Gauss rifle (Fallout Shelter)

	For an overview of Gauss rifle models in various games, see Gauss rifle.

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

The Gauss rifle is a weapon that appears in Fallout Shelter.

Background[]

Designed as a type of projectile accelerator, a Gauss rifle uses an magnetic momentum-transfer system to accelerate projectiles to extreme velocities capable of impacting a target from moderate-to-long ranges. The weapon class was named in honor of the German mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss, the namesake of numerous technologies named after his work in magnetism.

Characteristics[]

The Gauss rifle is a coil gun featured in Fallout Shelter that fires shards of metal at high speeds using magnetic coils that are powered by microfusion cells. Dealing a minimum of 16 damage per attack, it has the highest damage output for a projectile-based rifle in the game.

Quests[]

A variant of gauss rifle is required equipment for the quest "Wonders of Technology".

Variants[]

• Rusty Gauss rifle
• Enhanced Gauss rifle
• Hardened Gauss rifle
• Accelerated Gauss rifle
• Magnetron 4000

Comparison[]

Rusty Gauss rifle	16	100	Rare
Gauss rifle	16-17	100	Rare
Enhanced Gauss rifle	16-18	500	Legendary
Hardened Gauss rifle	16-19	500	Legendary
Accelerated Gauss rifle	16-20	500	Legendary
Magnetron 4000	16-21	500	Legendary

Locations[]

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

Crafting[]

A high Perception stat is needed to effectively create the Gauss rifle.

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Alarm clock (5) Microscope (3) Shovel (2)		Weapon factory or weapon plant Rare weapon recipe Caps x400		Gauss rifle (1)

Sounds[]

Notes[]

One is found in the Background of a Level 1 Weapon Workshop, along side an Incinerator and BB gun.

Gallery[]

Gauss rifle card

The Gauss rifle found in the Level 1 Weapon Workshop.