Fallout 3 DLC Operation: Anchorage

Operation: Anchorage is the first downloadable content (DLC) pack for Fallout 3, and was released on January 27, 2009 for the Xbox 360 and Windows versions. The DLC costs 800 Microsoft points.

Story

In this DLC pack, the Brotherhood of Steel Outcasts are trying to acquire advanced military tools, and the only way to enter the vault containing these relics is by completing a military virtual reality simulation. In the simulation the player fights in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe: the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from invading Red Chinese troops. The simulation is set between June 2076, when the T-51b Power Armor was first introduced, and January 2077, when Chinese forces were completely driven out of Alaska.

Once the DLC is downloaded, the quest objective for Operation: Anchorage will be activated by a radio broadcast stating, "This is Defender Morrill, any Outcasts listening on this frequency report to sector 7-B, Bailey's Crossroads. This is a high-priority message, backup is needed at our location. Any personnel listening on this frequency please report at once." A marker will appear on the world map but the player cannot immediately fast-travel to the location to begin the simulation. The DLC can be played at any time after the player exits Vault 101 at the beginning of the game. After completing the simulation, new equipment will be unlocked for the player to use in the rest of the game.

In the simulation, the player is stripped of any equipment and weapons (excluding quest items) and forced to utilize the resources supplied throughout the simulation's environment. The Chinese Red Army is everywhere, and the player first has to secure the surrounding mountain side and then fight their way into the Chinese base. The player has to use a lot of their standard combat skills, along with several new tools that are only available in the DLC. These include interactive strike teams under the player's command as well as unique armor, weapons, and other exotic gadgets. Throughout the simulation various pieces of intel are also hidden that yield the Covert Ops perk when all are collected.

New features

New equipment

Accessible outside the simulation

Gauss Rifle
Trench Knife
Chinese Stealth Armor
Winterized T-51b Power Armor
Jingwei's Shock Sword
Neural Interface Suit
Outcast Specialist Robe

Simulation-only items

Items which do not appear outside the simulation without the use of glitches or console commands:
Winterized Combat Armor (can be equipped outside simulation with glitch)
General Chase's Uniform (worn by General Constantine Chase)
General Jingwei's Uniform (worn by General Jingwei)
Army Mechanic Jumpsuit (can be equipped outside simulation via glitch.)
Winterized Chinese Jumpsuit
Winterized Chinese Hat

New perk

Covert Ops (obtained by gathering 10 Intel Suitcases in the simulation)

New allied NPCs

Benjamin Montgomery
General Constantine Chase
Lieutenant Morgan
Doctor Adami
Quartermaster
Strike Team
American Soldiers
American Grease Monkeys
American War Correspondent

New enemies

Chimera Tanks
Spider Drones
Chinese Soldiers
Crimson Dragoons
Chinese Inferno Units
Chinese Launchers
Chinese Snipers
Chinese Technicians
General Jingwei
Guard Dog

New areas

Bailey's Crossroads Metro
Bailey's Crossroads
Outcast Outpost
Contains the Anchorage Reclamation simulation
If you have a follower, they will not be able to accompany you into the zone.