Most notably, the Gunners were responsible for the deaths of most of the Minutemen and numerous civilians during the fall of the town of Quincy. The Gunners control a number of locations in the Commonwealth, and commonly engage in combat with other factions such as the Brotherhood of Steel, the Institute, Super Mutants, and the Commonwealth Minutemen. Unlike Raiders, the Gunners possess a distinct chain of command based on that of the pre-war military, and appear to have some form of organized training. While they are easily as violent as common Raider gangs, the Gunners are better equipped, with armed with pre-war body armor, automatic and/or directed energy weapons, and in some cases, even power armor. The Gunners will not hesitate to fire on strangers that come into their territory, and are even known to attack traders and settlement in order to steal any valuable loot.
The Gunners are a mercenary unit who are known for taking any contract for the right price, and will carry out orders with utmost brutality. The Gunners are a mercenary unit operating in the Commonwealth (former Massachusetts) in Fallout 4 and one of the hostile factions in the game. 2.5.1 T-45 Power Armor and M42 'Fat Man' Mini-Nuke Launcher (Gunners).2.4.2 Carl Gustav Recoilless Rifle (First).