Army Flamethrower

Army Flamethrower
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Flamethrower
Tier	9
Skill req.	Big Guns 4
Skill req. penalties	-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	17 - 25
Dam. type	Fire. Scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against non-organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Burning.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.5
Attack pattern	Cone
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	95%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	2 x Flamethrower fuel
Effects
75% to apply Burning Anti-organic +30% damage to organic targets -30% damage to mechanic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 443

Army Flamethrower is a flamethrower in Wasteland 3.

Description

Simple construction, but easy to use and damn intimidating.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Fire damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output.

Fire damage maximization example +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background +25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk +30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +60% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 90 - 118 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 117 - 153 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 62 - 82 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 12-19 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 12.5% Grooved Grip
    • 12.5% Heavy Weights

Locations

• Downtown Colorado Springs: Sold by Taiwan Jones.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold by Inspector Delgado.
• The Bizarre: Sold by The Sanctified Piscitelli.
• Denver Ruins: Sold by Sister Nancy Forge.