- Joined
- Jun 18, 2014
They had the numerical superiority against the Brotherhood, secured supply lines, home field advantage, supportive local populations, and patriotism for defending their homeland.
The war for New Vegas really pushed all that to the breaking point where the enemy was everywhere between the Khans, House's gangs, Fiends, Kings, Powder Gangers and Brotherhood Remnants. They had as many enemies attacking from the rear as they did the front. Morale was low as soldiers were fighting for something they didn't care for. Command seemed to be fractured with certain groups trying to get more glory for themselves or outright committing treason, like Ranger Chief Hanlon. Not every soldier was even issued a service rifle and leather armor even at the front lines like Camp Forlorn Hope. Legion spies and saboteurs had infiltrated the NCR. The NCR had lost several outposts to the Legion before the real battle even began. Soldiers witnessed plenty of Legion terror tactics like civilian massacres and crucifixions of comrades. They only won the last war with a trick that the Legion won't fall for again.
I also remember but can't find it but they had some sort of instruction that if they got wounded they were supposed to chuck their gun over the side of the dam so the Legion couldn't take it.
The Legion was well united and had many battle hardened veterans from the tribal conquests, seemed pretty devoted to the cause, masters of terror tactics and instilling fear, happy to charge into the meat grinder and take casualties, had raided and opened fronts all along the river and scored several victories before the real battle started, and learned from the mistakes of their last defeat.
The side with the player character always wins but I think if the courier just kept on delivering mail the Legion is in a better spot overall compared to the NCR. The NCR has better arms but the Legion has better soldiers.
Even a Brotherhood High Elder can still die to tribal gangs and arrows as Elder Maxson II taught us.
The war for New Vegas really pushed all that to the breaking point where the enemy was everywhere between the Khans, House's gangs, Fiends, Kings, Powder Gangers and Brotherhood Remnants. They had as many enemies attacking from the rear as they did the front. Morale was low as soldiers were fighting for something they didn't care for. Command seemed to be fractured with certain groups trying to get more glory for themselves or outright committing treason, like Ranger Chief Hanlon. Not every soldier was even issued a service rifle and leather armor even at the front lines like Camp Forlorn Hope. Legion spies and saboteurs had infiltrated the NCR. The NCR had lost several outposts to the Legion before the real battle even began. Soldiers witnessed plenty of Legion terror tactics like civilian massacres and crucifixions of comrades. They only won the last war with a trick that the Legion won't fall for again.
I also remember but can't find it but they had some sort of instruction that if they got wounded they were supposed to chuck their gun over the side of the dam so the Legion couldn't take it.
The Legion was well united and had many battle hardened veterans from the tribal conquests, seemed pretty devoted to the cause, masters of terror tactics and instilling fear, happy to charge into the meat grinder and take casualties, had raided and opened fronts all along the river and scored several victories before the real battle started, and learned from the mistakes of their last defeat.
The side with the player character always wins but I think if the courier just kept on delivering mail the Legion is in a better spot overall compared to the NCR. The NCR has better arms but the Legion has better soldiers.
Even a Brotherhood High Elder can still die to tribal gangs and arrows as Elder Maxson II taught us.
To be fair I imagine the last thing I'd want to do after surviving a war against the Brotherhood and seeing all my friends turned to ash and goo puddles is go get my face chopped off my a bunch of crazy people crucifying people.
