Plasma Bolter

Plasma Bolter
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Assault rifle
Tier	19
Skill req.	Automatic Weapons 5
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	27 - 33 x3 (81 - 99)
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
Crit. damage mult.	x1.3
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	18 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	25 x Energy cells
Effects
10% to apply Shocked Anti-mechanic +30% damage to mechanic targets -30% damage to organic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 1837
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_AssaultRifle_Tier5-2_PlasmaBolter

Plasma Bolter is an assault rifle in Wasteland 3.

Description

This high-tech crossbow flings globs of superdense plasma. Kind of a 'sun-a-pult'.

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 +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% 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 (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 136 - 156 x3 (408 - 468) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 176 - 202 x3 (528 - 606) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 95 - 109 x3 (285 - 327) damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

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

• Denver Ruins: Sold by Human Outreach Mobile Gift Shop. Appears if the Commune is convinced to trust humans.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.
• Very rare drop from selected random tier 17-19 weapon crates/diggable sites (such as the weapon crates behind the locked fence in Aspen, and the outdoor crate in "Snowed Inn" Resort).