Item from Fallout by Interplay / Bethesda
Standard-issue energy weapon that fires concentrated red beams — clean, precise, and distinctly pre-War military, it's the Brotherhood's signature sidearm and the symbol of technological superiority.
Marks the wielder as someone with access to pre-War military tech or Brotherhood connections. The beam is silent compared to ballistic weapons, precise at range, and psychologically devastating — people fear what they don't understand. But it eats through microfusion cells, replacement lenses are fragile, and in rain or fog the beam scatters uselessly.
Angular metallic rifle with a boxy receiver and a glass focusing lens at the barrel tip. Fires a bright red beam that leaves a momentary afterimage. The stock is synthetic polymer, the body stamped steel. Heat vents along the barrel glow orange after sustained fire.
Also known as: Laser, AER9 Laser Rifle, Energy Rifle