12.7mm Submachine Gun

The  is a large caliber SMG in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The is a heavy duty large caliber SMG. The features a unique top mounted magazine, the bullets lie at a right angle to the weapon.

The boasts a high DPS, but it suffers from a small magazine, low rate of fire and an extremely large spread.

Unlike the 10mm SMG and the 9mm SMG that are holstered in the player's leg, the 12.7mm is holstered on the players back (like the Hunting Rifle, Cowboy Repeater, Trail Carbine and Marksman Carbine). Also if you have the Jury Rigging Perk it cannot be repaired with others SMGs, but only with two-handed automatic weapons, such as the Assault Carbine and the Light Machine Gun. The 12.7mm might be better classified as an extremely high caliber personal defense weapon (PDW). Even there it is somewhat unrealistic, as 12.7mm is similar in size to the .50 caliber used by the Browning M2, a heavy machine gun used as a weapon on vehicles, and the recoil from a handheld 12.7mm fully automatic weapon would be uncontrollable. However, while the Browning M2 uses the .50 BMG rifle cartridge, this SMG would use a less powerful pistol cartridge - most likely a cartridge similar to .50AE - to meet the definition of submachine gun, which would therefore make it more controllable. It could also be related to the .50 GI round which is basically a larger .45 ACP round. This would explain the low recoil as the .50 AE kicks like a mule.

Locations

 * Bloodborne Cave - Behind a Very Hard locked gate in a box along with over 7000 caps. There is a key to the gate lying by the campfire in the back of the cave (be wary of the tripwire behind the gate; don't get too excited about the gun and rush in).
 * Can be bought from Knight Torres in the Hidden Valley Bunker.
 * Can be obtained from Legion soldiers at The Fort. The only way to get there is to take the raft at Cottonwood Cove to the South East. This travel by barge is achieved when the Courier is prompted to meet with Caesar and given the Mark of Caesar, which allows safe passage through Legion territory.
 * At higher levels, this can be bought from various weapon merchants.
 * Great Khans have been observed having the weapon on them in relatively low condition at higher levels.

Mods

 * 12.7mm submachine gun silencer.

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.