Fat Man (Fallout 76)

The Fat Man is a ranged weapon .
==Background==
==Characteristics==
The Fat Man is a portable heavy weapon that launches mini nukes at distant targets in an arching trajectory.
If the Fat Man has the MIRV launcher mod, the Fat Man needs to be aimed such that the trajectory of the mini nuke reaches apogee above the target, as opposed to aiming such that the mini nuke hits the target or adjacent ground. When a MIRV mini nuke reaches apogee, it stops and splits into four projectiles. These projectiles fall straight down, detonating if they do not hit anything after falling 100 feet or 30 meters.
Due to the large explosion being capable of blinding players and causing extreme lag and potentially server crashes, the Fat Man is commonly used by griefers and trolls. It most infamously reaches its peak at the end of 2022 and in the first few weeks of 2023, when thousands of players started banding together to spam the Fat Man (especially ones with the Two Shot legendary effect) during events in order to protest the removal of explosive energy weapons.
===Weapon modifications===
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==Variants==
* Daisycutter - A quest reward for completing An Organic Solution.
* The Guarantee - A unique Fat Man given as a Survival mode reward from April 16–22, 2019.
* Overkill - Rarely given for using a Mutated package or a Mutated party pack.
==Locations==
* West Tek research center, inside the FEV vats.
* On top of a monorail pylon near Garrahan Mining Headquarters. Climb the monorail staircase east of the Garrahan building, jump atop the station itself and run along the top of the monorail until you arrive at the fourth pylon.
* Berkeley Springs Station
==Legendary effects==
==Behind the scenes==
"Fat Man" was the codename for the plutonium atomic bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan on August 9, 1945. With the exception of the tail fins, the mini nuke has a similar look to Fat Man.
==References==
Category:Fallout 76 weapons
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