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Gatling Laser?[]

Doesn't the gatling laser use this ammo in fallout 3? --MaseFace 02:42, 15 January 2009 (UTC)MaseFace, 01-14

No, unlike FO1 and 2, in FO3 the Gatling Laser uses EC Packs instead. Ausir 03:10, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Max charge?[]

it says these decrease decay but I see a 2.50x multiplier. Would that not burn out my YCS/130 quicker??? 199.185.113.194 20:12, November 4, 2010 (UTC)

This would be nice to know 137.186.92.193 07:08, November 5, 2010 (UTC)

stats / details[]

Please add stats / details to these, so people know the difference between the variants.

This is not the place for stats, if you haven't noticed. Nitty ^Tok. 01:54, November 24, 2010 (UTC)

Should there be two Pictures?[]

Shouldn't there be two pictures in the space next to the MFC, the Original Square one and the Newer Cylindrical one?--Ant2242 04:56, May 23, 2011 (UTC)

Reactor or Fuel Source?[]

Where has it actually been said that the Microfusion Cell is a tiny fusion reactor? I've always thought of them as similar to the D/T Fuel pellets for an Inerital Confinement Fusion reactor, in that they are basically tin cans filled with dueterium and tritium, maybe with a lens in the top. The Plasma or Laser rifle using it simply fires a laser into the microfusion cell, which burns up all the deuterium/tritium fuel in a quick fusion reaction. This generates a lot of heat, which is used to generate power for the laser emitter or electromagnet. Is there any evidence or canonical confirmation that proves this is not the case? I think the fact that they can only be used once, and in Fallout: New Vegas are recovered as empty cells that can then be refilled points to them being simple fuel cannisters.

From a terminal in Fort Independence in Fallout 3.

“Analysis -> The Plasma Rifle, like the Laser Rifle, uses a micro fusion cell as its power supply. It taps into the cell, essentially a small fusion reactor, to produce a toroid of plasma that is ejected down a superconductor barrel. A typical micro fusion cell can supply the rifle with around eight shots. Further research needs to be done to determine exactly how the plasma retains its density while traveling through the air toward its target.”— Research Note - Plasma Rifle

JMA4269 (talk) 03:01, May 26, 2016 (UTC)