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“You are the great western light of California, torchbearers in the darkness, living reminders of all that is best in our republic.”— President Kimball

The New California Republic Army is the standing armed forces of the New California Republic, and is the largest known armed force in the post-War United States.

Background

The origins of the NCR's army are not detailed, however, by 2241 it was the largest standing force in New California composed of several divisions, including special (mechanized) cavalry and other mechanized units.

Some amount of time after the Destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE, an early major engagement of the NCR's army took place during the NCR-Enclave conflict, where the NCR, alongside the Brotherhood of Steel, overran and annihilated the Enclave's last known holding in New California.

While the casualties on the NCR's side were tremendous, the Brotherhood of Steel finished off the remaining Enclave soldiers stationed there, with only a few managing to escape into the wastes. ^{[citation needed]}

The NCR's army has continued to grow and serve NCR's interests, securing its expansion and protecting territories under its control. It has distinguished itself both in its near destruction of various raider tribes such as the Vipers, the Jackals, and the Khans, and in the war against the Brotherhood of Steel.

By 2281 they were the largest armed forces in the entire Mojave Wasteland, rivaled only by Caesar's Legion, who were gathering their forces for another attack on Hoover Dam. ^{[citation needed]} The Republic protected Hoover Dam and other outlying territories falling under the limited jurisdiction they possess in the Mojave Wasteland, though the stalemate with the Legion forced them to stretch their forces far and thin along the Colorado River.

This resulted in the loss of Camp Searchlight and Nelson to frumentarii attacks.

Organization

“Troopers are volunteer and conscripted forces in the NCR's military. They vary widely in devotion, experience, and even in basic equipment. What they lack in consistency they make up for in numbers.”— Fallout: New Vegas loading screen

The military's organization is inspired by the pre-War American structure, although adapted to the much smaller population of the wastelands. The standard level of organization of infantry forces is the battalion, which in turn is divided into companies under the command of a Captain. Companies are in turn divided up into platoons, for example Lieutenant Hayes in Primm is in charge of a platoon which belong to the 1st Company, 5th Battalion. These are sometimes divided into squads (created at the Commanding Officer's discretion) and are typically led by a sergeant or other non-commissioned officer, for example Sergeant Lee, who commands the strike force sent to retake the NCR Correctional Facility from the Powder Gangers.

Other branches in the military separate from the regular army include NCR Recon (which includes 1st Recon), the NCR Heavy Infantry Corps which are under direct command of General Lee Oliver, medical corps, logistics corps (quartermasters are typically non-commissioned officers), and the NCR military police.

Military bases of the Army, typically called Camps, are always under the command of a commissioned officer (usually a major e.g. Polatli or Knight). The larger camps that train recruits, such as Camp McCarran, will also have Drill Sergeants.

Relations with the outside

“The NCR's military doesn't like being in the role of "peace-keeper". Crimes across the Mojave are typically punished by death.”— Fallout: New Vegas loading screen

Matters of diplomacy are left to be decided by the civilian branch of the government, such as the President and the Congress, with the outsider view of the military generally depending on their relationship with the NCR.

Groups that are considered enemies of the NCR, such as Caesar's Legion, the Great Khans, Brotherhood of Steel, and the Fiends are all openly hostile towards NCR military personnel, and frequently clash in violent battles. Due to their mutual hatred for the NCR, Caesar's Legion sent an emissary to the Great Khans on the pretext of forming an alliance to fight them, by absorbing the Khans into the Legion. Some small bands of settlers and bandit groups are antagonistic towards the NCR army (and the NCR as a whole) because of feelings of unwanted imperialism or complaints of poor quality of governance.

Army

The service rifle, the main firearm of NCR troops.

The New California Republic's military is large and diverse, composed of various organizations, of which the largest and noticeable is the Army, the NCR's main armed ground forces.

The Army features a basic training regimen, consisting of a two-to-three week series of abbreviated tutelage on weapons familiarity and explosive ordinance handling, along with intense physical conditioning. The reason for this short training period is to produced field-ready troops as soon as possible, to meet the fitted needs for personnel size based on their mission, especially with the Mojave Occupation where there are high casualties and troops are killed daily.

The bulk of the army is composed of troopers, a mixture of trained volunteers and conscripts that are employed in offensive and defensive missions. Their large numbers mean the troopers utilize mass produced equipment made from durable materials that perform reliably and can survive harsh treatment. The basic primary weapon is a semi-automatic 5.56mm service rifle, but troopers can also be equipped with hunting rifles, or varmint rifles and caravan shotguns when there are shortages. The M&A 9mm pistol is the standard sidearm of all members of the NCR Army. All of these weapons are provided by the Gun Runners, who handle a majority of the weapons contracts of the army. Uniforms for troopers is standardized NCR armor, supplied by the Crimson Caravan Company. It consists of a reinforced leather breastplate on the torso and upper back, supported by leather shoulder-pads worn over brown fatigues. Despite the modest training and equipment the troopers receive, it is superior to equipment employed by most adversaries of the NCR, namely raiders, nomadic tribes or the numerous recruit legionaries of Caesar, who are rarely sent into battle wielding more than a mere machete or crude pistols.

Heavy Infantry Corps

The Heavy Infantry Corps are much better trained and equipped than the standard troopers, and while they are still technically part of the Army, they are under personal command of General Oliver. They are equipped with NCR salvaged power armor, suits of scavenged T-45d power armor from the NCR's war with the Brotherhood of Steel, giving them superior protection than the standard soldiers. They carry heavy weaponry, such as the high-capacity light machine guns, ranged flame-throwers called Heavy Incinerators, and occasionally missile launchers.

Rangers

A separate special forces branch, known as the NCR Rangers, became a part of the NCR in 2271. The Desert Rangers signed the Ranger Unification Treaty with the NCR at the Mojave Outpost, in which they agreed to become part of the NCR military in exchange for protection of Hoover Dam and Nevada from Caesar's Legion. Most Rangers wear NCR-designed Ranger patrol armor, while veterans opt for the so-called Black armor: a traditional Desert Ranger trenchcoat worn together with a pre-War riot armor and helmet. Rangers have access to superior weapons, such as trail carbines, Ranger Sequoias, anti-materiel rifles, and brush guns.

Air Force

The NCR has limited airpower, possessing a small fleet of captured Vertibirds for special missions, with at least one Vertibird named "Bear Force One" reserved as the president's personal vehicle.

Mechanized division

The New California Republic has a mechanized vehicle division. However, the exact number and the type of vehicles in the division is unknown.^[1]^[2] The logistics corps employ several scavenged US Army trucks for transport. These are kept running by a dedicated team of mechanics and well-stocked workshops, such as the truck repair depot at Camp McCarran.

Miscellaneous

The NCR possess various pre-War weapons and equipment as well. Hoover Dam is protected by an anti-aircraft gun capable of firing flak shells to bring down aircraft. After the NCR gained control of the HELIOS One facility by forcefully taking it from the Brotherhood of Steel in Operation: Sunburst, they had unknowingly gained possession of the Archimedes I and Archimedes II super-weapons.

Wars

The New California Republic has gone to war several times. A chronological order of the wars they fought are as followed:

Appearances

The New California Republic Army appears in Fallout: New Vegas and it is mentioned in Fallout 2 and covered in the Fallout Bible.

Gallery

References

Factions in Fallout: New Vegas

Major factions		Caesar's Legion · New California Republic (New California Republic Army (Bravo Company · First Recon · Military Police · The Misfits) · New California Republic Rangers (Alpha Squad) · Office of Science and Industry) · Free Economic Zone of New Vegas (Mr. House · Yes Man)

Prospective factions		Boomers · Enclave remnants · Followers of the Apocalypse · Great Khans · Mojave Brotherhood of Steel · Three Families (Chairmen · Omertas · White Glove Society)

Secondary factions		Aliens · Bright Brotherhood · Cassidy Caravans · Crimson Caravan · Davison's nightkin · Fiends · Greasers · Gun Runners · Jackals · The Kings · Maud's Muggers · Mojave Express · Powder Gangers · Rad Pack Revue · Scorpions · State of Utobitha · Van Graffs · Vipers · Westside Cooperative (Westside Militia)

Add-on factions		Dead Horses · Happy Trails Caravan Company · Mormons · Sorrows · White Legs · Think Tank

[1] Fallout Bible 5

[2] Fallout Bible 6

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+|image        =FNV NCR Flag.png
+|founded by   =[[Aradesh]]
+|leader       ='''Commanders-in-chief''':<br />[[Tandi]] (2196)<br />[[Joanna Tibbett]] (2248)<br />[[Wendell Peterson]] (2253)<br />[[Aaron Kimball]] (2273)<hr>'''Chief of Staff''':<br />General [[Lee Oliver]] (2281)<hr>'''Chief Ranger''':<br />Chief [[Elise]] (2241)<br />Chief [[Hanlon]] (2281)
+|headquarters =[[New California Republic (town)|New California Republic]]
+|locations    =[[New California]]<br />[[Mojave Wasteland]]
+|members      ='''Mojave commanders''':<br />Colonel [[James Hsu]] ([[Camp McCarran]])<br />Major [[Dhatri]] ([[Camp McCarran]])<br />Colonel [[Cassandra Moore]] ([[Hoover Dam]])<br />Colonel [[Royez]] ([[Long 15]])<br />Major [[Knight (Fallout: New Vegas)|Knight]] ([[Mojave Outpost]])<br />Major [[Joseph Polatli]] ([[Forlorn Hope]])<br />Captain [[Parker]] ([[Aerotech Office Park|Aerotech]])<br />Captain [[Gilles]] ([[Bitter Springs]])<br />Lieutenant [[Gorobets]] ([[1st Recon]] Alpha Team)<br />Lieutenant [[Hayes]] ([[Primm]])
+|parent       =[[New California Republic]]
+|divisions    =[[1st Recon]]<br />[[NCR heavy trooper|Heavy Infantry Corps]]<br />[[#Mechanized Division|Mechanized Division]]<br />[[#Air Force|Air Force]]<br />[[NCR MP]]<br />[[Field Preparations Division]]
+}}{{Games|FO2|FNV|VB|FB}}
+{{Quotation|You are the great western light of California, torchbearers in the darkness, living reminders of all that is best in our republic.''|[[Aaron Kimball|President Kimball]]}}[[File:FNV Kimball YouAreTheLight.ogg|noicon|135px|center]]
+The '''New California Republic Army''' is the standing armed forces of the [[New California Republic]], and is the largest known armed force in the post-[[Great War|War]] [[United States]].
+==Background==
+The origins of the NCR's army are not detailed, however, by 2241 it was the largest standing force in [[New California]] composed of several divisions, including special (mechanized) cavalry and other mechanized units.
+Some amount of time after the [[Destruction of Control Station ENCLAVE]], an early major engagement of the NCR's army took place during the [[NCR-Enclave conflict]], where the NCR, alongside the Brotherhood of Steel, overran and annihilated the Enclave's last known holding in [[New California]].
+While the casualties on the NCR's side were tremendous, the Brotherhood of Steel finished off the remaining [[Enclave soldier (Fallout 2)|Enclave soldiers]] stationed there, with only a few managing to escape into the wastes. {{Citation needed}}
+The NCR's army has continued to grow and serve NCR's interests, securing its expansion and protecting territories under its control. It has distinguished itself both in its near destruction of various [[Raiders|raider]] tribes such as the [[Vipers]], the [[Jackals]], and the [[Khans]], and in the [[NCR-Brotherhood War|war against the Brotherhood of Steel]].
+By [[Timeline#2281|2281]] they were the largest armed forces in the entire Mojave Wasteland, rivaled only by  [[Caesar's Legion]], who were gathering their forces for another attack on Hoover Dam. {{Citation needed}} The Republic protected [[Hoover Dam]] and other outlying territories falling under the limited jurisdiction they possess in the [[Mojave Wasteland]], though the stalemate with the Legion forced them to stretch their forces far and thin along the [[Colorado River]].
+This resulted in the loss of [[Camp Searchlight]] and [[Nelson]] to [[frumentarii]] attacks.
+==Organization==
+{{Quotation|[[NCR trooper|Troopers]] are volunteer and conscripted forces in the NCR's military. They vary widely in devotion, experience, and even in basic equipment. What they lack in consistency they make up for in numbers.|[[Fallout: New Vegas loading screen hints|''Fallout: New Vegas'' loading screen]]}}
+The military's organization is inspired by the pre-War American structure, although adapted to the much smaller population of the wastelands. The standard level of organization of [[NCR trooper|infantry forces]] is the battalion, which in turn is divided into companies under the command of a Captain. Companies are in turn divided up into platoons, for example [[Hayes|Lieutenant Hayes]] in [[Primm]] is in charge of a platoon which belong to the 1st Company, 5th Battalion. These  are sometimes divided into squads (created at the Commanding Officer's discretion) and are typically led by a sergeant or other non-commissioned officer, for example [[Sergeant Lee]], who commands the strike force sent to retake the [[NCR Correctional Facility]] from the [[Powder Gangers]].
+Other branches in the military separate from the regular army include NCR Recon (which includes [[1st Recon]]), the [[NCR heavy trooper|NCR Heavy Infantry Corps]] which are under direct command of [[Lee Oliver|General Lee Oliver]], medical corps, logistics corps (quartermasters are typically non-commissioned officers), and the [[NCR military police]].
+Military bases of the Army, typically called ''Camps,'' are always under the command of a commissioned officer (usually a major e.g. [[Joseph Polatli|Polatli]] or [[Knight (Fallout: New Vegas)|Knight]]). The larger camps that train recruits, such as [[Camp McCarran]], will also have Drill Sergeants.
+==Relations with the outside==
+{{quotation|The NCR's military doesn't like being in the role of "peace-keeper". Crimes across the Mojave are typically punished by death.|[[Fallout: New Vegas loading screen hints|''Fallout: New Vegas'' loading screen]]}}
+Matters of diplomacy are left to be decided by the civilian branch of the government, such as the President and the Congress, with the outsider view of the military generally depending on their relationship with the NCR.
+Groups that are considered enemies of the NCR, such as [[Caesar's Legion]], the [[Great Khans]], [[Brotherhood of Steel]], and the [[Fiends]] are all openly hostile towards NCR military personnel, and frequently clash in violent battles. Due to their mutual hatred for the NCR, Caesar's Legion sent an [[Karl (Fallout: New Vegas)|emissary]] to the Great Khans on the pretext of forming an alliance to fight them, by absorbing the Khans into the Legion. Some small bands of settlers and bandit groups are antagonistic towards the NCR army (and the NCR as a whole) because of feelings of unwanted imperialism or complaints of poor quality of governance.
+==Army==
+[[File:ServiceRifle.png|thumb|The [[service rifle]], the main firearm of NCR troops.]]
+The New California Republic's military is large and diverse, composed of various organizations, of which the largest and noticeable is the Army, the NCR's main armed ground forces.
+The Army features a basic training regimen, consisting of a two-to-three week series of abbreviated tutelage on weapons familiarity and explosive ordinance handling, along with intense physical conditioning. The reason for this short training period is to produced field-ready troops as soon as possible, to meet the fitted needs for personnel size based on their mission, especially with the [[Fallout: New Vegas|Mojave Occupation]] where there are high casualties and troops are killed daily.
+The bulk of the army is composed of [[NCR trooper|troopers]], a mixture of trained volunteers and conscripts that are employed in offensive and defensive missions. Their large numbers mean the troopers utilize mass produced equipment made from durable materials that perform reliably and can survive harsh treatment. The basic primary weapon is a semi-automatic [[5.56mm round (Fallout: New Vegas)|5.56mm]] [[service rifle]], but troopers can also be equipped with [[Hunting rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)|hunting rifles]], or [[varmint rifle]]s and [[caravan shotgun]]s when there are shortages. The [[9mm pistol (Fallout:_New_Vegas)|M&A 9mm pistol]] is the standard sidearm of all members of the NCR Army. All of these weapons are provided by the [[Gun Runners (Fallout: New Vegas)|Gun Runners]], who handle a majority of the weapons contracts of the army. Uniforms for troopers is standardized [[NCR armor]], supplied by the [[Crimson Caravan Company]]. It consists of a reinforced leather breastplate on the torso and upper back, supported by leather shoulder-pads worn over brown fatigues. Despite the modest training and equipment the troopers receive, it is superior to equipment employed by most adversaries of the NCR, namely raiders, nomadic tribes or the numerous [[Recruit legionary|recruit legionaries]] of [[Caesar]], who are rarely sent into battle wielding more than a mere [[Machete (Fallout: New Vegas)|machete]] or crude pistols.
+== Heavy Infantry Corps ==
+The [[NCR heavy trooper|Heavy Infantry Corps]] are much better trained and equipped than the standard troopers, and while they are still technically part of the Army, they are under personal command of General Oliver. They are equipped with [[NCR salvaged power armor]], suits of scavenged [[T-45d power armor]] from the NCR's war with the [[Brotherhood of Steel]], giving them superior protection than the standard soldiers. They carry heavy weaponry, such as the high-capacity [[light machine gun|light machine guns]], ranged flame-throwers called [[Heavy incinerator (Fallout: New Vegas)|Heavy Incinerators]], and occasionally [[Missile launcher (Fallout: New Vegas)|missile launchers]].
+== Rangers ==
+A separate special forces branch, known as the [[NCR Rangers]], became a part of the NCR in 2271. The [[Desert Rangers]] signed the [[Ranger Unification Treaty]] with the NCR at the Mojave Outpost, in which they agreed to become part of the NCR military in exchange for protection of [[Hoover Dam]] and [[Nevada]] from [[Caesar's Legion]]. Most Rangers wear NCR-designed [[Ranger patrol armor]], while veterans opt for the so-called [[NCR Ranger combat armor|Black armor]]: a traditional Desert Ranger trenchcoat worn together with a pre-War riot armor and helmet. Rangers have access to superior weapons, such as [[trail carbine]]s, [[Ranger Sequoia]]s, [[anti-materiel rifle]]s, and [[brush gun]]s.
+==Air Force==
+The NCR has limited airpower, possessing a small fleet of captured [[Vertibirds]] for special missions, with at least one Vertibird named "[[Bear Force One]]" reserved as the president's personal vehicle.
+==Mechanized division==
+The New California Republic has a mechanized vehicle division. However, the exact number and the type of vehicles in the division is unknown.<ref>[[Fallout_Bible_5#Questions|Fallout Bible 5]]</ref><ref>[[Fallout_Bible_6#New_California_Republic|Fallout Bible 6]]</ref> The logistics corps employ several scavenged [[US Army]] [[truck]]s for transport. These are kept running by a dedicated team of mechanics and well-stocked workshops, such as the truck repair depot at [[Camp McCarran]].
+== Miscellaneous ==
+The NCR possess various pre-War weapons and equipment as well. [[Hoover Dam]] is protected by an [[Howitzer#Anti-aircraft gun|anti-aircraft gun]] capable of firing [[Howitzer shell#variants|flak shells]] to bring down aircraft. After the NCR gained control of the [[HELIOS One]] facility by forcefully taking it from the Brotherhood of Steel in [[Operation: Sunburst]], they had unknowingly gained possession of the [[Archimedes I]] and [[Archimedes II]] super-weapons.
+==Wars==
+The [[New California Republic]] has gone to war several times. A chronological order of the wars they fought are as followed:
+* [[NCR-Great Khan War]]
+* [[NCR-Enclave War]]
+* [[NCR-Brotherhood War]]
+* [[NCR-Legion War]]
+==Appearances==
+The New California Republic Army appears in ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' and it is mentioned in ''[[Fallout 2]]'' and covered in the ''[[Fallout Bible]]''.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery widths=210 captionalign=center>
+Bear Force One Vertibird.png|[[Bear Force One]]
+NCR 1st Recon.png|[[1st Recon]] badge
+FNV_Ranger_Patch.png|NCR Ranger badge
+Trooper_NCR.png|[[NCR trooper]]
+FNV_NCR_salvaged_armour.png|[[NCR heavy trooper]]
+NCRMilitaryPolice.png|[[NCR military police]]
+NCRVeteranRanger.png|[[NCR Veteran Ranger]]
+NCRRangerFNV.png|[[NCR Ranger (Fallout: New Vegas)|NCR Ranger]]
+FNV_General_Lee_Oliver.jpg|[[Lee Oliver|General Oliver]], leader of the Mojave Campaign
+Chief_Hanlon.jpg|[[Hanlon|Chief Hanlon]], leader of the [[New California Republic Rangers]]
+</gallery>
+==References==
+{{References}}
+{{Navbox factions FNV}}
+[[Category:Fallout 2 factions]]
+[[Category:Fallout: New Vegas factions]]
+[[Category:Van Buren factions]]
+[[Category:New California Republic Army| ]]
+[[pl:Siły Zbrojne RNK]]
+[[ru:Армия НКР]]
+[[uk:Армія НКР]]