Fallout 3 Unique Weapons - Sydney's 10mm Ultra SMG & side quest "Stealing Independence" part1of2
Part 1 of 2. The weapon is in the second part.
Unique 10mm SMG.
Although the Lone Wanderer will make comment on never before having seen a gun like Sydney's SMG ("Nice gun. I've never seen one like that."), its appearance is actually identical to the regular 10mm SMG.
It can be looted from her by pick-pocketing, waiting for her to die, or killing her yourself.
This weapon can also be acquired by finding A Note from Little Moonbeam's Father within the ruins of the hotel in the quest Reilly's Rangers. During the mission, be sure to check the side rooms until you find a skeleton on one of the beds. You'll find an assault rifle under the bed, some ammo next to it, and the voice tape on the bed next to or under the corpse. Go back to Sydney after finding it in Rivet City and she will tell you it was from her father, that he was attempting to make one big deal and set her up for life, but was double crossed. Realizing she was wrong about her father, she will give you the gun. Note however that this can only be done AFTER returning the Declaration to Washington. After speaking to her in Rivet City, she will move to Underworld and become a weapons merchant there.
Sydney's Ultra SMG is significantly more powerful than a regular SMG (59 damage compared to 37), as well as having a much larger ammo capacity (20 extra rounds per magazine). It is also worth an additional 200 caps.
Sydney's special weapon degrades at a much faster rate than the standard version. Be prepared to spend some caps to repair this item on a daily basis or use other commonly found SMG's to manually repair it.
You can repair Sydney's Ultra SMG yourself with regular SMGs or duplicate copies of her gun.
