Auto 'Fireball' rifle

Auto 'Fireball' rifle
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Assault rifle
Tier	20
Skill req.	Automatic Weapons 7
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	23 - 28
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	Area
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	18 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	15 x 5.56mm ammo
Effects
Anti-organic +30% damage to organic targets -30% damage to mechanic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 2037
ID	ITM_DLC1_Equip_Weapon_AssaultRifle_FireballRifle_Tier6

Auto 'Fireball' rifle is an assault rifle in Wasteland 3: Battle of Steeltown.

Description

The perfect auto rifle for any and all pyromaniacs.

Characteristics

This weapon has no critical strike associated with it, so strike rate is irrelevant.

With Plasma linkage or HE fuse linkage , the area target allows you to shred through enemy cover from range with ease.

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 Titanium-Cobalt Barrel +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 (+16 Damage +60% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 140 - 158 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 182 - 205 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 98 - 110 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 29-45 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
    • 5% Hammerforge-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Open Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Holographic Scope
    • 5% SWAT Light

Locations

• Steeltown: Sold by Carla Asphalt Runner.
• Steeltown admin level: Locked in the hidden safe in Markham's Office.

Notes

It might be confusing, but yes, this variant fires only once, there is no burst. However Elite version does burst fire.

See also

• Elite auto 'Fireball' rifle - more powerful craftable version.