Locate all Chinese Army: Spec. Ops. Training Manuals in Fallout 3. This guide details every location, from Bethesda Offices East to Wheaton Armory, to help you find these valuable skill books.
Walkthrough
- 1Bethesda Ruins - Bethesda Offices East: On a desk in a room just north of center on the map, by a pair of Missiles.
- 2Broadcast Tower KT8 Area - Radio Signal Sierra Romeo Drainage Chamber: In the drainage chamber near Broadcast Tower KT8, grab the encryption key from a desk in the room through a door on the left. Use the computer terminal to open the secure hatch. The book is downstairs on the desk near radio signal Sierra Romeo.
- 3Capitol Building - Hall of Columns: In a locked supply room [Hard] west of the turret in the middle of the level. The book is on a table.
- 4Cliffside Caverns - Raider Outpost: On a wooden shelf in the north-western corner of the level. It’s on the wooden platform in the room just east of the room with a tent.
- 5Corvega Factory Area: South of the Corvega Factory, along a road southeast of the red rocket, you’ll find an overturned truck. In the back of this truck is a locked footlocker [Very Hard] containing this book.
- 6Fairfax Ruins - Fairfax Metro: Go east until you reach the large metro station room, then go down some stairs to the south. At the bottom, turn east and go over some rubble. The book is on a slab of concrete near the end of a subway car.
- 7Flooded Metro Area: Near the Flooded Metro between the Nuka Cola Factory and the Arlington Library, in a Pulowski Preservation Shelter.
- 8Fort Constantine - CO Quarters: Downstairs in the basement of the CO Quarters. It’s the same room where the Bobblehead - Big Guns is found. The book is under a Stealth Boy on a cinderblock, near the safe with the Bobblehead. A dead wastelander is nearby.
- 9Georgetown/The Mall Metro: Enter through the Mall Northwest entrance and search the first ticket booth you come across. The book is inside, on the floor, leaning against a cash register.
- 10Irradiated Metro: From the entrance across the river from the Citadel (not from L’Enfant Plaza), head through the metro tunnel to the sewer. Go south through a door, down two flights of stairs, and through another door into a large room. From the flaming barrel, turn west and search one of the consoles near the railing. The book is found here alongside several clipboards.
- 11L.O.B. Enterprises Archives: In the north-easternmost room of the L.O.B. Enterprises Archives. The book is on a desk by a computer terminal.
- 12Mama Dolce’s - Mama Dolce’s Loading Yard: To reach Mama Dolce’s, head to Arlington Cemetery. Go to the entrance to the Loading Yard that is farthest east on your map. You’ll enter a raised area. The book is on the floor, near an ammo box.
- 13Mirelurk Nesting Hole: In the Mall area, east of The Mall Southwest (the Hazmat Disposal Site L5), you’ll find a sewer grate leading to the Mirelurk Nesting Hole. Head into the large southern area and jump up onto a ledge where you’ll find a dead Brahmin and a dead Mercenary. Go north-west, staying on high ground, and continue into a tunnel until you find a skeleton, a first aid box, and a wooden crate. The book is on top of the crate.
- 14Museum of History - Museum of History Offices: On the second level in the middle room, the book is on a desk near Lincoln’s Repeater.
- 15Museum Station: In the Museum Station, just north of the westernmost entrance to The Mall. In a wooden crate in the ladies room.
- 16Nuka Cola Plant - Factory Floor: In the room you enter from the Capital Wasteland, go by the desk and look up at the ceiling. You’ll find a hole with a filing cabinet above it. Loot the filing cabinet to find this book.
- 17Pennsylvania Avenue - Hotel: In an unmarked hotel just south of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, the book is on a small table.
- 18Reclining Groves Resort Homes Area - Barn: East of the Reclining Groves Resort Homes, you can find a ruined barn. On the second story is a personal footlocker [Very Hard] containing this book.
- 19Red Racer Factory Area - Scavenger Shack: North of the Red Racer Factory is a Scavenger’s shack, located on an overpass of the highway just west of Arlington, along a road that leads to Grayditch. The book is on a shelf in the shack, along with a D.C. Journal of Internal Medicine and a Grognak the Barbarian book.
- 20SatCom Array NW-05a: In the north-west corner of the world map, inside SatCom Array NW-05a. On the ground floor, the book is on a table near a computer.
- 21Springvale School Lower levels: To the far east of the map, past the very hard locked door that leads to the ant tunnels. The book is under the body of a dead Wastelander.
- 22Statesman Hotel Mid level: On the level with the staircase leading to the Statesman Hotel Restaurant, the book is in a side room on a bookshelf.
- 23Super Duper Mart Area: Between Springvale and the Super Duper Mart, there is a ruined house next to a silo, within sight of the water tower. On a shelf in the house, you’ll find the book.
- 24Taft Tunnels: During the quest “The Waters of Life,” when going through the Taft Tunnels, you’ll come to an overflow terminal. In the room nearby, the book is on a desk in the south-western corner.
- 25Wheaton Armory Area: North of the Wheaton Armory, find an elevated highway. Get on it and follow it until you find a bus you can explore. Inside the bus, you’ll find electrical equipment and this book.
Tips
- The Chinese Army: Spec. Ops. Training Manual provides a +10% bonus to Sneak when read.
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