Sn1p3r187
Carolinian Shaolin Monk
What do you think Vault 93 would be like considering it'd be located in Greensboro?
What do you think happened to North and South Carolina after the Great War?
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The-Artist-64
"Set Phasers to Fun."
Direct nuclear strikes on Atlanta and several Georgia/South Carolina military instillations caused a seismic backlash that dislodged the state of Florida from the mainland United States. Duh, everybody knows that. XD
Seriously though, I'm guessing that the military bases took a severe hit. Other than that, the Carolinas probably pulled through. Obviously the fallout and society's breakdown killed the survivors, but in terms of nuclear warfare they were probably pretty safe. I mean, they aren't exactly California or anything.
I'm still waiting for Fountain of Dreams 2...
Seriously though, I'm guessing that the military bases took a severe hit. Other than that, the Carolinas probably pulled through. Obviously the fallout and society's breakdown killed the survivors, but in terms of nuclear warfare they were probably pretty safe. I mean, they aren't exactly California or anything.
I'm still waiting for Fountain of Dreams 2...
Dr Fallout
Centurion
I wonder... what's so special in Carolina culture? Some interesting ideas can from local culture.
Sn1p3r187
Carolinian Shaolin Monk
True. As for Florida, I think they would've been relatively unharmed. There isn't much in Florida that's a tactically value.
The-Artist-64
"Set Phasers to Fun."
Um...as a writer of a post-apocalyptic story taking place in Florida, I take serious offense to that. Here is a complete list of all targets in Florida:
- MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa (Home of SOCOM)
- Cape Canaveral
- Elgin Air Force Base, Okalossa
- Homestead Air Force Base
- Jacksonville NAS
- Key West (Caribbean Joint Task Force)
- Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City
- Orlando Air Force Base, Orlando
- McCoy Air Force Base, Pensacola
- Mayport, Jacksonville
- Miami
- Tallahassee
- Gainesville
- Daytona Beach
- Titusville
- Sarasota
- Fort Myers
- Palm Beach
- Fort Lauderdale
Dr Fallout
Centurion
Nice! Can I read it?
The-Artist-64
"Set Phasers to Fun."
Actually, I should have said that I'm planning on writing it. The plot's in place and everything, I just have to finish the story that comes before it first...and that may take a while. XD
I'll send you a link when I'm done.
Dr Fallout
Centurion
Thanks and good luck. Is it in Fallout or your own post apocalyptic world?
The-Artist-64
"Set Phasers to Fun."
Well, not to divert from the topic of the post, but it's based in the Fallout world but with heavy influence from Wasteland. Kind of combines the two.
On the topic of the post, I don't think that the Carolinas have any major cities. Military bases are most likely the only targets.
Sn1p3r187
Carolinian Shaolin Monk
Oh. Thanks for making me see the tactical value there. Sorry I misjudged Florida or underestimated it. But Miami though. Love that city, hate to see it nuked.
Dr Fallout
Centurion
Never been to Miami... or America!
RetroAmerica
It Wandered In From the Wastes
It seems that the internet is in agreement that these particular targets, would have been tasked ICBMs by the Soviets:
Primary:
Cherry Point (Havelock), Pope AFB (Fayetteville), Seymour-Johnson AFB (SAC bombers, Goldsboro).
Secondary:
Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg (Fayetteville), Southport, Jacksonville-Midway Park area, Fort Fisher.
Tertiary:
Asheville (south to Henersonville), Carolina Beach, Charlotte, Durham, Graham, Greensboro, Morrisville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem.
Primary:
Cherry Point (Havelock), Pope AFB (Fayetteville), Seymour-Johnson AFB (SAC bombers, Goldsboro).
Secondary:
Camp Lejeune, Fort Bragg (Fayetteville), Southport, Jacksonville-Midway Park area, Fort Fisher.
Tertiary:
Asheville (south to Henersonville), Carolina Beach, Charlotte, Durham, Graham, Greensboro, Morrisville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem.
RetroAmerica
It Wandered In From the Wastes
Primary:
Charleston complex (submarine base, area east of Summerville between Goose Creek and Folly Beach), Myrtle Beach AFB, Shaw AFB.
Secondary:
Parris Island Marine Base.
Tertiary:
Aiken, Columbia, Greenville, Greer, Hardeeville (Savannah, Georgia), North Augusta.
Charleston complex (submarine base, area east of Summerville between Goose Creek and Folly Beach), Myrtle Beach AFB, Shaw AFB.
Secondary:
Parris Island Marine Base.
Tertiary:
Aiken, Columbia, Greenville, Greer, Hardeeville (Savannah, Georgia), North Augusta.
Dr Fallout
Centurion
Yeah but we're not talking about the Soviets (though they probably launched their missiles too) more about the Chinese. However I don't think they had massively different targets.
The-Artist-64
"Set Phasers to Fun."
Exactly. Don't think like Bethesda! Keep in mind this isn't your typical World War III scenario. This was a war that was coming for 120 years, fought by scores of nations with likely hundres of thousands of powerful ICBMs. Think about how many nuclear superpowes there were: United States, China, Soviet Union, some of the European Commonwealth and Middle Eastern nations. If a location even registered on radar, it was likely a target for whoever was aiming.
This brings up an even more interesting question. The pre-war United States seems very isolationist to say the least, but did they get involved in the European Civil War? The UK and other countries are officially allies.
Sn1p3r187
Carolinian Shaolin Monk
Fuck it then, NC would be a radioactive graveyard after that many nukes. We might as well be no different than the high priority targets up north or out on the West Coast.
What we know for that time period the US pretty much remained out of the conflict, most likely to secure their own oil reserves.
There are some indications such as weapons and other equipment from European manufacturers that trade in war material was still going for quite some time, probably until the European Commonwealth itself started to come apart after the Middle East was nuked.
The entire Northeast part of NC would be ashes due to proximity to Norfolk, Virginia.
(Just in case you're not sure why Norfolk would be such a major target):
The Outer Banks are seemingly referenced twice in Fallout 3, once as the "Broken Banks" and once as the "Crater Banks" which implies that they're pretty fucked up but there's still something there that makes the place worth mentioning and traveling to.
Charlotte is a financial and energy capitol for the US and a large population center so it would be devastated, but could possibly get back on its feet pretty quickly (especially since "devastated" in the Fallout universe doesn't mean much if we go by Bethesda standards, just look at D.C.). Fayetteville would just be rubble.
There are probably thriving communities in the mountains that didn't get hit very hard or at all since that region wouldn't really be a big nuclear target. Asheville, Boone, etc. and I like to think that the Cherokee would become a major regional power.
(Just in case you're not sure why Norfolk would be such a major target):
The Outer Banks are seemingly referenced twice in Fallout 3, once as the "Broken Banks" and once as the "Crater Banks" which implies that they're pretty fucked up but there's still something there that makes the place worth mentioning and traveling to.
Charlotte is a financial and energy capitol for the US and a large population center so it would be devastated, but could possibly get back on its feet pretty quickly (especially since "devastated" in the Fallout universe doesn't mean much if we go by Bethesda standards, just look at D.C.). Fayetteville would just be rubble.
There are probably thriving communities in the mountains that didn't get hit very hard or at all since that region wouldn't really be a big nuclear target. Asheville, Boone, etc. and I like to think that the Cherokee would become a major regional power.
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Mohamed2001
HATE NEWSPAPERS
Ain't Soviets allied to Americans in Fallout?
Sn1p3r187
Carolinian Shaolin Monk
In some ways I'd hope so. They could reclaim their land and we could at least cooperate with them again. And not repeat the mistakes of 1830.The entire Northeast part of NC would be ashes due to proximity to Norfolk, Virginia.
(Just in case you're not sure why Norfolk would be such a major target):
The Outer Banks are seemingly referenced twice in Fallout 3, once as the "Broken Banks" and once as the "Crater Banks" which implies that they're pretty fucked up but there's still something there that makes the place worth mentioning and traveling to.
Charlotte is a financial and energy capitol for the US and a large population center so it would be devastated, but could possibly get back on its feet pretty quickly (especially since "devastated" in the Fallout universe doesn't mean much if we go by Bethesda standards, just look at D.C.). Fayetteville would just be rubble.
There are probably thriving communities in the mountains that didn't get hit very hard or at all since that region wouldn't really be a big nuclear target. Asheville, Boone, etc. and I like to think that the Cherokee would become a major regional power.