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Pulse pistols, sometimes called Pulse guns, are energy weapons designed to fire electrical pulses at their targets, and depending on the model can damage or disable electronics such as robots or power armor.
The YK32 pulse pistol is an electrical pulse weapon that was developed by the Yuma Flats Energy Consortium. Though powerful, the YK32 was never considered a practical weapon due to its inefficient energy usage and bulky design.[1]
↑Fallout 2 item description: "{39600}{}{YK32 Pulse Pistol} {39601}{}{The YK32 is an electrical pulse weapon that was developed by the Yuma Flats Energy Consortium. Though powerful, the YK32 was never considered a practical weapon due to its inefficient energy usage and bulky design. Min ST: 3.}"
↑Veronica Santangelo: "Electromagnetic weapon from before the Great War. Experimental. It never saw mass production. But they were building it as a countermeasure to power armor, which they feared the Chinese were developing." (Veronica Santangelo's dialogue)