Hoser

Hoser
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Heavy machine gun
Tier	23
Skill req.	Heavy Weapons 10
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	80 - 111 x4 (320 - 444)
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	40
Crit. damage mult.	x1.1
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	60%
Range	15 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	24 x empties
Effects
25% to apply Hungover
Ability
Unload: Leave nothing behind. A brazen attack that fires twice with -35% Hit chance. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 2230

Hoser is a craftable heavy machine gun in Wasteland 3.

Description

This ramshackle machine gun looks like it was the result of a drunken escapade in a toolshed. Fires beer cans and bottles at targets. At best, they’ll have a hangover; at worse they’ll be blacked out for good.

Characteristics

The Hoser can be considered the best heavy machine gun in Wasteland 3. Its high damage output paired with the lowest AP cost of any HMG makes it an extremely deadly weapon. It uses custom ammo, empties, which can be crafted out of Boors after the Hoser has been built. Also noteworthy is the unique Bonus of the Hoser, which is the 25% chance of inflicting the Hungover de-buff on the targeted enemy per attack. Damage can be increased by using damage type conversion mods, making this weapon to benefit from various bonuses, as well as +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Physical damage maximization example +20 Damage from Shortened Barrel at the cost of -10% Hit chance +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 (+28 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 208 - 268 x4 (832 - 1072) 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.

Fire damage maximization example +20 Damage from Shortened Barrel at the cost of -10% Hit chance -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 (+20 Damage +50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 337 - 442 x4 (1348 - 1768) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 438 - 574 x4 (1752 - 2296) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 235 - 309 x4 (940 - 1236) damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example +20 Damage from Shortened Barrel at the cost of -10% Hit chance -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 (+20 Damage +83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 292 - 383 x4 (1168 - 1532) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 379 - 497 x4 (1516 - 1988) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 204 - 268 x4 (816 - 1072) damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example +20 Damage from Shortened Barrel at the cost of -10% Hit chance -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 Applying all bonuses (+20 Damage +83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 301 - 395 x4 (1204 - 1580) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 391 - 513 x4 (1564 - 2052) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 210 - 276 x4 (840 - 1104) damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example +20 Damage from Shortened Barrel at the cost of -10% Hit chance -10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse 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% 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 (+20 Damage +50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result: 292 - 383 x4 (1168 - 1532) damage against all types of targets.

Field stripping results

• 6-10 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 1% Broach-Rifled Barrel
    • 1% Cut-Rifled Barrel
    • 1% Columbium Barrel
    • 1% Alloy Barrel
    • 1% Cylinder Choke
    • 1% Wide Choke
    • 1% Extended Mag
    • 1% Long Mag
    • 1% Red Dot Scope
    • 1% Reflex Scope
    • 1% Tactical Light
    • 1% Underbarrel Light

Crafting

Ingredients to produce one (1) unit

Components	Requirements
300 scrap 1 Minigun 12 Boors	10 Weird Science

Location

Monster Army Bunker: Recipe can be found in a container at the cinema theater.