The People's Liberation Army or The Reds was the military of China, involved in several conflicts during the Resource Wars.[1]
Background
Led by Chairman Cheng and President Xin, the People's Liberation Army was responsible for fighting the United States armed forces during the Resource Wars. The army engaged in the initial invasion and occupation of Alaska in 2066 and subsequent conflicts in mainland China.
Chinese Stealth Armor was used by both the Crimson Dragoon troops and Black Ghost counterinsurgency squads during the Resource Wars.[2]Chinese soldiers wore Chinese Jumpsuits, carried assault rifles, and grenade rifles.[3] Infiltration submarines such as the SSN-37-1A patrolled coastal waters, the status of which was monitored by satellite.[4] In addition, American intelligence considered rumors of a "Ghost Fleet" of stealth submarines from the Shaanxi Province.[5]
Safehouses and field operations were established at various locations, including a listening post in the Taft Tunnel, a bunker at Broadcast Tower KT8 and an abandoned safehouse in the Pitt's Abandoned Apartments. In Point Lookout, operatives utilized an intelligence bunker and spies were also active near Bar Harbor, Maine and in Appalachia's Mama Dolce's processing factory.[6] Protectrons were utilized as clearance points for undercover agents.[7] The fighting forces also deployed pulse field technology, which was effective against American Power Armor.[8] On October 23, 2077, the Yangtze submarine in the Boston Harbor, commanded by Captain Zao, followed orders to fire their full payload of nuclear weapons at the city.
Post-War
After the Great War, remnants of the army maintained the Fujiniya Intelligence Base in Appalachia. The facility was originally tasked with identifying and destroying factory cities and intelligence gathering on the Appalachian Automated Launch System. Another detachment of infiltrators also continued operating underground near the Whitespring Resort. Their mission was the acquisition and operation of a Motherlode drill.[9][10]
Liberator robots are still functional in Appalachia, spreading propaganda and scouting for communist infiltrators. The Shih-huang-ti submarine washed ashore on America's West Coast, the survivors of which built a society around the salvaged remains of the vessel, referring to themselves as the Shi and calling its central computer "the Emperor."[11]
Equipment
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| Technical manuals | |
Ranks
| Rank | Members | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Agent | Agent Huang • Agent Mochou | - |
| Captain | Captain Zao • Remnant Soldier | [13] |
| Chairman | Chairman Cheng | [14] |
| Quao | Chief Scientist Quao | - |
| General | General Jingwei | [15] |
| First Mate | First Mate (ghoul) | - |
| President | President Xin | [16] |
| Sergeant | Remnant Soldier | - |
| Submariner | John Doe | - |
Forces
Notes
- In Operation Anchorage, Chinese aircraft can be seen flying overhead. These are downsized movable statics (DLCAnchFXBomberLoop01), also seen depicted in the simulation's posters.
- The Boomers mention shooting down Chinese Xian-85 fighters in their simulations.[17]
Appearances
The People's Liberation Army appears in Fallout 3 and its add-on Operation: Anchorage, Fallout 4, and in Fallout 76, introduced in the Wastelanders update.
Behind the scenes
- Items available from the Atomic Shop in Fallout 76 originally contained the People's Liberation Army "八 8"–"一 1" emblem inside the star but were removed.
- The Fallout Bible mentions that Power Armor was used against Chinese tanks and infantry in 2067.[Dev 1]
- Chinese involvement in mutation research with aims of breeding super warriors is mentioned in the Fallout 3 Official Game Guide.[Pub 1]
- In an Operation: Anchorage cut note, there is mention of Chinese attempting to sabotage the Hoover Dam and Chinese Stealth Armor is found in the location.[18][19]
Gallery
Poster from Operation: Anchorage
Poster from Operation: Anchorage
Flag in Alaska simulation
On Red Star pin
The Art of Fallout 4
Art for Fallout 76
Shocksword texture
References
- ↑ S1E6 - The Trap
- ↑ Creation Club loading screens: "Used by both the Crimson Dragoon troops and Black Ghost counterinsurgency squads during the Great War, Chinese Stealth Armor relies on light modulation technology to render its wearer virtually invisible. In fact, this technology was the basis for the U.S. military's portable "Stealth Boy" units."
- ↑ "Missing" shipment
- ↑ Homestead Motel terminal entries; safehouse terminal, Extraction Details
- ↑ The Switchboard terminal entries; .3E 2075 Dec 17
- ↑ Franny Richardson
- ↑ Chinese intelligence bunker Protectron dialogue
- ↑ Chinese Terminal, Decrypted/Transcribed Volume 99x51x140
- ↑ The Deep Terminal Entries
- ↑ The Deep Terminal Entries; terminal, Tunnel Status
- ↑ Chosen One: "Tell me about this place."
Fung: "You have come to the right person. Would you like long history or short?"
The Chosen One: "How about the long version?"
Fung: "The long version is this: We are here because our people are the descendants of the crew of a nuclear submarine, called the Shih-huang-ti. When the missiles fell in the Great Deluge, the systems aboard the submarine failed and we drifted in the dark for many days. At last, we drifted ashore. We found ourselves near the ruins of San Francisco. Most of the city was devastated in the war. We had to recreate society based on the few survivors who had crept back to the city."
(Fung's dialogue) - ↑ Fujiniya Intelligence Base terminal entries; Shipment Status
- ↑ Sole Survivor: "Who are you?"
Zao: "Zao! Captain of the Chinese Navy! I sail the Yangtze-31. This qianting. Submarine. My beautiful boat. Speak harsh words of me if you must. But my Yangtze... Speak of her with respect. Why are you here? War is over. Long over. And my Yangtze holds no bao wu. No... treasure. Nothing for you to plunder."
(Zao's dialogue) - ↑ Chinese soldier: "For Chairman Cheng!"
(Chinese soldier's dialogue) - ↑ General Jingwei/Dialogue
- ↑ Sierra Depot GNN transcript
- ↑ Courier: "How has Nellis taught your people to fly?"
Pete: "Once we restored power, we learned that some elaborate chairs we'd been sleeping in were actually virtual reality simulators. We believe they were used to train combat pilots. We use them extensively. I alone have shot down over 500 Chinese Xian-85 fighters! Before you ask, I'm afraid there's no way you can be allowed to use the simulators. They are for our use only. Sorry."
(Pete's dialogue) - ↑
American intelligence report
- ↑ Hoover Dam terminals; Terminal, No Clue What These Are
- ↑ Fallout 3 Official Game Guide Game of the Year Edition p. 85:"Michael Masters was an esteemed electronic and biological engineer before the bombs dropped. He doesn't remember much of the first years after D.C. was destroyed, but he does remember his human life and resents his Ghoulish nature (though he does appreciate the gift of longevity). He was extremely intelligent and jovial in his old life, but living as a Ghoul has made him very pessimistic and angry at the world. He sees his Ghoulness as a karmic curse, because he was attempting to keep America at the forefront of human mutation experiments, breeding super-warriors after being inspired by the work of the German, Russian, and Chinese doctors."
(Fallout 3 Official Game Guide/Wasteland Census)
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