Red Dragon

Red Dragon
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Sniper rifle
Tier	15
Skill req.	Sniper Rifles 6
Skill req. penalties	-15% Critical chance; -100% Critical damage; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	104 - 143
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	26
Crit. damage mult.	x2
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	24 squares
AP cost	7 AP
Capacity	4 x .30-06 ammo
Effects
+5% Strike rate
Ability
Risky Shot: Go for broke. An unreliable attack with -40% Hit chance and +70% Critical chance. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 975

Red Dragon is a sniper rifle in Wasteland 3.

Description

There's no style like old Russian Cold War style.

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 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 at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor Applying all bonuses (+16 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 231 - 306 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

• 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

• The Bizarre: Sold by The Sanctified Piscitelli.
• Denver Ruins: Sold by Sister Nancy Forge.

Trivia

The name of the rifle is a reference to the real-life Dragunov sniper rifle.