" they encountered in the outside world didn't stand a chance. The Boomers eventually settled at Nellis Airforce Base near New Vegas. They use the base's virtual reality pods to train their members in the use of firearms, explosives and aircraft. While no working aircraft remain at Nellis, the Boomers dream of one day recovering a crashed B-29 bomber in Lake Mead before the Great War and using it to rain fiery explosive death on the savages of the Mojave wasteland.

Interactions with the player character
When nearing Nellis Airforce Base they try to kill you with artillery.

Easy way to get past artillery is hug the hill to your left as soon as you enter the area. Once you go down the hill near the fence the artillery will stop and you can proceed to the gate. If you have a follower tell them to stop following before you enter the area or they may get killed(only if Hardcore mode was turned on but if Hardcore mode isn't on they will just be knocked unconscious when they get hit by an artillery rocket).

If you recover the B-29 for the Boomers and subsequently have them ally with you, they will fly the B-29 against either Caesar's Legion or the NCR during the Battle of Hoover Dam, depending on which faction the player is fighting.

Bugs
The Boomers medic, Argyll, requests 3 doses of Fixer for his services. Giving them to him triggers the medical animation, but the players wounds are not healed, and the dialog resets to his initial greeting.

Sometimes when approaching they will cease fire before you get near the fence, and resume fire after a little break. this will cause them to fire at you even when you are friendly with the Boomers, even when you approach the fence from the inside.

When questioning Pete about the history of the Boomers, he pronounces "atomic" wrong, sounding more like "automatic"

Appearances
appears in Fallout: New Vegas.