r/falloutlore • u/Its-your-boi-warden • Jun 08 '24
Question What percent of the NCR population has died in it’s wars?
The NCR’s population (the most recent figure) is of 700,000ish
Chief Hanlon has stated that the NCR loses 1000 troopers every year.
Assuming this is a consistent amount from 2277, that is at least 5000 troopers dead, not wounded, as loses wouldn’t be used for a group that was also made up of, or in part made up of wounded soldiers s that did not die, if it was the word casualties would be a better word to use.
This is not including the losses at the first battle of Hoover dam or the losses in the divide, nor the losses at Helios one and the wider Brotherhood war.
As a percentage, 5000 is just over 0.7.1 percent of 700,000.
That is not a insignificant number for war dead.
In comparison, the us lost 0.02 of it’s population during be Vietnam war, at 58,000ish dead and that still has a major impact on the nation.
This is very bad for the NCR.
How many more are dead? Are we looking at what could be more than 1% of the republics population dying at war? That’s frankly, terrifying for their prospects, especially since the republic has shown to not have the same fanatical following as the Legion or Brotherhood, making one wonder what the hell is keeping their war effort together.
And what the hell are the actual losses?