Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A unique sniper rifle that was used in a military campaign in the Gobi Desert in China, the scout rifle is coated in a desert camouflage, and equipped with an extended magazine, a slightly shorter barrel and a maintenance kit stored in the stock. Thus, its condition deteriorates more slowly than other sniper rifles. It cannot be modified with a sniper rifle suppressor or carbon fiber parts, although its decreased weight and texture imply that the latter modification has already been applied. Its reduced AP cost can be very useful for squeezing an extra shot into a V.A.T.S. sequence. It should be noted, however, that the Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle deals slightly less damage per shot than the standard Sniper Rifle and fires slightly faster. It weighs 1.5 lbs. more than the base weapon outfitted with Carbon Fiber Parts. The gun is very effective when using JSP hand load ammo (50% increased damage)if you have the perk to craft unique ammo. At 100 Guns it can deal up to 105 DAM/281 DPS(JSP ammo) and can kill most enemies with a single shot to the head on Hard Difficulty.

A side note, with 10 Luck + Finesse + 1st Recon Beret, this sniper rifle can 100% critical hit, at all times. This, with the JSP hand load ammo, effectively makes the Gobi Desert Scout Rifle one of the most damaging weapons in the game. Given those conditions, with 100 in guns skill and Better Criticals perk, Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle will deal 226 damage per shot and offer 400 DPS.

Note that the formulae for calculating critical hits is: base chance * multiplyer * weapon condition. Critical chance for Gobi at 75% durability would be  10 Luck + Finesse + 1st Recon Beret ( 20% ) * multiplyer ( 5 ) * weapon condition (75%) = 75 % chance to crit. Even with the "built to destroy" trait you would need to keep Gobi at 87% + durability to assure a critical hit.

Locations
It can be found in a locked footlocker (very hard) in Sniper's Nest, due west of Cottonwood Cove. This level of lock makes the weapon unattainable until your Lockpick skill 100 or is boosted up enough with effects from chems and books.

Appearances
The only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

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