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The 5mm round is a type of ammunition in Fallout 4.

Characteristics[]

5mm rounds were used before the Great War mainly by the military. The box containing the rounds is similar to the ammo boxes found around the Commonwealth at military bases and checkpoints.

Crafting[]

Materials:Requirements:Produces:
Steel (2)
Range
Level
5mm round (10)

Weapons using this ammunition[]

Locations[]

  • Bought from vendors, from level 24 on the amount increases drastically.
  • Found in various military outposts and checkpoints.
  • Big John's Salvage - One round can be found on a metal shelf just below the large container fort. Another can be found underneath a counter at the Red Rocket across the street.
  • Boston Public Library - One round can be found on a desk in the ruined building with the fire escape across the street from the main entrance.
  • Corvega assembly plant - A box of 51 rounds can be found on a wall shelf on the second floor of the dilapidated radroach-infested house due west.
  • Diamond City market - One round can be found inside Arturo's living quarters at Commonwealth Weaponry.
  • Hester's Consumer Robotics - One round can be found on the ground by the alleyway across the street from the building where Dando is holed up.
  • Holy Mission Congregation - One round can be found on a desk in the ruined building across the street.
  • Monsignor Plaza - One round can be found in a shattered display case inside the gun shop.
  • The Prydwen - Three individual rounds can be found on a tray on the counter in the armory.
  • USAF Satellite Station Olivia - Ack-Ack carries a minigun with approximately 600 rounds.

Notes[]

  • If an enemy or follower picks up a dropped minigun, they will also spawn around 500 rounds of 5mm ammunition in their inventory, making gathering 5mm ammunition considerably easier though the number of enemies that carry them are generally few and far between.
  • Certain types of enemies carry huge amounts of 5mm ammo on them, often in excess of 1000 rounds per drop. The most notable examples are Brotherhood of Steel Vertibird door gunners and the experimental sentry bot encountered in the Old Robotics section of the Institute during The Nuclear Option.
  • Despite its name, the model for individual 5mm cartridges appear disproportionately large, even surpassing .308 rounds in size[1].
  • It is one of two ammunition types to not be made by Circle G, the other being the Shotgun shell.

Behind the scenes[]

The text on the box claims it contains 7.62x51mm NATO rounds, intended for use with the real-world M134 minigun.

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References[]

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