Waste Rifle

Waste Rifle
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Assault rifle
Tier	9
Skill req.	Automatic Weapons 4
Skill req. penalties	-10% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	13 - 15 x3 (39 - 45)
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	10
Crit. damage mult.	x1.5
Attack pattern	Single target
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	75%
Range	18 squares
AP cost	4 AP
Capacity	20 x Spikes
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	$ 345
ID	ITM_Equip_Weapon_AssaultRifle_Tier3-1_WasteRifle

Waste Rifle is an assault rifle in Wasteland 3.

Description

Wasteland mercs have combined elements from two pre-war rifles in one sturdy package.

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: 55 - 59 x3 (165 - 177) 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

Locations

• Sold by world map merchants O'Leary Family, Lug Nuts.
• Random encounter: Dropped from Hard-Heads.