Rattler

Rattler
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Pistol
Tier	7
Skill req.	Small Arms 4
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	4 - 5 x10 (40 - 50)
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	4
Crit. damage mult.	x1.4
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	70%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	20 x Spikes
Ability
Unload: Leave nothing behind. A brazen attack that fires twice with -35% Hit chance. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 190
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_Handgun_Tier2-2_Rattler

Rattler is a handgun in Wasteland 3.

Description

People have slapped some very nasty little packages together with little more than scrap and bad intentions.

Characteristics

What a surprise! With the Shortened barrel the small, low-level Rattler becomes the most powerful pistol in the game and deals even more damage than the famous Man Cannon. Well, at the cost of huge ammunition consumption, of course. Shortened Barrel alongside with Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage mods skyrocket this weapon's damage, giving the weapon 32 - 33 x10 (320 - 330) damage per attack, at the cost of -10% Hit chance.

Damage can be farther 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. Status effects will also be easily applied due to the large number of attempts per attack.

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: 61 - 63 x10 (610 - 630) 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 +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: 81 - 84 x10 (810 - 840) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 105 - 109 x10 (1050 - 1090) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 56 - 58 x10 (560 - 580) 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: 70 - 73 x10 (700 - 730) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 91 - 94 x10 (910 - 940) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 49 - 51 x10 (490 - 510) 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: 72 - 75 x10 (720 - 750) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 93 - 97 x10 (930 - 970) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 50 - 52 x10 (500 - 520) 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 +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: 70 - 73 x10 (700 - 730) 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

Locations

• Downtown Colorado Springs: Sold by Taiwan Jones.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold by Inspector Delgado.