Punk Buster

Punk Buster
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Shotgun
Tier	9
Skill req.	Small Arms 4
Skill req. penalties	-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	23 - 33
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	6
Crit. damage mult.	x1.7
Attack pattern	Cone
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	95%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	3 AP
Capacity	6 x Shotgun shells
Ability
Point Blank: Turn them into a blood sausage. Hits a single target at point blank range for double damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 335

Punk Buster is a shotgun in Wasteland 3.

Description

This compact and easy-to-conceal design will help you get the drop on any punk you need to bust.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output. Especially not recommended to use rare and expensive damage type conversion mods.

Physical damage maximization example +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 (+8 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 59 - 79 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.

Field stripping results

• 12-19 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