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Shooting that many rounds may not be necessary, but it sure is fun.— In-game description

The hardened minigun is a weapon that appears in Fallout Shelter.

Background[]

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A Rockwell CZ53 personal minigun is capable of firing 5mm rounds at over 60,000 RPM[1] with an ammunition capacity dependent on the type of feed mechanism (120 round unknown[2] and 240 box with accompanying extra belt backpack[3]). The CZ53 personal minigun makes up for the small 5mm round by sending a hail of bullets toward its target. Its sheer size, coupled with its trademark sound, is enough to send anyone in its path running for cover. It is a great weapon for suppressing fire, letting others flank the unsuspecting enemy.[4][5] When the Great War struck, it was already an aging design and was slowly being replaced by the more advanced CZ57 Avenger minigun.[6] The minigun was the favorite weapon of the Mariposa super mutants during the Unity's time, with super mutants able to wield them effectively with only one arm.[7]

Characteristics[]

The hardened minigun is an improved belt fed Gatling-style machine gun with six rotating barrels featured in Fallout Shelter. Dealing 19 minimum damage per attack, it has the second lowest damage output for a heavy weapon in the game.

Variants[]

Comparison[]

Weapon name Weapon damage Weapon value Rarity
Rusty minigun 19 500 Legendary
Minigun 19-20 500 Legendary
Enhanced minigun 19-21 500 Legendary
Hardened minigun 19-22 500 Legendary
Armor piercing minigun 19-23 500 Legendary
Lead Belcher 19-24 500 Legendary

Locations[]

Crafting[]

A high Strength stat is needed to effectively create the hardened minigun.

Materials:Requirements:Produces:
Shovel (3)
Range
Caps x20,450
Level
Hardened minigun (1)

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Fallout and Fallout 2 item description: "{1200}{}{Minigun}"
    "{1201}{}{A Rockwell CZ53 Personal Minigun. A multi-barrelled chaingun firing 5mm ammunition at over 60,000 RPM. Min ST: 7.}"
    (PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout), PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2))
  2. Fallout & Fallout 2
  3. Fallout 3 & Fallout: New Vegas – assumption that there are extra belts within the backpack.
  4. Fort Independence terminal entries; research terminal, Research Log - Minigun
  5. Research Note - Minigun
  6. Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel item description: "{38900}{}{Avenger Minigun}"
    "{38901}{}{Rockwell designed the Avenger as the replacement for their aging CZ53 Personal Minigun. The Avenger's design improvements include improved, gel-fin, cooling and chromium plated barrel-bores. This gives it a greater range and lethality. Min ST: 7.}"
    "name_lightMiniGun = {Avenger MiniGun}"
    "desc_lightMiniGun = {Rockwell designed the Avenger as the replacement for their aging CZ53 Personal Minigun. The Avenger's design improvements include improved, gel-fin, cooling and chromium plated barrel-bores. This gives it a greater range and lethality.}"
    (PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2), Items.txt)
  7. Animation frames in Fallout and Fallout 2.
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