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Contents 1 Ammo 2 Pistols 3 Large weapons & sub-machine guns 4 Rifles & shotguns 5 Energy weapons 5.1 Upgrading the Plasma rifle 6 Melee weapons 7 Unarmed weapons 8 Throwing weapons

[edit] Ammo

Abbreviation key

JHP	Jacketed Hollow Point
AP	Armor Piercing
FMJ	Full Metal Jacket
12S	12 Gauge Shell
MFC	Micro Fusion Cell
SEC	Small Energy Cell

The type of ammunition used will change the amount of damage dealt to the target. JHP is always the superior choice, followed by FMJ. Forget AP ammo. AP is, in the first place, more expensive, and although it does penetrate a bit more than JHP ammo, it deals very little damage. It's useless against anything - JHP is always superior. Shotgun Shells deal good damage regardless of the target used, and FMJ is like a 'neutral' ammo - it works okay on both armored and non-armored targets. It doesn't suffer nearly the damage penalty of AP ammo, but it penetrates far better than JHP.

As for energy weapons, their real effectiveness depends on the type of weapon used. For instance, laser weapons aren't as effective as plasma weapons on armored targets. Plasma is good against anything except for Tesla armor. The Alien Blaster uses a different technology (and from the death animations seen from Fallout and Fallout 2, I think pulse) which is goes through any type of armor. The cells themselves don't serve as damage modifiers, but are merely power units.

[edit] Pistols

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Range	Ammo usage	Ammo type	Ammo capacity	Action points used
10 mm Pistol	$450	You start out with it.	5	5-12 hp, normal	25 hexes	single shot only, can be aimed	AP or JHP 10 mm bullets	12 bullets	5 for single, 6 for aimed
14 mm Pistol	$1000-1400	Buy from Jake in Old Town, located in the Hub. You can also get it from killing the guards in the Heights.	4	12-22 hp, normal	24 hexes	single shot only, can be aimed	AP 14 mm ammo cartridge	6 bullets in cartridge	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Desert Eagle .44	$800	Swipe from Raiders.	4	10-16 hp, normal	22 hexes	single shot only, can be aimed	.44 caliber JHP or FMJ bullet	8 bullets	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Mauser 9 mm	$2000	Kill Gizmo to get it.	4	6-10 hp, normal	22 hexes	single shot only, can be aimed	9 mm parabellum	7 rounds	4 for single, 5 for aimed
.223 Pistol	$4000	Solve Irwin's quest and he'll give it to you.	5	20-30 hp, normal	30 hexes	single shot only, can be aimed	.223 FMJ cartridge	5 rounds	5 for single, 6 for aimed

[edit] Large weapons & sub-machine guns

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Range	Ammo usage	Ammo type	Ammo capacity	Action points used
MP9 Sub-Machine Gun	$1000	Vault 15, locker on 3rd floor.	5	5-12 hp per bullet, normal	25 hexes	single shot, can be aimed, burst shot of 10 bullets	10 mm JHP or AP bullets	30 bullets	5 for single, 6 for aimed, 6 for burst
Minigun	$3800	Buy from Gun Runners, or pick it from the Super Mutants.	7	4-10 per bullet, normal	35 hexes	burst shot of 40 bullets	5 mm JHP or AP bullets	120 bullets	6 for burst
Rocket Launcher	$6000	Buy from Old Town in the Hub.	6	35-100 hp, explosive	40 hexes	single rocket	Explosive or Anti-Armor rockets	one rocket	6 for single
Flamethrower	$2000	Buy from Old Town in the Hub.	6	30-60 hp, fire	5 hexes	burst of flames	Flame Fuel	Enough fuel for 5 shots	6 for burst

[edit] Rifles & shotguns

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Range	Ammo			Action points used
						Usage	Type	Capacity
Hunting Rifle	$900	Random encounter or swipe from Kenji when he attacks Killan in Junktown. (Kenji is the would-be assassin for Killian.)	5	8-20 hp, normal	40 hexes	Single, can be aimed	.223 FMJ	10 rounds	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Assault Rifle	$1300	Hub, Old Town	5	8-16 hp per bullet, normal	45 hexes	Single, can be aimed, burst fire of 8 bullets	5 mm JHP or AP bullets	24 bullets	5 for single, 6 for aimed, 6 for burst
Sniper Rifle	$2200	Hub, Old Town	5	14-34 hp, normal	50 hexes	Single, can be aimed	.223 FMJ	6 rounds	6 for single, 7 for aimed
Shotgun	$800	Raiders Base, it is in the fridge	4	12-22 hp, normal	14 hexes	Single, can be aimed	12 gauge shells	2 shells	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Combat Shotgun	$2750	Hub, Old Town. Either buy it from Jake or kill the thugs holding the Brotherhood initiate captive.	5	15-25 hp per shell, normal	22 hexes	Single, can be aimed, burst of 3 shells	12 gauge shells	12 shells	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Red Ryder BB Gun	$200	Killian's General Store, in the locked storage room	3	1-3 hp per pellet, normal	22 hexes	Single, can be aimed	???	100 BB pellets	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Red Ryder LE BB Gun	$3500	Random Encounter (Bob's Used Cars)	3	25 hp per pellet, normal	32 hexes	Single, can be aimed	???	100 BB pellets	4 for single, 5 for aimed

[edit] Energy weapons

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Range	Ammo			Action points used
						Usage	Type	Capacity
Laser Pistol	$1600	You can get it from the Brotherhood, or kill COC techs and take it from them.	3	10-22 hp, laser	35 hexes	Single, can be aimed	Small Energy Cells	12 cells	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Plasma Pistol	$2750	Can be found in the sewers of Necropolis, but you can also buy it at the Gun Runners or find it at the Glow.	4	16-35 hp, plasma	20 hexes	Single, can be aimed	Small Energy Cells	16 cells	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Laser Rifle	$5000	Harry has one, and you can get one from the mutants at the Cathedral/Military Base.	6	25-50 hp, laser	45 hexes	Single, can be aimed	Micro Fusion Cells	12 cells	5 for single, 6 for aimed
Plasma Rifle	$4000 ($6000)	Again, you can buy it from the Gun Runners, pick it up from the nightkin guards in the 2nd-4th levels of the Cathedral, or get one real early from the 5th level of the Glow, if you decide to go there.	6	30-65 hp (35-70 hp), plasma	25 hexes (35 hexes)	Single, can be aimed	Micro Fusion Cells	10 cells	5 for single, 6 for aimed (4 for single, 5 for aimed)
Gatling Laser	$7500	You can kill Brotherhood guards to get it, but your karma will go way down. The lone Nightkin guarding the entrance to the basement in the Cathedral has the only Gatling Laser which you can get peacefully (BTW, all of the Brotherhood guards will be after you.) The lieutenant also has one, but he is encountered too late in the game.	6	20-40 hp per cell used, laser	40 hexes	Burst of laser rays using 10 cells	Micro Fusion Cells	30 cells for 3 laser ray bursts	6 for burst
Alien Blaster	???	Available in a special random encounter with two dead aliens. Only is available to characters with extremely high luck.	2	30-90 hp, pulse (good against any armor)	10 hexes	???	Small Energy Cells	30 cells for 30 shots	???

[edit] Upgrading the Plasma rifle

Turbo Plasma Rifle! Ask Smitty in the Boneyard. The upgrade lowers the AP cost as well as slightly increasing damage and greatly increasing range. This is the best weapon in the game.

[edit] Melee weapons

All melee weapons cause normal damage. The maximum damage value might vary as it is a direct result of your melee damage bonus.

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Attack methods	Action points used	Special
Knife	$40	You start out with one. There is another one to the bones of another vault dweller to your right. (Or your character's left.)	2	2-10 hp	Swing or thrust	3 for swing or thrust, 4 for aimed swing or thrust
Combat Knife	$160	It can be seen at Beth's store; you might be able to get one from the raiders at Irwin's house.	2	3-11 hp	Swing or thrust	3 for swing or thrust, 4 for aimed swing or thrust
Throwing Knife	$100	Raiders	3	3-6 hp	Swing	3 for swing, 4 for aimed swing
Sledgehammer	$120	It's in the room to the east of the farm in Shady Sands.	6	4-10 hp	Swing or thrust	3 for swing, 4 for thrust or aimed swing, 5 for aimed thrust	You can hit people from two hexes away.
Super Sledgehammer	$3750	Jake at Old Town sells it.	5	14-39 hp	Swing or thrust	3 for swing, 4 for thrust or aimed swing, 5 for aimed thrust	You can hit people from two hexes away.
Spear	$80	Aradesh gives it to you when you tell him that you will find Tandi.	4	3-13 hp	Thrust	5 for thrust, 6 for aimed thrust	You can hit people from two hexes away.
Club/Police Baton	$30	Beth sells them.	3	1-7 hp	Swing	3 for swing, 4 for aimed swing
Crowbar	$50	Vault 15	5	3-13 hp	Swing	4 for swing, 5 for aimed swing
Viroblade Ripper	$900	The Gun Runners sell them.	4	15-35 hp	Swing or thrust	4 for swing or thrust, 5 for aimed swing or thrust	Ammo capacity of 30 Small Energy Cells
Cattle Prod	$600	True to his name, Lasher has one. You can buy one at the Gun Runners.	4	12-23 hp	Swing or thrust	4 for swing or thrust, 5 for aimed swing or thrust

[edit] Unarmed weapons

On all unarmed weapons, you can hit single or aim an attack. The single costs 3 action points, and the aimed costs 4 action points. All items require one Strength and do normal damage.

Name	Selling price	First seen	Damage	Ammo
				Capacity	Usage
Brass Knuckles	$60	You might start out with them, but you can get a pair from Junktown.	2-10 hp	N/A
Spiked Knuckles	$250	You can pick them up from Kane once you confess to the Police about Decker in the Hub. Some of the mutant patrols at the military base have them.	4-15 hp	N/A
Power Fist	$2200	You can get this at the Brotherhood, or you can buy one at the Gun Runners or possibly find one at the Glow. There is one in the footlocker on the top level of the Cathedral, the one next to Morpheus' Room.	12-29 hp	25 small energy cells	1 cell per punch
Rock	$0	Shady Sands, the shelf in Aradesh's house/building	1-4 hp	N/A

[edit] Throwing weapons

Name	Selling price	First seen	Required strength	Damage	Damage type	Range	Action points used
							Unaimed throw	Aimed throw
Spear	$80	Aradesh gives it to you when you tell him that you will find Tandi.	4	3-13 hp	normal	8 hexes	6	7
Throwing Knife	$100	Raiders	3	3-6 hp	normal	16 hexes	4	N/A
Molotov Cocktail	$50	Raiders Base	3	8-20	fire	12 hexes	5	N/A
Fragmentation Grenade	$150	There are a couple in the Vault 15 lockers	3	20-35 hp	explosive	15 hexes	4	N/A
Plasma Grenade	$300	Glow or Gun Runners	4	40-90 hp	plasma	15 hexes	4	N/A
Pulse Grenade*	$250	Jake sells them at Old Town in the Hub	4	100-150 hp	electromagnetic pulse	15 hexes	4	N/A
Flare	$35	Everywhere	4	1-1 hp	normal	15 hexes	1	1
Rock	$0	Shady Sands, the shelf in Aradesh's house/building	1	1-4 hp	normal	???	4	5

*Only affects robots.