Hardened Fat Man

For an overview of this weapon in the Fallout series of games, see Fat Man.

Fallout Shelter weapon
Hardened Fat Man
Damage	22-25
Damage type	AoE
Miscellaneous
Value	500
Rarity	Legendary

 

The following is based on information from Fallout Shelter or Fallout Shelter Online.

“Higher-yield shells for bigger booms... and a bigger body count.”— In-game description

The hardened Fat Man is a weapon that appears in Fallout Shelter.

Background

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The M42 Fat Man was developed at Fort Strong near Boston, Massachusetts. Development began in February 2076, with the goal being the development of a man-portable tactical nuclear launcher easy enough for use by troops on the ground, to destroy reinforced and entrenched positions. Problems manifested instantly, as warheads were simply too heavy to clear the blast radius fast enough to provide safety for the operator. Even stripping them to the minimal possible size failed to produce an acceptable effect. Instead, the development team decided to increase the power of the launcher unit, even considering using railgun technology to accelerate the warhead. The notion was largely academic, as it would require for the overburdened soldier to carry an additional power pack the size of a suitcase and turn the Fat Man into a crew-served weapon. Concurrent development ran on the MIRV version of the launcher. Live-fire testing claimed lives, in fact, with two soldiers killed during a test. No remains were recovered and the commanding officer in charge of the project, General Brock, covered up the incident, ordering his subordinates to send sand packed in an urn to their relatives.

The project hit a breakthrough in December 2076, when the project lead discovered a solution for the launcher problems. Six hours, fourteen cups, and one concerned night shift lab crew later, the future M42 launcher was conceptualized: Based on the spigot mortar mechanism, the launcher would only have to accommodate a firing through and system, relying on mechanical launching, rather than chemical or electrical means. The Fat Man warhead would be propelled by a sub-charge embedded inside the warhead, "catapulting" the warhead through the air to the target - giving plenty of range with the added bonus of not producing a smoke trail that could reveal the firing team to the enemy.

By September 2077, after one hundred test firings the weapon was complete and ready to be shipped to units overseas. A large number of units was manufactured and shipped together with the appropriate warheads to select locations throughout the United States.

Characteristics

The hardened Fat Man is a nuclear launcher featured in Fallout Shelter. Dealing 22 minimum damage per attack, it has the third highest damage output for a heavy weapon in the game.

Variants

• Rusty Fat Man
• Fat Man
• Enhanced Fat Man
• Guided Fat Man
• MIRV

Comparison

Rusty Fat Man	22	500	Legendary
Fat Man	22-23	500	Legendary
Enhanced Fat Man	22-24	500	legendary
Hardened Fat Man	22-25	500	Legendary
Guided Fat Man	22-26	500	Legendary
MIRV	22-27	500	Legendary

Locations

• Found by dwellers exploring the wasteland
• Found during quests
• Found in lunchboxes
• Craftable in a weapon workshop

Crafting

A high Strength statistic is needed to effectively create the hardened Fat Man.

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Shovel (5) Military duct tape (3) Chemistry flask (2)		Weapon plant Legendary weapon recipe Caps x21,500		Hardened Fat Man (1)

Notes

Contrary to what one might expect from a nuclear catapult, all variants of the Fat Man in Fallout Shelter are poor choices for combat against multiple opponents. Refer to the weapons page for details.

Sounds

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Gallery

Hardened Fat Man card

Mini nuke

References

Weapons in Fallout Shelter Melee weapons Baseball bat · Butcher knife · Fire hydrant bat · Kitchen knife · Pickaxe · Pool cue · Relentless raider sword Conventional firearms Pistols .32 pistol (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Wild Bill's Sidearm) · 10mm pistol (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Lone Wanderer) · Pipe pistol (hair trigger, heavy, scoped, auto, Little Brother) · Scoped .44 (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Blackhawk) Rifles Assault rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Infiltrator) · BB gun (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Red Rocket) · Henrietta · Hunting rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Ol' Painless) · Lever-action rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Lincoln's repeater) · Pipe rifle (calibrated, long, night-vision, bayoneted, Big Sister) · Railway rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, accelerated, Railmaster)  · Sniper rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Victory rifle) Shotguns Combat shotgun (rusty, enhanced, hardened, double-barrel, Charon's shotgun) · Sawed-off shotgun (rusty, enhanced, hardened, double-barrel, Kneecapper) · Shotgun (rusty, enhanced, hardened, double-barrel, Farmer's Daughter) Directed energy weapons Pistols Alien blaster (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, Destabilizer) · Institute pistol (incendiary, improved, scoped, scattered, Apotheosis) · Laser pistol (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, Smuggler's End) · Plasma pistol (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, MPXL Novasurge) Rifles Gauss rifle (rusty, enhanced, hardened, accelerated, Magnetron 4000) · Institute rifle (excited, long, night-vision, targeting, Virgil's rifle) · Laser musket · Laser rifle (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, Wazer Wifle) · Plasma rifle (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, Mean Green Monster) · Plasma thrower (agitated, tactical, boosted, overcharged, Dragon's Maw) Heavy support weapons Fat Man (rusty, enhanced, hardened, guided, MIRV) · Flamer (rusty, enhanced, hardened, pressurized, Burnmaster) · Gatling laser (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified, Vengeance) · Junk Jet (recoil compensated, tactical, electrified, flaming, Technician's Revenge) · Minigun (rusty, enhanced, hardened, armor piercing, Lead Belcher) · Missile launcher (rusty, enhanced, hardened, guided, Miss Launcher) 1.15 update Alien disintegrator (enhanced) · Assaultron head (rusty, enhanced, hardened) · Grognak's axe · Gauss pistol (rusty, enhanced, hardened, focused) · Mountain Mama · Power fist · Ed's custom power fist · Pulse rifle (rusty, hardened) · Ripper (rusty, enhanced, hardened) 1.16 update Ghoul revolver · Mare's Leg · T60 pistol (rusty, enhanced, hardened) · Tranq gun (rusty, enhanced, hardened) Parentheses () denote weapon variants.