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==Characteristics==
 
==Characteristics==
The thermic lance is an industrial metalworking tool with a built-in power source that heats the tip of the device to a very high temperature; the tip is then driven against the target, severely heating anything it touches. It is heavy, but deals considerable damage because its continuous penetrating action allows it to bypass the target's [[Damage Resistance]] and [[Damage Threshold]]. It is very durable, and also resists damage to itself if hit when used defensively (taking only 0.5% of normal durability damage). However, due to its automatic attack-type, it will degrade at a faster rate than other weapons when used.
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The thermic lance is an industrial metalworking tool that heats and melts an iron tube packed with iron rods in the presence of pressurized oxygen, producing the high temperatures required for cutting through steel girders and other thick metal objects.<ref name="Wikipedia">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_lance]</ref> It is heavy, but deals considerable damage because its continuous penetrating action allows it to bypass the target's [[Damage Resistance]] and [[Damage Threshold]]. It is very durable, and also resists damage to itself if hit when used defensively (taking only 0.5% of normal durability damage). However, due to its automatic attack-type, it will degrade at a faster rate than other weapons when used.
   
 
Unlike most melee weapons, holding down the attack button when wielding the thermic lance will cause continuous damage to targets in contact with the tip. While it has a relatively low critical damage rating and critical chance multiplier, both are offset by its automatic operation, which gives approximately 5 chances ''per second'' to inflict a critical hit.
 
Unlike most melee weapons, holding down the attack button when wielding the thermic lance will cause continuous damage to targets in contact with the tip. While it has a relatively low critical damage rating and critical chance multiplier, both are offset by its automatic operation, which gives approximately 5 chances ''per second'' to inflict a critical hit.
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* Hoover Dam - found on some centurions of [[Caesar's Legion]] during the [[Second Battle of Hoover Dam]].
 
* Hoover Dam - found on some centurions of [[Caesar's Legion]] during the [[Second Battle of Hoover Dam]].
 
* [[Mick & Ralph's]] - sometimes available from [[Mick (Fallout: New Vegas)|Mick's]] special stock.
 
* [[Mick & Ralph's]] - sometimes available from [[Mick (Fallout: New Vegas)|Mick's]] special stock.
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* {{icon|FNVLR|link=Lonesome Road (add-on)}} [[The Divide]] - sometimes carried by [[marked men]].
 
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Revision as of 19:36, 30 August 2014

 
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The thermic lance is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics

The thermic lance is an industrial metalworking tool that heats and melts an iron tube packed with iron rods in the presence of pressurized oxygen, producing the high temperatures required for cutting through steel girders and other thick metal objects.[1] It is heavy, but deals considerable damage because its continuous penetrating action allows it to bypass the target's Damage Resistance and Damage Threshold. It is very durable, and also resists damage to itself if hit when used defensively (taking only 0.5% of normal durability damage). However, due to its automatic attack-type, it will degrade at a faster rate than other weapons when used.

Unlike most melee weapons, holding down the attack button when wielding the thermic lance will cause continuous damage to targets in contact with the tip. While it has a relatively low critical damage rating and critical chance multiplier, both are offset by its automatic operation, which gives approximately 5 chances per second to inflict a critical hit.

Special attack

It has a special Scrap Heap attack that does 50% damage in V.A.T.S. at the cost of 20 fewer action points (requires a Melee skill of 50).

Legend
Type of attack- Type of attackSkill required- Skill required
Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.- Damage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per action point- Damage per action pointAdditional effects- Additional effects
Type of attackSkill requiredDamage per attack in V.A.T.S.Action point costDamage per action point
Normal0200653.08
Scrap Heap50100452.22
Note: Melee weapons do double normal damage in V.A.T.S.

It is not possible to execute Scrap Heap outside of V.A.T.S. as power attacks do not apply to continuously damaging melee weapons, such as the Chainsaw or Ripper.

Durability

The thermic lance can successfully strike about 9995 times from full condition before breaking.

Locations

Notes

  • The thermic lance's V.A.T.S. attack animation is unusual, due to the automatic nature of the weapon type. The attack is initiated but the automatic damage is not applied, nor does the target act as if harmed, until the end of the attack when the damage is finally applied. It also has a slight knockback effect.
  • This weapon can make full use of poisons.

Behind the scenes

Thermic lance is another name for the thermal lance, a real-world metalworking tool.

Sounds

Thermic lance icon

References