Chinese Assault Rifle (Fallout 3)

The Chinese assault rifle is a small guns weapon in Fallout 3.

Background
It was designed and manufactured by Chinese industrial conglomerate Norinco for the People's Liberation Army during the Resource Wars, for the purpose of equipping the Chinese infiltrators and American fifth-columnists. To this end, it was chambered for the abundant NATO 5.56mm round.

Thousands of these weapons were smuggled into the US for use by Chinese operatives and sympathizers on the East Coast, and many remain functional even two hundred years after the Great War. These rifles are also proven to be ready for manufacturing in post-war conditions.

Surviving examples are used by various groups and individuals in the Capital Wasteland, including super mutants (particularly super mutant masters), Talon Company mercenaries (on lower levels), Chinese commandos (before and after the war), certain scavengers, and some members of the Brotherhood of Steel. It's also carried by Lucas Simms, sheriff of Megaton. Jericho and Dave are also armed with this weapon.

Characteristics
The Chinese assault rifle is a second-tier, general purpose automatic firearm. Chambered with the same 5.56mm ammo as the assault rifle, it is the most powerful of the generic assault rifles in base damage and DPS. It has the same ammo capacity, AP cost, and spread statistic as other assault rifles. However, it is the third least durable 5.56mm weapon, due to its high damage per shot (the least durable is the Perforator, the second is the unique Xuanlong rifle). Regardless, it remains a formidable automatic weapon for any small guns character for the entire game.

A fully repaired Chinese assault rifle can fire 1210 rounds, about 51 magazines, before breaking.

Like it's R91 counterpart, this weapon fires in bursts when used in V.A.T.S.

Variants

 * Xuanlong assault rifle - The Xuanlong is available by completing the unmarked Jiggs' Loot quest. It has a 36 round box magazine and the highest damage of any automatic small gun.
 * Jericho's Chinese assault rifle is only obtainable via console command.


 * A variant named Chinese Dragoon assault rifle can be found in the data files for Operation: Anchorage; it can only be obtained via console commands.
 * An additional variant with 1000 damage can also be found in Operation: Anchorage, used in the  and cannot be obtained under normal circumstances.

Related Quests
Pronto, in Paradise Falls, wants 20 of these guns to expand his store inventory.

Locations

 * Lucas Simms carries a Chinese assault rifle.
 * Can be found in the Megaton Armory.
 * Many Talon Company mercs carry this weapon.
 * Several Chinese assault rifles can be found on dead Talon mercenaries in Metro Central.
 * Almost every Chinese Remnant soldier in Mama Dolce's carries one.
 * Super mutant masters often use this weapon.
 * 7 can be obtained at the Point Lookout Chinese Bunker.
 * There may be one or two sold at Flak 'N Shrapnel's that restocks every couple days or so.
 * There are some in the apartment building in the Pitt.
 * Regulators will carry these at medium levels.
 * You can find one in the church north of Big Town, this church also contains one of the Keller Family transcripts.
 * Three can be found in the Citadel Armory.
 * Three can be found on a cart front of Hubris Comics surrounded by super mutants.
 * Paradise Falls slavers can sometimes carry a large number of these guns.

Operation: Anchorage
In the first add-on certain weapons have been re-skinned to make them look like actual pre-War weapons. The Chinese assault rifle is among the small group that was chosen for use in the add-on.

The new looks include brown-colored hand and fore grips, and the outer plating is a darker black with fewer scratches than the post-War version. The stats and name are exactly the same, but the durability (as with every in-simulation item) is near-infinite, making the weapon (almost) impervious to damage and frequent use. The only downside is that the condition must be lowered dramatically if you wish to repair this weapon up to 100%.

Despite the barriers the developers have placed to prevent looting, it is possible to acquire as many of these as you can carry and take them out of the simulation into the rest of the game, by using a combination of glitches. To do this you'll first need to prepare the simulation pod so you can take your pre-War items out of the simulation. A guide including a video with instructions can be found on the Operation: Anchorage bugs page.

Appearances
Chinese assault rifles appear only in Fallout 3.

Bugs

 * In close quarters conditions, the rifle can clip targets or level geometry. This causes all shots to miss the target or be absorbed by geometry, even when the muzzle protrudes beyond the obstruction.

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