Thermic Lance

The Thermic Lance is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The thermic lance is a melee weapon that uses extremely high heat and electricity to attack the target. It uses parts from other lances or chainsaws for repairs. Like the Ripper, it does a catastrophic level of damage if used in VATS attacks. Not only is this weapon incredibly durable, but it also resists damage to itself when attacking, taking only one half of one percent of normal durability damage; however, this is mitigated by the fact that it takes damage much more often than other weapons, due to its automatic attack type. It has a special VATS attack called Scrap Heap which deals 25% more damage at the cost of an additional 5 AP; this special move is a powerful thrust attack.

Although the thermic lance has a relatively low critical damage rating and critical chance multiplier, both are offset by its automatic operation, providing approximately 5 chances per second to inflict a critical hit.

Locations

 * Can most commonly be purchased from Blake (Fallout: New Vegas) at the Crimson Caravan Company.
 * Can be purchased from Lieutenant Torres in the Hidden Valley bunker.
 * Found on some Centurions of Caesar's Legion at the Second Battle of Hoover Dam.
 * They can be found in the armory at Hoover Dam.
 * Sometimes for sale by the Gun Runners.
 * Sometimes available from the Great Khan armorer at the Great Khan armory.
 * Can sometimes be found on Legionary assassins
 * Can sometimes be found in Mick & Ralph's special stock

Behind the Scenes

 * Thermic lance is another name for the thermal lance, a real-world metalworking tool.

Apperances
The Thermic lance appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

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