What means all this??

[BongoRaccoon32]

Hey im new to Fallout New Vegas,and i dont understand what all ammo types mean like: what does hollow point, P+ and Target Dt means. The only thing that i know is what armor piercing means. Can someone help me??

[stcaFylnO]

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas_ammunition
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Damage_Threshold

[BongoRaccoon32]

but what does Target DT mean, i allready were on the wiki and there stands not what Target DT means

[Luis the Uma Loving Wizard]

Originally posted by :D:

but what do they do

To put it simply, 9mm and .45 auto +P ammo gives a slight increase to damage as well as a small amount of armor penetration. However, it comes at the cost of slightly faster weapon degradation. DT is short for Damage threshold. Unlike Damage Resistance which is percentage based, DT subtracts the amount of damage in a more direct fashion.

[stcaFylnO]

I don't understand the confusion, if you are reading the links.

examples:

JSP hand load:
Damage x 1.3 (increases damage by a multiplier of 1.3)
Condition x 1.5 (increases degradation of weapon which is using the ammunition)

+P
Damage x 1.1
Condition x 1.2
Target DT -2 (so, a target with 10 DT, will be calculated as an 8 DT).

In general:
Standard ammo is the baseline.
AP penetrates DT, which is essentially an armor rating.
HP does bonus damage to soft targets.
As shown above, some ammo types combine varied effects of HP and AP, like "+P"
DT ratings vary, so use a calculator and figure out which ammo is best at the time.

[stcaFylnO]

Add- another example where reading in more depth may be helpful. All the info should be found on wikia:

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/.357_Magnum_round

.357 Magnum, JFP (hand load)

JFPs (or jacketed flat points) are blunt, copper-wrapped bullets designed to flatten on impact like a hollow point, but retain the penetrating power of a copper-jacket slug. As such, they inflict greater damage, penetrate enemy armor better, and even fly straighter than normal .357 rounds. They require the Hand Loader perk to craft.

[stcaFylnO]

and... I can't be more clear than the author(s) at wikia:

Fallout: New Vegas mostly moves away from the exclusive use of Damage Resistance (DR) in Fallout 3, towards Damage Threshold (DT).

Like in previous games, DT can function as an outright subtraction: if a shot is fired with a damage value of 40 against a DT of 10, then 10 damage will be ignored.

Reference: For more details, see link in post #1

[BongoRaccoon32]

Thanks