The 82nd Airborne was a division of the United States Armed Forces.
Background[]
The 82nd Airborne Division used marksman carbines at the time of the Great War, as the All-American is a heavily-modified carbine that contains the division's insignia on the side of its magazine well.[1]
Appearances[]
The 82nd Airborne Division is mentioned only in Fallout: New Vegas.
Behind the scenes[]
The 82nd Airborne Division is a real world division of the same name. Joshua Sawyer stated that the 82nd patch on the All-American is due to the rifle's name being the same as the division's nickname.[Non-game 1]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ Question: Why does the All-American have an 82nd patch on it?
Joshua Sawyer: The 82nd Airborne Division's nickname is "All-American".
(Formspring reply on June 12, 2012; archived)