Fat Man (Fallout: New Vegas)

The Fat Man is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Fat Man is a shoulder-mounted tactical nuclear catapult. It is heavy, especially in Hardcore mode when combined with its mini nuke ammunition. The weapon can be used outside of V.A.T.S. for indirect fire over a long distance.

Durability
The Fat Man can launch about 495 standard mini nukes from full condition before breaking.

Modifications

 * Fat Man Little Boy kit - Decreases weight by half (from 30 lbs. to 15 lbs.).

Variants

 * Esther - Unique weapon.
 * Fat Man (GRA) - The GRA version of Fat Man capable of accepting new types of mini nukes.

Locations

 * Cottonwood crater - On the body of a dead prospector in poor condition.
 * Quarry Junction - Lying near the edge of a radioactive pool to the west of the quarry.
 * Nopah cave - On the corpse of a super mutant master. Upon returning to the cave several days later, this super mutant may be found alive with another Fat Man and only a small amount of health. He continues to respawn every few days thereafter.
 * Hidden Valley bunker - Can be purchased from Knight Torres in the Brotherhood armory after one is granted full access.
 * Nellis Air Force Base - Can be bought from the Boomer munitions manager in the mess hall & munitions storage, after receiving permission from Pearl.
 * A Fat Man and three mini nukes can be pickpocketed or looted from a Boomer while they are sleeping in one of three tents near crops to the southeast of the mess hall & munitions storage. If killed, this Boomer respawns every three days, providing a steady source of mini nukes.
 * A Fat Man can be found on the body of a super mutant master near a cazador nest directly south of Jacobstown. This location is marked during the quest Bleed Me Dry. Facing away from the Jacobstown gate and climbing up and around the hills to the right will lead to the path. The area is also accessible by going west from Red Rock Canyon, over some very steep trails.
 * Crimson Caravan Company - May be purchased from Blake on few occasions.
 * 188 Trading Post - May be bought from the arms merchant.

Behind the scenes

 * The names of Fat Man and its mod Little Boy are references to the code names of the atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Japan in World War II. Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima while Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki.
 * Just like in Fallout 3, this weapon has been re-named to the Nuka Launcher in the Japanese translation of Fallout: New Vegas, due to its relation to the World War II event. However, the Little Boy mod keeps its original name.

Bugs

 * Sometimes when a second mini nuke is fired to a distant location, an explosion will not be seen at a certain distance.
 * If you cripple your legs and go into third-person, it will look like your character is holding the Fat Man, but there will be nothing there. Instead, it will be laying on the ground near you or floating in the air. If you fire it the nuke will go in whatever direction it is aiming.
 * Direct hit damage from the projectile does not get applied. This is a bug that applies to all non-hit scan projectiles that cause explosions.