Chicago - Split from The USS Retribution a historic sailing ship impressed...

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Originally Posted by Olefin

I would think especially after most of the remaining military units either got pulled to the Pacific Northwest to stop the drive on Seattle or down to stop the Mexicans. With them gone and electricity generation almost completely stopped and no fuel - things must have gotten very down and very dirty very quickly in any large urban area.

Someday I want to work on what happened to Chicago. They had the 49th Armored stationed during the initial strikes. I expect that would have helped things in the short run. Canon has them leaving the city a few months later to solidify control on 3 more rural areas as the city is starting to spiral out of control. The entire area is pretty much abandoned by federal forces when the Mexicans invade. Lots of material there.