FN FAL HPFA

The FN FAL HPFA (High Power Full Automatic) is a small gun in Fallout 2.

Background
The FAL, short for Fusil Automatique Léger (light automatic rifle), is a selective-fire battle rifle produced by the Belgian arms manufacturer Fabrique Nacional de Herstal (FN). This rifle has been more widely used by armed forces than any other rifle in history.

Characteristics
The FN FAL HPFA is a heavy-duty assault rifle chambered in the 7.62mm cartridge. It is the only weapon in the game that empties its whole magazine (20 rounds) in a single burst. Such a fire rate, as well as the resultant ammo consumption, are unparalleled among the game's small guns.

Likewise unparalleled in the gun's size category is its average burst damage on soft and medium-armored targets -- some 280 and 150 Hit Points, respectively. The FN FAL HPFA is the only small gun in Fallout 2 that can exceed 1000HP of damage in a good critical burst without the help of damage-boosting perks.

However, the weapon's comparatively low damage per round massively impairs its effectiveness against very heavy armor, unless critical hits are scored.

Variants

 * FN FAL
 * FN FAL (night sight)

Locations

 * Dealers in NCR and San Francisco.