What If: The Deathclaws escaped before the Great War?
Premise: In December of 2076, the United States worked to defeat China for control of the world's remaining resources. Various science projects were conducted to give Americans the edge over commie invaders. One such project designed a bioweapon to replace human soldiers in certain operations. These weapons, nicknamed "Deathclaws", were the result of DNA splicing between chameleons and other organisms. They were large, quick, and capable of shredding flesh in seconds. Learning of this project from spies embedded in the American science community, the Chinese dispatch agents to sabotage the facilities working on the Deathclaws. Simultaneously, all facilities are attacked and the Deathclaws escape their confines in the chaos, making it out into the open. What would happen as a result of Deathclaws getting into the wild years before the Great War? With a new threat to deal with at home, how could this altered timeline affect the course of the Sino-American War?
Key Notes:
•This escape predates the military's use of power armor in the continental United States, at the time of the breakout they are currently only in use in Alaska.
•Since any information about the Deathclaws' origin facilities is vague, we will assume they were located in both major cities and rural areas.
•The questions above serve only as guidelines. Feel free to comment what else you think would happen due to the change.
Some of you may remember the original run of this. Well, I've recently gotten motivation for projects I'm working on and figured to bring this back. All the others are saved in my bio, for anyone who came after I put this series on hold and want an example on how it works.