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that there was a real life Fat Man from the Fallout series (which is a portable mini nuclear warhead launcher) created by the US Military in 1961 called the Davey Crockett. It never saw use in combat.

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Fun Fact: that there was a real life Fat Man from the Fallout series (which is a portable mini nuclear warhead launcher) created by the US Military in 1961 called the Davey Crockett. It never saw use in combat.

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