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The laser rifle, officially the AER9 laser rifle, is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Background[]
The AER9 features a titanium housed crystal array which proved to withstand long years of exposure to the elements much better than the gold alloy housing of the later models. As a result, the crystal arrays stayed focused within operating parameters, rather than falling completely out of focus like the newer models.[1] Power is drawn from microfusion cells and processed through a wave/particle diverter manufactured by General Atomics International. The diverters are protected by a carbon-fiber housing, preventing frequent malfunction, but when a diverter fails the weapon becomes unusable.[2]
The AER9 was actually not the top laser rifle in service at the time of the Great War. The model line went up to the state-of-the-art AER12, which saw service in a handful of specialty units. The AER9 is much more commonly found due to being much sturdier and more reliable than the models that followed.[1] A new model, the AER14, was in development prior to the War, with at least one prototype surviving in Vault 22.
Characteristics[]
The laser rifle has no iron sights but compensates with excellent zoom. It can be upgraded with a scope, making it less effective in close quarters, but thanks to its good accuracy, it can be used as a medium to long-range weapon. The laser rifle makes a decent starting weapon, but with all mods and more powerful ammo types, it is extremely powerful, even at high levels.
Durability[]
The laser rifle can fire a total of about 620 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 26 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
| Ammunition type | Durability | |
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| Shots | Reloads | |
| Standard | 620 | 26 |
| Bulk | 731 | 31 |
| Optimized | 564 | 24 |
| Over charge | 412 | 18 |
| Max charge | 245 | 11 |
Modifications[]
- Laser rifle focus optics - Adds +3 damage
- Laser rifle scope - Adds a long range scope with 3.5x magnification
- Laser rifle beam splitter - Splits each shot into two beams, with greater total power than a single beam
Variants[]
- Van Graff laser rifle - a unique variant temporarily given by Simon while guarding the Silver Rush during Birds of a Feather.
- AER14 prototype - a unique variant found in a sealed stairwell in Vault 22.
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- The Disintegrator - a cut weapon that deals a very large amount of damage per shot.
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Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
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| Laser rifle | 22 | 67.8 | 3.08 | x1.5 | 22 | 18 | 1.2 | 0.025 | 24 | 620 | 8 | 800 | 100 | 25 | 3 |
| Laser rifle | 31.6 (15.8x2) | 97.4 | 3.08 | x1.5 | 22 | 18 | 1.8 | 0.025 | 24 | 620 | 8 | 3200 | 400 | 25 | 3 |
| AER14 prototype | 35 | 105 | 3 | x2 | 35 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.0225 | 24(12) | 495 | 8.5 | 2200 | 258.8 | 25 | 3 |
| Van Graff laser rifle | 15 | 46.2 | 3.08 | x1.5 | 15 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.025 | 24 | 270 | 8 | 800 | 100 | 0 | 3 |
| Tri-beam laser rifle | 66 (22x3) | 180 | 2.73 | x1.5 | 22 | 23 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 24(8) | 245 | 9 | 4800 | 533.3 | 75 | 4 |
Tri-beam laser rifle  | 66 (22x3) | 180 | 2.73 | x1.5 | 22 | 23 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 24(8) | 245 | 9 | 4800 | 533.3 | 75 | 4 |
| Tri-beam laser rifle | 75 (25x3) | 204.5 | 2.73 | x1.5 | 22 | 23 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 48(16) | 495 | 9 | 10600 | 1177.8 | 75 | 4 |
Locations[]
- Fiends often carry them.
- Can be found on Bright Brotherhood corpses in and around the REPCONN test site.
- Hidden Valley bunker L1- Torres may sell laser rifles.
- Found on the dead Brotherhood patrols during the Still in the Dark quest.
- Can be found on the three Brotherhood scouts.
- Nipton - Another can be found lying beside a dead wastelander in the Good Luck trailer park.
- Nipton house - One can be found inside in the bathtub of one of the houses.
- Silver Rush - Gloria may sell laser rifles, and numerous laser rifles can be stolen from around the store.
- They can often be purchased from Quartermaster Bardon.
- One can be found in a hotel room in Primm.
- One in the abandoned BoS bunker, on a table.
Can be found on Y-17 trauma override harnesses at lower levels.- X-13 testing facility - In the outer northeast, in a locked gun cabinet, in a shielded room.
Notes[]
- Prior to patch 1.2.0.31x, the laser rifle dealt only 15 points of damage per shot.
- The laser rifle does not have iron sights.
- It is also unaffected by the True Iron Sights setting, and unless it has been equipped with the scope modification will use the same animation regardless.
- Due to the fact that it can fire two beams at once by adding a beam splitter, it can score a critical hit for each beam outside of V.A.T.S. This effect allows it to sometimes (with a critical hit for each beam) cause a huge amount of damage (72.6) per shot. On characters focused on critical chance, the effective damage can be higher than 200% against foes on full T-51b power armor (31 DT) compared to the laser rifle without the laser rifle beam splitter.
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