The Best Heavy Weapons in Fallout 4

Highlights

Heavy weapons like Ashmaker and Sergeant Ash are essential for dominating in Fallout 4 combat encounters.
The Cryolator and Junk Jet offer unique benefits, from freezing enemies to turning junk into ammo.
Nuka-Nuke Launcher stands out as the most powerful heavy weapon, perfect for high-damage explosions.

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One of the most iconic Fallout 4overpowered builds is that of a Commando, which relies on heavy weapons and a power armor suit to bully their way through any combat encounter. This is a fun build to play, but unless the player has a good selection of heavy weapons, they may struggle with a Commando build at first. For players looking for the best heavy weapons in Fallout 4, this list will provide you with some insight.

7 Ashmaker

High DPS But Eats Bullets Fast

Stats:

Damage: 8
DPS: 282
Fire rate: 313
Range: 131
Accuracy: 35

The Ashmaker is a unique version of the minigun, and shares the same model in Fallout 4. It made the best heavy weapons list, but has been awarded the lowest rating simply because it is a bullet eater. Keeping this weapon in play will mean crafting a significant amount of ammo.

Ashmaker is rewarded to the player after they have completed The Big Dog quest. Quest conversation choices won’t impact whether the player receives Ashmaker or not, as long as they fulfill the quest requirements.

6 Sergeant Ash

Great For Burning Groups Of Enemies

Stats:

Damage: 13
DPS: 117
Fire rate: 90
Range:47
Accuracy: 53

Every heavy weapon user in Fallout 4 needs to carry a flamethrower. No other weapon can wreak havoc on a group of enemies like a flamethrower does, and Sergeant Ash is as good as a flamethrower gets in this game. The only reason it is so low on this list is the fact that it is a very situational weapon.

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Getting hold of Sergeant Ash is pretty simple. The player just needs to head to Acadia and locate Dejen, who will have Sergeant Ash for sale. The fact it is so easy to acquire makes it a must-have for all heavy weapon users. Plus, the 20% chance to cripple the leg of a target is a nice bonus, too.

5 Cryolator

Useful For The Freeze Debuff

Stats:

Damage: 20
DPS: 180
Fire rate: 90
Range:71
Accuracy: 66

The best thing about using the Cryolater as a heavy weapon user in Fallout 4 is the fact that it has a chance to freeze enemies. Granted, this is a pretty low chance, but it is very handy when it does trigger. The damage output is pretty decent as well, even when the freeze debuff doesn’t fire.

The Cryolator is quite easy to acquire, as it is looted from Vault 111. As long as the player can pick master-level locks, they can head to the Overseer’s office in this vault, and then pick the lock on the display case and loot the weapon.

4 Junk Jet

Turns Junk Into Ammo

Stats:

Damage: 40
DPS: Varies depending on junk used as ammo.
Fire rate: 20
Range: 119
Accuracy: 75

At first glance, the Junk Jet heavy weapon in Fallout 4 seems to be a comedy easter egg, but that is far from the truth. While this weapon uses random junk and scrap from the player’s inventory as ammo, it is still a very effective firearm.

There are two ways for a player to get their hands on the Junk Jet heavy weapon. Firstly, they can loot it from ArcJet Systems, in the rocket control room. This room is only accessible after starting the Call to Arms quest. Secondly, it can be looted from Manta Man after killing him in the Return of the Manta Man encounter.

3 Broadside

Massive Single Target damage

Stats:

Damage: 108
DPS: N/A
Fire rate: 2
Range: 203
Accuracy: 63

With its very low rate of fire, the Broadsider is a heavy weapon that Fallout 4 players won’t want to miss the target with. But if they do score a hit, this weapon will do massive damage. And with its reasonably long range, it is effective when being used for firing an initial, high-damaged salve when engaging targets, before switching to a closer range weapon.

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The Broadside is a quest reward for completing the Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution and is given to the player by Ironsides. Note though, that choosing the Scavenger faction as the player’s affiliation will block them from receiving this reward.

2 Death From Above

Long Range, High Damage But Hard To Get

Stats:

Damage: 151
DPS: N/A
Fire rate: 2
Range: 203
Accuracy: 65

Based on the Missile Launcher in Fallout 4, and sharing the same in-game model, Death From Above is worth its place on this list because of the massive damage it does, and the fact that when a player is looking down the sights of this weapon, they receive a 75% movement buff.

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The downside of Death From Above is that it is fairly rare, and not the easiest heavy weapon to acquire in Fallout 4. The player will need to reach the rank of Paladin, and then they can purchase Death From Above from Proctor Teagan, who can be found aboard The Prydwen.

1 Nuka-Nuke Launcher

Huge Explosions With High Damage

Stats:

Damage: 794
DPS: N/A
Fire rate: 1
Range: 117
Accuracy: 63

As one might expect from what is, in effect, a handheld tactical nuke launcher, this heavy weapon does massive amounts of damage. Far more than any other heavy weapon in Fallout 4, the Nuka-Nuke Launcher is one of the most powerful weapons in the game. However, with its very slow rate of fire, shot placement is going to be very important. The ammo is pretty rare, so this won’t be an everyday kind of weapon, rather only used in certain situations.

The Nuka-Nuke launcher is acquired at the end of the Cappy in a Haystack quest, and is located below John-Caleb Bradberton’s office, in a small vault. Players will also find the schematic for crafting the ammo for this heavy weapon in the same place.