Grenade launcher

Grenade launcher is a shotgun in Wasteland 3.

Description[]

Forgot to bring a heavy weapons expert to the fight? With this grenade launcher, you don’t need any kind of special explosives training to make people go pop. Just point and shoot.

Characteristics[]

Because this weapon doesn't have a cone angle, all modifiers to it are ignored, including Extended choke's cone angle penalty.

Despite preinstalled Explosive damage, it is possible to convert this weapon to other damage types (Fire, Cold or Energy) by using the appropriate damage type conversion mods. This won't add a second damage type but replace the originally installed Explosive damage.

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Explosive damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Explosive 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% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background
+25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self
+50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10
+5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll

Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +60% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result:

237 - 336 damage against all types of targets.

Fire damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage damage conversion penalty
+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 (+50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result:

229 - 337 damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

297 - 438 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).
160 - 235 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from Cryocell Linkage damage conversion penalty
+33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
+30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set

Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result:

199 - 292 damage in weapon stats.

In fact damage will vary depending on a target:

258 - 379 damage against organic targets (+30% Damage).
139 - 204 damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example

-10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage damage conversion penalty
+33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage
+35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10
+25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor
+30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10
+30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set
+5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll