Minigun (Fallout)

The Rockwell CZ53 personal minigun is a big gun in Fallout and Fallout 2.

Characteristics
The CZ53 is an excellent big gun, especially since it is one of only 3 big guns in Fallout, and one of the more common big guns in Fallout 2. It does well at mid- to close-range shooting, where its 40-round bursts can tear apart small groups of enemies. At longer ranges, fewer bullets hit, resulting in lower damage due to the small bullets it shoots. The hollow-point round multipliers create ridiculous amounts of damage, while AP ammo is mostly useless due to engine glitches and miscalculations.

Super Mutants and Nightkin have salvaged miniguns for their use, stabilizing them on their arm for quick bursts.

All in all, it is a fine weapon for Fallout, while the Avenger minigun one-ups it for Fallout 2. Paired with a Rockwell BigBazooka for long range, it lets big-gun characters overpower almost any opposition.

Fallout

 * Boneyard Fortress, sold by Zack.
 * The Glow Level 5, found in a locker.
 * Lost Hills, carried by Brotherhood of Steel guards.
 * Cathedral, carried by super mutants and robots.
 * Mariposa Military Base, carried by super mutants.
 * Mariposa Military Base Level 2, found in a locker.

Fallout 2

 * New Reno, sold by Eldridge.
 * Broken Hills, carried by Marcus.
 * Mariposa Military Base Level 2, carried by super mutants.
 * Willy special encounter, potentially sold by Willy.
 * Unity Patrol random encounter, carried by a Big Gun guard.
 * Unity Patrol random encounter, carried by a nightkin.
 * NCR Ranger HQ, carried by Rondo.
 * Kaga would have carried one in his 4th encounter with the Chosen One.