The Striker

The Striker is a unique Fat Man $$

Background
Mark Wilson and Matthew Stevens initially conceived of the Striker's design one night after learning of their friend's medical condition. Thomas Davis, a returning crippled Navy veteran, would never walk again. One night, Mark and Matthew got to talking over shooting the balls back up the return and checking the machinery when they came up with an idea to help Thomas bowl the perfect game he was so close to. Thomas' arms still worked, so they came up with the idea of a sort of "bowling gun" built out of the ball return and a strong motor attached to a board.

Their original idea would prove to be a colossal failure, as it only achieved sanding off the edges of the balls, so they began to discus the idea with some of the old-timers. Jacob brought up the idea that they should just get and modify one of the new Fat Man catapults. Determined, they followed this advice, and used connections to find a supplier at an old surplus center out in the "willywacks," and traded a couple of tanks of gasoline for it. It was an illegal act, but they figured that it would be harmless because it was only meant for bowling.

During the development on October 6, they forgot to reduce the tension springs and the first ball they launched flew straight through the wall of the office and stoved-in a table in the dining area, knocking Mr. Clark out of his chair, nearly killing him, but Matthew and Daisy were able to talk him out of suing after coming to an agreement of free games and half-priced beers for life, also after the accident the dining area was closed off. Meanwhile, an insurance adjuster had to be called in the next day and he also had to be convinced. Daisy spread the word that if he asked anyone, to tell them that a ball return mechanism went haywire. The Striker was effectively complete though, despite having never managed to adjust the final firing speed.

Gameplay
A large projectile launcher, able to fire modified bowling balls by default and Mini Nukes once modified. When hitting an NPC, a "strike" sound effect may play, similar to how the railway rifle plays the sound of a train whistle when reloading.

Reading through the terminal entry "That was close!" on the nearby terminal gives access to the ability to make modified bowling balls at any chemistry station with the proper materials.

Variants

 * Fat Man
 * Big Boy - a unique version with the Two Shot legendary modification.
 * Nuka-Nuke Launcher - a unique version that deals 50% more damage than the standard model by firing quantum-enhanced Nuka-Nukes.

Location
This weapon can be obtained in Beaver Creek Lanes. It is located in an upstairs office that can be accessed by taking the stairs up in the employees-only hallway.