Yangtze Campaign

The Yangtze Campaign was a military operation conducted by the United States in China during the Sino-American War.
==Background==
American forces invaded east-central China in 2074 and remained there until the Great War in October 2077. During its course, American T-45 power armor units, infantry and mechanized divisions were deployed in China, but they became bogged down on the mainland, putting a further drain on American resources and supply lines. The tide of the war was changed in 2076 when T-51 power armor finally finished development, and the first unit was sent to China where they finally began to beat the Chinese forces. Chinese supply lines from the nations China had annexed began to break down, leading to the loss of the major cities of Shanghai and Nanjing.Cover of Future Weapons Today:File:Future Weapons Today.jpgDesert Ranger helmet back.pngFallout Bible 0:"2074 Contrary to their claims of seeking only to retake Alaska from the Reds, American Power Armor units, infantry, and mechanized divisions are deployed to China, but they become bogged down on the mainland, putting a further drain on American resources and supply lines.""2076 June Power Armor prototype completed, resulting in the Power Armor players find in Fallout 1. This is the pinnacle of Power Armor technology before the Great War. Many of these units are sent to China, and they begin to carve a swath through the Chinese forces. The Chinese resources are strained to the breaking point, and the supply lines from the nations China has annexed begin to break down." 
The Yangtze Memorial was erected in Nevada to commemorate the soldiers that gave their lives during the campaign.Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition p.383: "[4.07] Yangtze MemorialMost locals can't rightly remember the exact reason for the large cross on the hill northeast of Goodsprings [4.05], but it honors the fallen of the Yangtze Campaign after the Chinese invaded Alaska in 2066, and the United States fought back, deploying to the Chinese mainland in a long and bloody war that ended with the 2077 holocaust. There's a Hollowed-Out Rock here, and a warning of Deathclaws in the Quarry Junction [4.04] to the northeast. Northwest is an Abandoned Shack [4.S05] that's well worth checking out. Use the memorial as a landmark."(Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide Collector's Edition)
==Notes==
* A combatant of the Yangtze Campaign was Sergeant R.B. Vickers.bethesda.net/products - "The armor that this statue wears is carrying a long, meaningful history including two lives—those of Sergeant R.B. Vickers, a soldier who served in the Yangtze Campaign, and Randall Clark, also known as the Survivalist or the Father in the Cave. Three lives, if you count yours as the Courier in Zion Canyon. Behind the figure is a hint of another layer in its story: the flag of the New California Republic."
==Appearances==
The Yangtze Campaign is mentioned in Fallout 2 by President Dick Richardson.The Chosen One: "{175}{}{I don't understand. What do you mean?}"Dick Richardson: "{176}{prs20a}{You really don't know, do you? Let me tell you about mankind's salvation. A little history first...}"The Chosen One: "{178}{}{Go on, Mr. President….}"Dick Richardson: "{197}{prs24}{There was a great war long before we were born. Our gallant soldiers fought from the Yukon to the Yangtze.}"(Qhprzrch.msg) and Fallout: New Vegas both on the Desert Ranger combat armor, and with the Yangtze Memorial.
==References==
Non-game
Category:People's Liberation Army conflicts
Category:United States Armed Forces conflicts
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