Nidhogg

Nidhogg
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Heavy machine gun
Tier	19
Skill req.	Big Guns 7
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	41 - 57 x5 (205 - 285)
Dam. type	Explosive damage - scales with Explosives, maximum penetration, equally effective against any targets.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.1
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	50%
Range	15 squares
AP cost	7 AP
Capacity	30 x .50 ammo
Effects
10% to apply Damaged Armor
Item Data
Value	$ 1893

Nidhogg is a heavy machine gun in Wasteland 3.

Description

Designed to punch holes in armor plates and customized to handle explosive ammunition.

Characteristics

The most powerfull machinegun in .50 ammo caliber. Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Explosive 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.

Explosive damage maximization example +8 Damage from Titanium-Cobalt Barrel +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 +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10 +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+16 Damage +60% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result: 177 - 227 x5 (885 - 1135) damage against all types of targets.

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.

Gallery

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