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FalloutWattz 1000 laser pistol
Fallout 2Wattz 1000 laser pistol
Wattz 1000 magneto-laser pistol
Solar Scorcher
Cut content Phazer
Fallout 3AEP7 laser pistol
Protectron's Gaze
Smuggler's End
Colonel Autumn's laser pistol
Colonel Autumn's laser pistol Broken Steel
Fallout: New VegasAEP7 laser pistol
Pew Pew
Missing laser pistol
Compliance Regulator Honest Hearts
Laser pistol (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal
Recharger pistol
MF Hyperbreeder Alpha (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal
Fallout 4Laser pistol
Survivor's Special
Old Faithful
Protectron's Gaze Automatron (add-on)
Institute pistol
Fallout 76Laser pistol
Ultracite laser pistol
Acceptable Overkill Nuclear Winter
Fallout TacticsWattz 1000 laser pistol
Fallout: BoSLaser pistol
Home-made electric laser pistol
Fallout ShelterLaser pistol (rusty, tuned, focused, amplified)
Smuggler's End
Institute pistol
Van BurenAPOLLO laser pistol
Unnamed laser pistol
TV series articles
Fallout TV seriesLaser pistol

Laser pistols are high-tech sidearms that emit a concentrated beam of coherent light, with sufficient wattage to do considerable damage. They can be powered by various power sources, but most models use an internal capacitor, charged by a small energy cell. Apart from pistols, other, more powerful laser weapons exist, like laser rifles and Gatling lasers.

Background[]

Several different variants of laser pistols exist, from low-power civilian models to extremely powerful military sidearms. Typically, the main difference is the focusing optics. While civilian models utilize a laser diode,[1] military models employ a photonic focusing chamber and crystal array,[2] which creates a tighter, more destructive beam, although certain modifications (e.g. a magnetic field targeting system) can improve the performance of a civilian model, bringing it on par with military models.[3] Certain models can also be locked down for transport, requiring an arming sequence to make them operable again.

Models[]

Wattz 1000 laser pistol[]

Fo1 Laser Pistol
Gameplay articles: Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics

A Wattz 1000 laser pistol. As the pistol is a civilian model, the wattage is lower than military or police versions.[4] The reason for this is that it uses a laser focusing diode instead of a crystal array.[1] For security, it can be locked down for transport, with a proper arming sequence needed to render it operable again.

Wattz 1000 magneto-laser pistol[]

Fo2 Magneto-Laser Pistol
Gameplay article: Fallout 2

This Wattz 1000 laser pistol has been upgraded with a magnetic field targeting system that tightens the laser emission, giving this pistol extra penetrating power.[3]

Solar Scorcher[]

Fo2 Solar Scorcher
Gameplay article: Fallout 2

The Solar Scorcher is a special laser pistol that uses sunlight as its energy source.[5] In full daylight, the experimental photo-electric cells absorb light and allow the weapon to fire up to six shots, after which it must be reloaded.

This rare weapon was seen in the armory of Vault 13, prior to the events of Fallout in 2161.[6]

AEP7 laser pistol[]

Laser pistol (Gamebryo)

The AEP7 laser pistol was put into service to replace the AEP5 model.[2] With a generous battery size, tight shot grouping at range, resilience to extended use, and fairly decent damage output, it is a very good choice for a sidearm and is used extensively in this role by the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave in the Capital Wasteland and various groups in the Mojave Wasteland.

As the successor to the AEP5, it boasted a redesigned focusing crystal pattern, an improved photonic focusing chamber, and selectable laser focus,[2] wavelength, pulse energy and repetition rate.[7] In addition, it was lighter and less bulky than its predecessor and was perceived as a step toward replacing the N99 10mm pistol with a laser weapon as the standard issue sidearm for military forces.[2]

The AEP7 was produced in large numbers thanks to newly developed manufacturing technologies in the United States, although logistics and supply issues (caused by prolonged war with China) prevented its wide-scale deployment.[2]

AER9 laser pistol[]

Fallout4 laser pistol
Gameplay article: Fallout 4

A pistol variant of the AER9 laser rifle.

Institute pistol[]

Fallout4 Institute pistol
Gameplay articles: Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter

A small energy weapon often used by the Institute and its synths.

Home-made electric laser pistol[]

HomeMadeLaserPistol

This electric laser weapon only appears in the city of Los and is to be manufactured using technology contained in the Corporate Vault. It's equipped by the low ghouls of the cult, Church of the Lost.

Electric laser pistol[]

This kind of electric laser weapon only appears in the city of Los and is to be manufactured using technology contained in the Corporate Vault. This rare weapon is only found in the Corporate Vault and was part of the Corporate Vault guards' weaponry.

Mentioned and cut content[]

AEP5 laser pistol[]

Gameplay article: none (mentioned in Fallout 3)

The AEP5 laser pistol was a military model that was notorious for its problems with overheating.[2]

Phazer[]

Actual Phazer Sprite
Gameplay article: Fallout 2

The Phazer is a strange, powerful laser pistol of unknown origin. It would only be acquired in the special encounter Federation Crash Site, and is a reference to the Star Trek weapon.

APOLLO laser pistol[]

Apollo
Gameplay article: Van Buren

The APOLLO laser pistol is a primary weapon designed and abandoned by Poseidon Energy that science-oriented characters in Van Buren could complete.

Unnamed laser pistol[]

Vblaserpistol
Gameplay article: Van Buren

An unnamed laser pistol.

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