This Machine is a unique rifle in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background
This Machine is an unique battle rifle, a gas-operated, semi-automatic, clip-fed rifle chambered for the .308 round. In terms of operation, it is a relic of 20th century engineering, utilizing an "en bloc" clip system that allows ammunition to be inserted from above, clip included, into the fixed internal magazine. When all eight rounds are expended, the clip is ejected with a very distinct metallic "ping." Despite the archaic loading method, the combination of powerful rounds and semi-automatic fire makes it a viable choice for a post-nuclear combatant. Along the gun's left side are the words "WELL THIS MACHINE KILLS COMMIES."[1]
Characteristics
Expanded
This Machine is a unique rifle chambered in .308 caliber round, holding up to eight rounds at a time. This Machine is received in excellent condition thanks to Contreras' personal access to parts. This rifle is effective in short-to-mid range combat. Long range combat is difficult because of the gun's relatively wide spread. Unlike other rifles in the game, This Machine is reloaded by inserting a clip of ammunition into an internally fixed magazine.
Without Gun Runners' Arsenal, This Machine has no non-unique counterpart.
Durability
This Machine can fire a total of about 2,995 standard rounds, the equivalent of 375 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
| Ammunition type | Durability | |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | Reloads | |
| Standard, HP, & AP | 2995 | 375 |
| JSP | 1995 | 250 |
Variants
- Battle rifle (GRA)
- A non-unique variant of This Machine.
Comparison
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle rifle  | 48 | 92.6 | 1.93 | x1 | 48 | 25 | 1.9 | 0.55 | 8 | 1495 | 9.5 | 1500 | 157.9 | 75 | 6 |
| This Machine | 55 | 117.9 | 2.14 | x1 | 55 | 22 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 8 | 2995 | 9.5 | 2800 | 294.7 | 75 | 6 |
Related quests
- Dealing with Contreras: This Machine is received at the end of the unmarked quest Dealing with Contreras, either by Contreras if he isn't turned in or by Carrie Boyd if he is.
Notes
Like all Mojave Wasteland unique weapons, This Machine may be used to obtain the Curios and Relics achievement/trophy.
Behind the scenes
- Although based on the M1 Garand,[Non-game 1] This Machine is not an exact reproduction.[Non-game 2] This Machine has the exact same weight as the official weight in pounds of the M1 Garand, loads through the top of the weapon with the exact same en bloc 8-round clip, and makes the exact same distinctive "ping" when it automatically ejects the clip after firing the last round. It also has about the same cyclic rate of fire as the M1 Garand, 40-50 rounds per minute.
- Though the rifle's real life inspiration was commonly chambered in .30-06, some M1 Garands did see conversion to .308 for Navy use due to limited availability of the M14 rifle (also chambered in .308) in the 1950s.
- This Machine is a reference to Woodie Guthrie's guitar, which had a sticker stating "This Machine Kills Fascists" emblazoned on it. This Machine has the statement "Well This Machine Kills Commies" seemingly phrased as a direct reply, carved into its side.
- In the game's files, as well as the G.E.C.K, This Machine is referred to as "WeapNVBattleRifleUnique." The base variant did not appear until Gun Runners' Arsenal, albeit exclusively available from merchants.
Bugs
- In some games, This Machine will never degrade below 80%. [verified]
- The weapon's sights are not properly zeroed. The bullet fires slightly left of the iron sights, making medium to long range shots very difficult. [verified]
- The inscription on the left side of the rifle will sometimes disappear.[verified]
- This gun can be grabbed twice providing you expose his drug dealing to Boyd first, then finish everything with the medical supplies at Miguel's Pawnshop without killing the NCR ranger there and then hack his computer and expose him again to Boyd. [verified]
- This Machine is unaffected by the Grunt perk. [verified]
- Fixed with JSawyer.
Sounds
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Gallery
References
- ↑ Weapon appearance and behavior, modeled off the M1 Garand.
Non-game
