 系列的一部分 |
| 新加州共和国 |
|---|
| 政府 |
|
参议院 · 议会及总统 · 司法 科学与工业办公室 · 共和国储备 |
| 州和领地 |
| 沙蔭市 · 洛杉矶 · 中樞市 · 麦克森 · 日辉城 |
| 军事 |
|
NCR军队 · NCR游骑兵 NCR-兄弟会之战 (旭日行动, 格里菲斯天文台战役) · 莫哈韦战役 (第一次胡佛大坝之战, 第二次胡佛大坝之战) |
| 政治 |
| 共和党农民委员会 · 畜牧业协会 · 农业-和婆罗门大亨 · 宣传 |
| 经济 |
| NCR美元 · 赤紅商隊 · 軍火販子 · 远行商人 · 范·格拉夫家族 |
| 历史 |
| 沙蔭市陷落 · 泰勒法案 · 新维加斯条约 |
| 列表 |
| 角色 · 冲突 |
“由于对如何在废土上控制科技存在分歧，钢铁兄弟会对NCR发动了一场漫长而血腥的战争。尽管装备精良，训练有素，兄弟会还是撤退了。”— 辐射:新维加斯加载界面
NCR-兄弟会之战（英文名：NCR-Brotherhood War），(Note)在新加州共和国中被称为兄弟会战争，[2]是钢铁兄弟会和NCR之间的主要冲突，彻底影响了新加州及其周边地区，改变了其脆弱的权力平衡。
背景[]
战争的根源在于钢铁兄弟会在倫巴斯的领导地位和新加州共和国作为新加州的主导力量的出现之间的停滞。[14] 面对一个不断扩张的民族国家，兄弟会采取了一种反动的政策，试图夺取任何先进的战前科技，限制和控制整个地区对这些科技的获取，尤其是能量武器。[Non-game 1]
NCR拒绝接受兄弟会试图强加给它的政策，这导致了军事对抗。[5]形成鲜明对比的是 - 在22世纪40年代早期及之前，兄弟会与迅速发展的新加州共和国关系良好，以至于联邦的一个州以兄弟会创始人的名字命名: 麦克森。 然而，失落山丘从未被纳入NCR。[15]他们甚至在NCR的首都沙蔭市有一个前哨站。[16]然而，前面提到的兄弟会后来制定的政策使得在2250年代末或2260年代初，共和国和兄弟会之间的军事冲突已经司空见惯，并消耗着生命。[1]
西线的第一阶段[]
这让位于一场漫长而血腥的战争，对新加州共和國軍隊、共和国本身以及兄弟会造成了相当大的损失。在战争的早期，兄弟会给NCR造成了巨大的损失，在冲突的开始阶段取得了无数的胜利和成功。然而，尽管兄弟会在个人训练和装备方面拥有巨大的优势，但随着冲突的拖延，兄弟会在人力和弥补损失的能力以及它提供的战术和战略灵活性方面无法与新加州共和国相提并论。最终，经过几十年的战斗，兄弟会被迫撤退并躲藏起来。[5]至少有四个地堡被兄弟会自毁，这是兄弟会在最后的努力中拒绝向NCR提供这些地堡。[11]但NCR军队将为这些胜利付出巨大的代价。[10]在2277年中，长老歐文·里昂斯间接提到了这场战争，他说"钢铁兄弟会已经挣扎了很多年，无论是这里还是在家乡。"
东部战线[]
主页面: 旭日行动
尽管在新加州，敌对行动仍在继续，[17]NCR已经开始恢复，并集中精力向东扩展到莫哈韋廢土和胡佛大坝。随后在2274年对大坝的占领使其与兄弟会的莫哈韋分會发生冲突，该兄弟会在该地区不受限制地运作了多年。在兄弟会的煽动下进行了两年的小规模游击战斗后，NCR发起了旭日行动行动，在太阳神一号进行了一场单独的激战，以消灭该分会。太阳能发电厂的不可防御性、有限的人力和由伊利亞长老做出拙劣的战术决策被共和国及其指挥官无情地利用。集结了一支人数超过兄弟会防守方15到20倍的军队。[18][19]
对于NCR来说，这最终是一个巨大的战术胜利，尽管哈格蒂中尉评论说这对共和国来说是一场艰苦的战斗。[19][Non-game 2]兄弟会最初击退了NCR的几次进攻，但当他们的部队开始弹药不足时，他们被迫发起反攻，从太阳神向西突围。拉莫斯圣骑士评论NCR的人力如何赢得了他们，说"他们的人比我们的弹药多。"[20] 但是兄弟会也遭受了损失;这场战斗导致莫哈韦分会一半的人力损失，其中包括超过一半的资深骑士和圣骑士。最后，兄弟会激活了设施的安全系统，阻止了NCR进入控制中心。[19]到2281年，这个地区仍然无法进入NCR，使他们无法获得胜利的果实。剩余的兄弟会部队向西撤退到隐秘山谷，穿过山脉，并实施了严格的封锁。[Non-game 3]在封锁和恢复期间，共和国将其在莫哈韦的军事存在增加了五倍。[21]
随着时间的发展[]
到2281年，两派之间的敌对行动在新加州继续，[17]虽然它不再被认为是NCR的优先冲突，因为那时他们在冲突中占据了上风。经过多年的战争和消耗，兄弟会被迫躲藏起来，撤退到他们的地堡里。兄弟会战争的资深指挥官被重新分配到其他前线，其中最突出的是卡珊德拉·摩尔上校，以她的名义四次出征，在部队中具有传奇的地位，她的任务是通过任何必要的手段吞并莫哈韦。[22]NCR的胜利在人员和物资上付出了巨大的代价，特别是在对地堡的攻击中，为了消灭一个据点，牺牲了几个排的部队。[10]
兄弟会的圣骑士在巡逻
与此同时，西部尤其是莫哈韦地区的兄弟会正在逐渐消失，他们实际上是躲藏起来的，[12]一些最有才华的成员不愿帮助兄弟会，反而叛变了。[23]人力的消耗严重影响了其发动战争的能力，阵亡的老兵被相对缺乏经验的士兵所取代。[Non-game 4]
NCR在2281年停止了对兄弟会地堡的积极搜寻，转而专注于NCR-军团之战。[24]尽管敌对行动持续不断，NCR仍愿意继续追捕和消灭兄弟会。然而，出于战略的考虑，NCR也愿意与幸存的分会结成联盟，前提是它们的目的不交叉。[25]
失落山丘，西部兄弟会的中心，虽然静止不动，但在2287年仍处于兄弟会的控制之下，长老议会仍然掌权。长老们继续监视遥远的分会，与里昂斯在华盛顿的分会重新建立联系，并在亞瑟·麥克森崛起后重新整合。西海岸开始出现对新麥克森的崇拜，通常被议会压制。[26]
NCR经济困难[]
虽然在许多战场上取得了胜利，但NCR的经济却遭受了巨大的损失。当兄弟会无法对抗NCR在人力上的优势时，它突袭了支持新加州美元的黄金储备，洗劫了储备。[Non-game 5]
随着袭击的加剧，黄金变得不可用，被兄弟会的行动摧毁或拿走，NCR的公民惊慌失措，争相从NCR剩余的黄金储备中收回面值的货币。由于NCR无法实现这些撤资，特别是向边境的撤资，因此其货币的价值大幅下降。为了防止实际的经济崩溃，NCR政府放弃了金本位制，建立了法定货币，而不是用金币支付。从那以后，许多废土居民对NCR美元作为一种价值媒介失去了信心，因为除了政府的承诺和不可避免的通货膨胀之外，它没有任何支持。为了应对信心的丧失，中樞市的商人联盟重新建立了他们自己的货币，古老的瓶盖，通过用标准的水来交换瓶盖，以支持它。[Non-game 6] (中樞市的贸易商很久以前就引入了瓶盖，但已经改用NCR美元作为"默认"货币，而不是瓶盖。) 重新引入瓶盖作为核危机后主要货币的决定，源于NCR在处理货币危机方面的无能。[Non-game 7][Non-game 8][Non-game 9]
2281年第二次胡佛大坝之战后不久，沙蔭市遭到破坏，严重限制了新加州共和国在该地区的影响力，这很可能进一步加剧了这场危机。晒骨场附近地区的核爆炸无疑会影响到NCR印制法定货币的能力，因为该州所有的货币都是在晒骨场铸造的。[Non-game 10]到2296年，随着晒骨场的大部分地区陷入无法无天的状态，瓶盖再次成为主导地区的货币，作为唯一一种保证被废土中的任何人接受的货币。[27]
兄弟会返回地面[]
对沙蔭市的破坏严重削弱了新加州共和国在该地区的影响力。结果，兄弟会在表面上再次变得更加活跃，并开始招募外部人士加入其队伍。[28]至少有一名兄弟会士兵在沙蔭市被摧毁后立即到场。到了20世纪90年代，兄弟会公开在地面上运营训练设施和空军基地。他们还开始了一些建设项目，比如简易机场。2296年，西海岸钢铁兄弟会得到了东海岸兄弟会的增援，西海岸兄弟会接受了联邦最高级牧师的命令。[3]
兄弟会还接管了费城，尽管其公民的抵抗，兄弟会的旗帜和横幅在整个城镇升起，这是几十年来西海岸兄弟会第一次已知的领土扩张之一。[4]以类似于东海岸事件的方式，组织需要进行更改。他们的领导人之一，长老昆图斯教士，承认兄弟会在回忆他们统治西海岸废土的时候已经"迷失了方向"，并补充说，权力必须是获取的，而不是给予的。昆图斯发起了在西海岸建立"新兄弟会"的计划，并以他为领袖。[Non-game 11]
冲突又回到了西线[]
到了20世纪90年代，西海岸钢铁兄弟会结束了它的流亡，并重新活跃在新加州的地表上，这是由于NCR在沙蔭市被摧毁后在该地区的影响力和存在逐渐减弱。2296年，西海岸兄弟会得到加强，似乎在东海岸兄弟会的指导下。普利德溫號抵达兄弟会在加州的一个机场和训练设施。这导致了两股势力的整合，西海岸分会为东海岸骑士提供扈从。正如长老昆图斯教士所说，他们最初的目标来自东海岸的领导层，兄弟会的目标是找到一个名为西吉·威尔齐格的英克雷逃兵所拥有的重要物品。为了完成这项任务，兄弟会派出了几个搜索小组进入荒野。[3][4]
对这件神器的搜寻将再次点燃钢铁兄弟会和由"火母"李·摩尔达弗领导的在新加州共和国晒骨场残余势力之间的公开敌意，因为在她的指挥下，NCR部队也在寻找这件神器。她与威尔齐格建立了联系，威尔齐格已经成功地创造了一种可用的冷核聚变反应堆技术，并将为他提供安全港与NCR作为交换，希望使用该技术恢复整个洛杉矶的电力供应。[4]
当冷聚变技术通过露西·麦克莱恩进入NCR的手中时，兄弟会采取了行动。他们的部队占领了费城，将其用作前沿作战和供应基地。尽管遭到了当地居民的抵制。整个城镇都升起了兄弟会的旗帜和横幅，标志着几十年来西海岸兄弟会第一次已知的领土扩张。[4]
格里菲斯天文台之战[]
主页面: Battle of Griffith Observatory
从费城聚落出发，兄弟会前往格里菲斯天文台，那里是NCR在该地区的据点和总部。第一波的垂直飞行机战机在NCR残余部队猛烈的防空炮火中降落了它的部队。随后，兄弟会和NCR士兵在该设施的院子里发生了一场激烈的战斗。在此期间，双方都有严重伤亡。
参加战斗的骑士和NCR士兵
NCR的捍卫者进行了英勇的防御，但兄弟会的武装部队以其装甲部队为先锋，最终突破了设施的前门。从那里他们似乎分成了两组: 三名骑士和马克西姆斯以及其他人前往神器，而包括戴恩在内的其他人继续在天文台内与NCR的守军交战。尽管来自The Ghoul的干扰增加了兄弟会的伤亡，他们最终还是在似乎消灭了NCR在洛杉矶的残党后，确保了设施和冷核聚变反应堆的安全，但在摩尔达弗能够激活冷核聚变发生器之前 - 为洛杉矶和沙蔭市的废墟提供无限的力量，由于普利德溫號的存在，这些废墟现在似乎受到了兄弟会的影响。[4]
著名战役[]
- 旭日行动，在一场激战中，莫哈韦分会失去了对太阳神一号的控制，并遭受了相当于本会一半的严重伤亡。
- Battle of Griffith Observatory，在新加州的晒骨场，兄弟会与NCR残余势力之间的一场关键战斗，兄弟会在一场血腥的战斗中获得了冷核聚变发电机，NCR残余势力被消灭。
注释[]
- ^ (注意) 这个标题是非官方的，是编辑制作的。
登场[]
NCR-兄弟会之战是一场正在进行的战争，在辐射:新维加斯中提到了许多战斗。两派之间的冲突也在辐射电视剧中有所体现。
幕后[]
冲突是为了满足被取消的范布倫，发生在整个游戏过程中。[Non-canon 1][Non-canon 2]
另见[]
参考[]
|
非游戏
- ↑ GTtv interview with Josh Sawyer
- ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p.458
The NCR spread east into Nevada in large numbers just five years ago on a "humanitarian mission" to "bring the light of civilization to the savage wastes of the Mojave." Hoover Dam was the symbol of the expedition-reports from the Followers of the Apocalypse had confirmed that it was still intact as early as 2170-and its occupation by NCR troops in 2274 was a celebrated event. Even more exciting was the restarting of the dam's hydroelectric plant eleven months later, which dramatically improved the access of many NCR citizens to electricity and water.
Since then, most of the news has been bad. Skirmishes with local tribes and the first battle for Hoover Dam have cost the lives of more than 400 of the NCR's soldiers and civilians.
(Behind the Bright Lights & Big City) - ↑ Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p.43: "Brotherhood of Steel"
"The Brotherhood of Steel is a militant organization devoted to the preservation of pre-war technology and human knowledge. Their professed mission is to preserve pre-war technology and human knowledge for the benefit of future generations. In practice, its definition of technology is strangely selective, ignoring basic but potentially useful technologies (genetic modification of crops and civil engineering, for example) in favor of combat technology such as energy weapons and power armor: and even now, nearly two centuries after the Great War, the Brotherhood zealously restricts the use and knowledge of such technologies to its own membership.
The Mojave Brotherhood operated freely amid the Vegas wastes for several years, carrying out many reclamation missions without serious opposition. The balance of power shifted in 2251, when a large contingent of NCR troops entered the region and occupied Hoover Dam. Conflict was inevitable. Nearly two years of guerrilla skirmishes culminated in a pitched battle at HELIOS One, a solar energy plant the Brotherhood had been refurbishing for several months with the goals of bringing it back online and activating its hidden offensive capabilities (the ARCHIMEDES II death ray). The battle for HELIOS One (Operation: Sunburst) proved a disaster for the Mojave Brotherhood. More than half its Paladins and Knights were killed. The chapter's leader, Elder Elijah, disappeared without a trace. The Brotherhood was driven from the facility, which suffered extensive damage. Survivors retreated to Hidden Valley.
Since that defeat, the chapter's leader, Elder McNamara, has restricted activity outside the bunker to occasional reconnaissance missions and high-value raids. All operations take place at night, and engagement of NCR forces is strictly forbidden. Though the Brotherhood's ascetic lifestyle has prepared its members for a sequestered existence better than most, the passivity of their current situation has proved highly stressful."
(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide faction profiles) - ↑ Josh Sawyer: "Many years have passed since the events of Fallout 1 and in the time between F2 and F:NV, the western Brotherhood has suffered very heavy losses. Because they are, by nature, insular, replacing their fallen veterans is difficult. Most of the Mojave chapter's paladins are relatively inexperienced. There isn't an army of Rhombuses down there."
(J.E. Sawyer on forums.bethsoft.com) - ↑ [1] Joshua Sawyer: "I wouldn't think so. When USD was gold-backed the value of the dollar didn't change based on proximity to Fort Knox.
Anyway, I don't actually remember anyone in the game saying that the BoS made NCR's gold radioactive, but that they attacked a reserve and stole a shitload of it." - ↑ Question: "How does the Hub 'back' caps? Can you exchange a certain number of caps for a standard measure of water?
Josh Sawyer: "Yes."
(Josh Sawyer on forums.somethingawful.com) - ↑ Josh Sawyer: "And this is discussed in-game: BoS raided NCR's gold reserves until NCR could no longer generate gold coinage nor back their paper money. They abandoned the gold standard and established fiat currency, which is why its value is inflated over both caps and (especially) Legion coinage. (...) People in eastern NCR and the Mojave Wasteland lost faith in the NCR government's a) ability to back the listed value of paper money and b) stability overall. If you're living in Bakersfield, staring at a piece of paper that says "redeemable for value in gold" and you have no faith in the government's ability or willingness to do that -- or if you see that the government has changed the currency to say that it is not able to be exchanged for a backed good -- you may very well listen to the strong consortium of local merchants offering to exchange that paper note for currency backed by water."
(Josh Sawyer on forums.somethingawful.com) - ↑ Josh Sawyer: "Traders from the Mojave travel the Short Loop into NCR, which means that they have to go through a few hundred miles of solid desert. Carrying enough water to travel from New Vegas to the Boneyard (or vice versa) would undercut cargo capacity significantly. Even the communities around the Mojave Wasteland (other than New Vegas itself) have water brought in and stored in local towers. Of course, the Colorado River is nearby as long as you don't mind walking through an active war zone."
(Josh Sawyer on forums.somethingawful.com) - ↑ Joshua Sawyer: "the source of production (all NCR bills are made in the Boneyard), some people felt more uneasy about their money not having any "real" (backed) value.
(Josh Sawyer on forums.somethingawful.com) - ↑ Joshua Sawyer: "It happened during the BoS-NCR war. I believe Alice McLafferty mentions it, but I'm not positive. She doesn't detail the events in this much detail, but here they are: The attacks caused NCR citizens (and others who held NCR currency) to panic, resulting in a rush to reclaim the listed face value of currency from NCR's gold reserves. Inability to do this at several locations (especially near the periphery of NCR territory where reserves were normally low) caused a loss of faith in NCR's ability to back their currency. Though NCR eventually stopped the BoS attacks, they decided to protect against future problems by switching to fiat currency. While this meant that BoS could no longer attack a) reserves or b) the source of production (all NCR bills are made in the Boneyard), some people felt more uneasy about their money not having any "real" (backed) value. This loss of confidence increased with NCR inflation, an ever-looming spectre of fiat currency. Because the Hub links NCR with the Mojave Wasteland and beyond, the merchants there grew frustrated with NCR's handling of the currency crisis. They conspired to re-introduce the bottle cap as a water-backed currency that could "bridge the gap" between NCR and Legion territory. In the time leading up to the re-introduction, they did the footwork to position themselves properly. If some old-timer had a chest full of caps, they didn't care (in fact, they thought that was great, since the old-timers would enthusiastically embrace the return of the cap), but they did seek to control or destroy production facilities and truly large volumes of caps (e.g. Typhon's treasure) whenever possible."
(Josh Sawyer talks about boneyard making currency on forums.somethingawful.com) - ↑ Elder Cleric Quintus: "The Brotherhood has lost its way. We once ruled the Wasteland… And yet power is taken, not given. A lesson you seem to have learned. So, if what you say is true, and you can lead us to the relic, then together, you and I, we will take power. And with it… we will start a new Brotherhood. With me as its head, and the likes of you as its sword. Your entire life, you’ve been looking for a home. Build one with me."
(Template:FOTV)
非正史
- ↑ Maxson bunker design document p. 2: "The bunker was intended to be used as a staging area for exploration teams scouting the east. However, once the war broke out with the New California Republic the bunker became a forward base of operations against Hoover Dam, an NCR outpost. The war effort has gone poorly for both sides. The BOS has superior technology, but the NCR has superior numbers of troops. As a result, the war has been at a stalemate for years. Morale on both sides has plummeted but the BOS has been severely affected. The BOS has always believed themselves to be an elite organization comprised of the best that mankind has to offer in soldiers and technology. The fact that a large group of under trained and under equipped troops could hold their own against such superior forces was an eye opener for the BOS. The war, in their eyes, has now become a senseless waste of lives and resources. Many of the BOS troops have deserted and fled into the wasteland to find new lives, leaving the bunker occupied by a select few diehards."
- ↑ Maxson bunker design document p. 3: "In the year 2242, Jeremy Maxson renamed the bunker after his famous ancestor, Roger Maxson. He then sent a full compliment of troops for occupation. Andrea Brixley was promoted to Elder, given the rank of General, and placed in charge. The remainder of her exploratory team was given the title of Elder as well. It was not long afterward that the war with the New California Republic was announced. For years the war waged on and was considered a victory for the Brotherhood of Steel. However, no matter how many troops fell to the Brotherhood's superior technology, the NCR always seemed to have more replacements available. The Brotherhood, however, was not so fortunate. Being an elitist group, replacements were short in arriving. It soon became obvious that the Brotherhood was doomed to loose the war to the NCR's greater numbers. Moral at the bunker began to falter as the war seemed more and more hopeless. Eventually the inevitable happened. Lower ranking members of the Brotherhood began to desert their posts. In an effort to end the war once and for all, the Brotherhood began to use newly discovered subversive technology known as StealthBoys. These devices could create a field of energy that would bend light around the user, thus making him virtually invisible to sight. This allowed Brotherhood operatives to penetrate deep into NCR territory for the gathering of intelligence. However, it was soon discovered that the devices had severe side effects. Paranoia, delusions, and eventual schizophrenia were the major ones. The Brotherhood disallowed the use of StealthBoys and once again fell behind in their war effort."
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||