Avenger minigun (Fallout 2)

The CZ57 Avenger minigun is a big gun in Fallout 2.

Characteristics
One of many "mark II" versions of the weapons seen in the first Fallout, the Avenger has a good range for a machine gun and is deadly against light and medium armor. Along with the regular minigun, it has the highest rate of fire of any weapon in the game.

However, as with all 5mm weapons in Fallout 2, it suffers greatly from the poor Damage Resistance modifier of its only useful ammunition type, the 5mm JHP. This makes the weapon largely ineffective against the very heavy armor worn by many of the game's main antagonists. Critical hits mostly sidestep this problem though, dealing enormous amounts of damage due to their armor-piercing nature and the weapon's high rate of fire.

Locations

 * NCR Bazaar, purchased from Buster's Fine Emporium of Armament.
 * San Francisco Chinatown, purchased from Mai Da Chiang at the Red 888 Guns.
 * Enclave Oil Rig guard barracks, found in an ammunition box.
 * Enclave Oil Rig detention cells, found in an ammunition box.
 * Bounty hunters random encounter, on a bounty hunter.

Behind the scenes
The Avenger might be named after the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling-type rotary cannon mounted on the A-10 Thunderbolt II.