Fat Man (Fallout 4)

The M42 Fat Man is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
First entering service in September 2077 with the U.S Army, the Fat Man is a shoulder mounted mini nuke launcher. The Fallout 4 variant has a slightly different appearance than in previous games. There is no longer a handle on the right side of the launcher, and instead two straight handles on the bottom. It also appears to be larger, with a rusted silver paint job. Developers struggled to find a way to fire the heavy ammunition from a man-portable system far enough to keep the operator outside of the blast radius. Eventually, they decided to use a propellant charge within the ammunition itself similar to bullets being fired from a gun except that mini-nukes are "caseless" cartridges, and there is no true "barrel" on the weapon, likely to reduce weight.

When fitted with the MIRV launcher, it causes the initial projectile to split into six smaller projectiles halfway across its arc of trajectory that spread out and fall downwards, nearly halving its range but increasing its overall damage and area of effect

Variants

 * Big Boy
 * Freezing Fat Man

Locations

 * Robotics Disposal Ground - Found laid on top of a car bonnet near the back of the scrapyard.
 * Chance of being equipped by raiders with power armor.
 * Fort Hagen Armory
 * Revere satellite array - Can be found at the top of one of the towers, next to a power armor frame and a case with miscellaneous ammo and other items.
 * Malden center - Found behind a train car hugging against a wall.
 * BADTFL regional office - In the evidence locker
 * Goodneighbor - Found behind the desk, beside KL-E-0 in the Guns Guns Guns store.
 * ArcJet Systems - Found in the room marked '2' in the Engine core.
 * Federal ration stockpile - In the main stockpile area, just inside the room with two turrets against the wall near the terminal that operates the doors (second one). This Fat Man also respawns.
 * Lexington - On the walkway where the Raider with the Power Armor is found, there is a Fat Man.
 * Quincy ruins - being held by Sergeant Baker, who is located ontop of the church of the ruins.
 * Boston mayoral shelter - Beneath the basketball court is an entrance to a cave. The fatman lies next to a dead soldier at the end of the cave. There is a nearby deathclaw that will attack on sight, so early on, this should be avoided until you are at a higher level.
 * D.B. Technical High School - At the far end of the old swimming pool in the northwest corner of lowest level of the school. This is by the raider's boss's bed and terminal.
 * Cabot House - In the basement near Edward's bed.
 * Boston Airport - Slightly north of Boston Airport, there are wrecked cars. Inside one is a Fat Man. From the Boston Airport fast travel location proceed East. The nose section of an airplane will be in front of you. The Fat Man is located in a van on the waters edge behind the nose section.
 * Salem on a shelf in a bombed out store across from the Chappell.
 * The Castle - Found in the armory on a shelf, next to it will be a Mini nuke.
 * Spectacle Island - On the lower level of the beached tugboat containing the generator.
 * Prydwen - Inside Proctor Teagan's store
 * Gunners plaza - In a locked utility closet in the south-west corner of the second floor.
 * Libertalia - Carried by a random raider at the top of the main building.