Vengeance (Fallout 3)

Vengeance is a unique and very powerful Gatling Laser in Fallout 3.

Characteristics

 * It deals massive damage and its ammo isn't that hard to find (uses EC packs). The only downside is that it is difficult to repair this item because Gatling Lasers can be very hard to find. It has 500 more HP than its normal variant.


 * Due to its incredibly fast firing rate, Vengeance degrades quite quickly. Gatling Lasers are most common among late-game high-level Enclave soldiers and Brotherhood of Steel Paladins, making it a difficult weapon to repair yourself if acquired at a low level.
 * Broken Steel adds Super Mutant Overlords, who often use Gatling Lasers as their weapon of choice alongside Tri-Beam Laser Rifles and Super Sledges.


 * This weapon is also an excellent choice for performing V.A.T.S. sneak attacks with. On Very Hard Mode with 100 in Big Guns and Better Criticals, it is possible to one-shot Deathclaws.


 * Will often glitch, causing the laser it fires to turn invisible, aside from the red splashes that occur at the location from which the laser comes and the impact point (not a harmful bug, but still mentionable.)


 * If you have both the Superior Defender and the Ghoul Ecology perks from the Point Lookout add-on it does a monstrous 353 damage.


 * This weapons does more damage than the Precision Gatling Laser, found in the Broken Steel add-on, however this weapon has a critical hit chance multiplier of 1, minuscule when compared to the Precision Gatling Laser's 4. See the above link for a comparison of the weapons. Different factors may make it hard to calculate exact statistics for each character, it's much easier to simply acquire both weapons and "get a feel" for them yourselves, to see which you prefer.

Location

 * Vengeance can be found in the Deathclaw Sanctuary, which is located in the northwest corner of the map. The sanctuary is filled with a large number of Deathclaws, so be prepared for a fight.


 * Vengeance itself is found in the southeast of the sanctuary, and is located next to the pool of blood, in a group of green mushrooms and mutilated human remains under a rock formation. (The opening to the rock formation is easily missed so you should put on your pip boy light)

Strategies

 * Making it past the Deathclaws can be difficult, so if you're set on getting the weapon, then you should use whatever means necessary to clear a path. This includes sneak attack headshots, Flamers, the Dart Gun, shotguns, and/or explosives (such as a Bottlecap Mine or Nuka Grenades). The Deathclaw article has more detailed instructions on how to deal with them.


 * With some luck, a player can sneak past the Deathclaws without starting a fight at all. Items such as Stealth Boys and the Chinese Stealth Suit will help if you don't think you can fight them.


 * Using the Firelance while simultaneously getting headshots in V.A.T.S. can be incredibly useful for acquiring Vengeance. However it is recommended that you only do this if have a ridicously large supply of Alien Power Cells, or if you can get one hit kills every time, as the trade-off of alien power cells and degradation of the Firelance/Alien Blaster against finding Vengeance is rather unworthy.


 * Another effective method is to use Fawkes to clean up the Deathclaws. He's extremely tough, and his Gatling Laser can mow them down pretty easily, especially if you're providing decent fire support of your own.


 * With the Broken Steel add-on, some have found that Dogmeat at higher levels is quite capable of tanking Deathclaws. Team him up with Fawkes and Deathclaws get exterminated pretty quickly without any help required from you (of course you wouldn't get any experience from this).



Appearances
appears only in Fallout 3. It may be a reference to a gun found in Fallout 2: the Avenger Minigun.

Videos
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Related videos:
 * How to get Unique Gatling Laser Vengeance + Endurance Bobblehead:


 * Shooting The Vengeance:


 * The Powerful Vengeance by seanigle: