Experimental MIRV

The  is a unique Fat Man launcher that can be found in the bomb shelter area in the National Guard Depot on a table near the remains of the skeletons of the Keller Family, who play a central role during the player's acquisition of this weapon. This weapon is clearly and without a doubt the strongest weapon in the game, though excessively so.

Background
MIRV is a military term for Multiple Independent Reentry Vehicle (or Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle). It is a collection of nuclear weapons carried on a single intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Using a MIRV warhead, a single launched missile can strike several targets, or fewer targets redundantly.

Bugs

 * You can enter V.A.T.S. if you have fewer than 8 rounds. It will 'click' 8 times over the course of 20 seconds then exit V.A.T.S. with no action point loss. Note: This can be used for a short-lived god mode, useful if you're standing next to burning cars.


 * Sometimes, on the Xbox 360 version of the game, NPCs in towns attacked with the MIRV remain hostile after reloading the game. The best way to prevent this is to save outside the town, enter it, blow it up, and load the save. If it happens, rebooting your console may help, as it will clear all data in your console's RAM.


 * I obtained the experimental MIRV without the Keller transcripts. Simply stand in the corner where the computer is, crouch, go into 3rd person camera and pan it around until you see the electrical open switch and then you're in.

Entertainment Value

 * For the PC version, open up console and enter "TGM" to toggle god mode, granting unlimited ammo, invincibility and other fancy stuff. You can get over five shots before the first ones detonate. Use your imagination.
 * Standing on a ledge and firing the MIRV at your feet will launch your character's body (corpse, to be more specific) spinning ludicrously high, sometimes even allowing you to see the outer edges of the map.
 * Try spawning 10 or 20 Super Mutant Behemoths, and let rip with the MIRV.


 * If fired in the Rivet City market it will launch the player through all of the steel walls to the outside and may cause the game to freeze but it is still worth the hilarious 2 seconds.

YouTube Videos
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