5mm round (Fallout: New Vegas)

	For an overview of 5mm ammunition throughout the Fallout series, see 5mm round.

	Fallout: New Vegas ammunition 5mm round
	5mm round Weight HC 0.017 Value 1 base id 0006b53d 5mm, armor piercing Weight HC 0.017 Value 3 base id 0013e43f 5mm, hollow point Weight HC 0.017 Value 3 base id 001613ff 5mm, surplus Weight HC 0.017 Value 0 base id 00121150 5mm, JSP (GRA) Weight HC 0.017 Value 1 base id xx000871 5mm (Junk) JSawyer Weight HC 0.017 Value 0 base id xx00fb78
	5mm bullet that's been fired

 

The 5mm round is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background

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A high velocity round designed for assault rifles, the intermediate 5mm M134 cartridge has been replaced by the more powerful 5.56mm round in assault rifles. However, it found a new life as linked, belt fed ammunition for man-portable miniguns on the battlefield, specifically the M134 cartridge and 7.62x51 millimeter rounds. It has also been retained as the ammunition of choice for paratrooper assault carbines, due to its light weight and portability.

Characteristics

5mm is traditionally belt-fed, and is available in rather high quantities, something made necessary by the notably large "magazine" sizes on the weapons that use it. For example, the minigun loads 240 rounds at one time and fires an exceptional rate, requiring that the player carries a huge supply if they intend to rely on miniguns. As of patch 1.3.0.452 standard and surplus 5mm rounds have a -10 DT effect making them excellent for use against moderately armored targets such as NCR troopers and Legonaries.

Weapons using this ammunition

• Assault carbine
• CZ57 Avenger
• Assault carbine (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal
• Minigun

Crafting

Components		Requirements		Products
1 Case, 5mm 13 Lead 5 Powder, rifle 1 Primer, small rifle		Reloading bench Repair: 25		1 5mm round

Breakdown

Components		Requirements		Products
1 5mm round		Reloading bench Repair: 25		1 Case, 5mm 11 Lead 4 Powder, rifle 1 Primer, small rifle

Variants

Name	Damage	Damage Threshold	Condition	Weapons Spread	Other	Craftable	Empty Casing
5mm round	x 1	- 10	x 1	x 1		Yes	20% Chance
5mm, armor piercing	x 0.95	- 25	x 1	x 1		No	20% Chance
5mm, hollow point	x 1.75	x 2	x 1	x 1		No	20% Chance
5mm, surplus	x 1.15	- 10	x 3	x 1.2		No	20% Chance
5mm, JSP (GRA)	x 1.3	- 10	x 1.5	x 1		Yes	20% Chance
5mm (Junk) JSawyer	x 0.95	- 10	x 1.2	x 1		Yes	20% Chance

5mm, armor piercing

Armor-piercing rounds are designed for punching through armor plating, so they have a strengthened case with a specially hardened and shaped nose. Due to the high muzzle velocity and penetrating properties of the round, damage to the target is slightly reduced. They are more common and can be purchased in larger numbers than any other type of AP rounds in game. As of patch 1.3.0.452 they now have an armor piercing effect of -25 DT, by far the largest armor piercing effect of any ammunition found in the game, capable of penetrating high-DT armors such as T-51b power armor.

5mm, hollow point

Hollow point bullets mushroom out upon impact, tearing through fabric, flesh and organs creating a larger wound cavity. However, hollow points lack the penetrating power to punch through denser materials, this means they cannot pierce things like armor plate, drastically reducing the weapon's penetrating power. 5mm HP rounds are very rare in the Mojave, sold in very small amounts by some vendors. They are however less susceptible to armor than most hollow points with only a x2 DT multiplier as opposed to x3 but this is balanced by the fact that all 5mm weapons have a low DAM output.

5mm, surplus

Surplus ammunition is of poor quality, but is available in large quantities. The rounds are slightly more damaging than standard 5mm but at the cost of more regular firearm maintenance, due to the cheaper materials used in their construction.

5mm, JSP (GRA)

A sub-type added in the add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal, jacketed soft points retain all of the armor piercing power of the 5mm round, while also being more powerful than the standard 5mm. The trade-off is that it degrades the weapon faster.

Crafting

Components		Requirements		Products
1 Case, 5mm 15 Lead 6 Powder, rifle 1 Primer, small rifle		Reloading bench Repair: 50		1 5mm round

5mm round (Junk)

	The following is based on the JSawyer mod and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

Junk rounds are makeshift bullets made from materials commonly found while scavenging, such as scrap metal and tin cans. Junk rounds are the only good as a last resort ammo as firing them causes extra wear on the firearm and all around do less damage.

Crafting

Components		Requirements		Products
15 Case, 5mm 1 Scrap Metal 2 Tin Can		Reloading bench Junk Rounds (rank: 1) Repair: 45		15 5mm round

Locations

Vendors

• Gun Runners: Vendortron
• Camp McCarran: Sgt. Daniel Contreras sells in bulk (up to 8,000 rounds of all types)
• Novac: Cliff Briscoe.

Bugs

• PC PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Old World Blues With Old World Blues installed, the amount of 5mm rounds found in containers and other sources of loot is reduced dramatically, to roughly 30% of what is normally found. This change only affects containers found in the Mojave Wasteland, and not those located in Big MT.

References

Ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas Guns .223 Round · .22LR Round · .308 Round · .357 Magnum Round · .38 Special Round · .44 Magnum Round · .45 Auto · .45-70 Gov't · .50 MG · 5mm Round · 5.56mm Round · 9mm Round · 10mm Round · 12.7mm Round · 12 Gauge Shotgun Shell · 20 Gauge Shotgun Shell · BB · Camera Film · Nails Explosives 25mm Grenade · 40mm Grenade · Missile · Mini Nuke · Rocket Energy Weapons Alien Power Cell · ARCHII Charge · Electron Charge Pack · Energy Cell · Flamer Fuel · Microfusion Cell · MF Breeder Ammunition boxes .223 · .22LR Plinking · .38 Special · 5.56mm Surplus · 5mm Surplus · Electron Charge Pack, Bulk · Microfusion Cell, Bulk · Small Energy Cell, Bulk Cut ammoCut content .30-30 soft rounds Italics denote ammunition added through add-ons