.45 Auto submachine gun

The .45 Auto submachine gun, also called the storm drum, is a weapon .
==Background==
Sometime prior to the Great War, an armory near Spanish Fork received a surplus of .45 Auto submachine guns that were put in stock and sealed away following the world's destruction.
A few years prior to 2281, Ulysses, a frumentarius of Caesar's Legion was sent to organize the White Legs tribe residing in the Great Salt Lake in order to rally them into destroying New Canaan. The White Legs were promised induction into the Legion if they succeeded. Ulysses managed to uncover the location of the armory and had the tribe raid its contents, training them in the use of the submachine guns, which they took to calling "storm drums." These would go on to be considered the tribe's signature weapon, much like the Dead Horses' war clubs, the Sorrows' yao guai gauntlets, and the New Canaanites' .45 Auto pistols.The Courier: "Nice guns."Joshua Graham: "In the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, all tribes are known for a specific weapon. White Legs are known for their big submachine guns, 'storm drums.' They broke into an armory near Spanish Fork and have been using them for years. Of course, the Dead Horses have their wooden war clubs and even the Sorrows have their Yao Guai gauntlets. This type of .45 Automatic pistol was designed by one of my tribe almost four hundred years ago. Learning its use is a New Canaanite rite of passage."(Joshua Graham's dialogue)Ulysses log: Y-17.21
==Characteristics==
A pre-War, two-handed, fully automatic submachine gun chambered for .45 Auto rounds.
Like most automatic weapons, the high spread of this weapon requires the shooter to be at close range for all of the rounds fired to impact on the target, though this can be negated somewhat by the recoil compensator. Additionally, the gun consumes ammunition quickly, and can eat through .45 Auto rounds at high speeds.
Despite these disadvantages, the .45 Auto SMG does 525 DPS with 100 Guns skill and maxed-out perks. This makes it deadly at short range with a 50-round magazine and a high rate-of-fire. Ammunition can be found in large quantities in the inventories of vendors and on White Legs storm-drummers.
Unlike most submachine guns, the .45 auto submachine gun is classified as a two-handed weapon; because of this, traveling while holding the weapon will slow the Courier's movement speed. This also causes the weapon to be holstered on the back, rather than on the hip as with other SMGs.
===Durability===
The .45 Auto submachine gun can fire a total of about 2,995 standard rounds, the equivalent of 100 reloads, or 60 reloads when modified with drum magazines, from full condition before breaking.
===Modifications===
* .45 Auto submachine gun drums - Increases ammunition capacity from 30 to 50.
* .45 Auto submachine gun compensator - Reduces weapons spread from 2.3 to 1.8.
===Comparison===
==Locations==
* White Legs storm-drummers will occasionally carry them at around level 10.
* Daniel carries one.
* They can also be purchased from Joshua Graham.
* Upon completing Honest Hearts and returning to the Mojave Wasteland, .45 Auto submachine guns can be purchased from the Gun Runners' Vendortron (in 98% Condition), Chet in Goodsprings, and Michelle Kerr and Alexander at the 188 Trading Post.
==Notes==
* While aiming in third person, the weapon's stock is not held against the wielder's shoulder.
* When aiming down the iron sights in first person, the Courier's index finger slightly obscures vision. Additionally, the rounds hit much higher than the top of the front sight.
** The problem is worsened by the fact that the rear sight is folded down and unusable. 
* With a weight of 11 pounds, it is the heaviest submachine gun in the game.
* Although having the same animation from previous gun reloading models, such as the riot shotgun, there is no sound effect when the weapon jams.
==Behind the scenes==
Although the weapon is based on the Thompson submachine gun,J.E. Sawyer on Bethesda Softworks forums the in-game model is not an exact reproduction.J.E. Sawyer on Formspring
==Sounds==
			
==Gallery==
.45 Auto submachine gun with the compensator modification.png|.45 Auto submachine gun with the compensator modification
.45 Auto submachine gun with the drum magazine modification.png|.45 Auto submachine gun with the drum magazine modification
.45 Auto submachine gun with both modifications.png|.45 Auto submachine gun with both modifications
Icon_nvdlc02perk_grunt.png|.45 Auto submachine gun in the perk image for Grunt
==References==
Non-game
Category:Honest Hearts weapons
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Guns skill weapons
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