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.

Variants

 * Big Boy

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.
 * 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.
 * 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.