Heavy fire suppressor

Heavy fire suppressor
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Heavy machine gun
Tier	20
Skill req.	Big Guns 7
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	26 - 38 x4 (104 - 152)
Dam. type	Cold. 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 Frozen.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.3
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	50%
Range	15 squares
AP cost	6 AP
Capacity	20 x Flamethrower fuel
Effects
75% to apply Frozen Anti-organic +30% damage to organic targets -30% damage to mechanic targets
Ability
Extinguish (2 AP): Use to safely put out flames on a target character. Removes Burning .
Item Data
Value	$ 2100
ID	ITM_DLC1_Equip_Weapon_HMG_HeavyFireSuppressor_Tier6

Heavy fire suppressor is a heavy machine gun in Wasteland 3: Battle of Steeltown.

Description

Smokey the Bear is loaded for bear.

Characteristics

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

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Cold 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.

Cold 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 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 (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 129 - 166 x4 (516 - 664) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 167 - 215 x4 (668 - 860) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 90 - 116 x4 (360 - 464) damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 48-76 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 gates: Possible drop from lockpick 10 safe.
• Steeltown gates: Random drop from digsites in the scrapyard (high perception is required).
• Steeltown admin level: Possible drop from large containers in Markham's Office and Hayes' room.
• Steeltown admin level: Rewarded for Working Stiff quest.
• Steeltown admin level: Sold by Wink Tillman after completion of Factory Fracas quest.

See also

• Elite heavy fire suppressor - more powerful craftable version.