Death Sifter (Wasteland 3)

Death Sifter
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Heavy machine gun
Tier	17
Skill req.	Big Guns 6
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	40 - 55 x5 (200 - 275)
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	29
Crit. damage mult.	x1.3
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	50%
Range	15 squares
AP cost	7 AP
Capacity	30 x .50 ammo
Ability
Unload: Leave nothing behind. A brazen attack that fires twice with -35% Hit chance. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 1210
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_HMG_Tier5-1_DeathSifter

Death Sifter is a heavy machine gun in Wasteland 3.

	For the Death Sifter in other Wasteland games, see Death Sifter.

Description

Does: Offer heavy firepower and a high rate of fire. Does not: Fuck around.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output. Especially not recommended to use rare and expensive damage type conversion mods.

Physical damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor Applying all bonuses (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 108 - 137 x5 (540 - 685) damage in weapon stats. The damage dealt to targets will depend on the armor they are wearing and the armor penetration rate on your character.

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

• Aspen: Possible drop from one of the lockers inside the Hundred Families bunker. May also be found in the weapon crate in the gondola building.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.

Trivia

• This weapon is based on the M249 SAW.