Ion Beamer (Wasteland 3)

Ion Beamer
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Submachine gun
Tier	18
Skill req.	Automatic Weapons 6
Damage Data
Damage	23 - 31 x5 (115 - 155)
Dam. type	Energy damage - scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against non-organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Shocked.
Penetration	99
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	65%
Range	12 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	25 x Energy cells
Effects
Anti-mechanic +30% damage to mechanic targets -30% damage to organic targets
Item Data
Value	$ ?
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_SMG_Tier4-3_IonBeamer

Ion Beamer is a submachine gun in Wasteland 3.

	For the Ion beamer in other Wasteland games, see Ion beamer.

Description

Its atomic beams scour targets like a sandblaster. Gruesome when applied to faces.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Energy 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.

Energy 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 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 (+28 Damage +93% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 162 - 187 x5 (810 - 935) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 210 - 243 x5 (1050 - 1215) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 113 - 130 x5 (565 - 650) damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 20-27 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Broach-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Columbium Barrel
    • 5% Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Extended Mag
    • 5% Red Dot Scope
    • 5% Tactical Light

Locations

• Very rare drop from selected random tier 13-15 weapon chests (such as the two in Survivalist Bunker).

Gallery

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  Without unique glow