Changes: Pulse pistol

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This is an overview article, listing content appearing in multiple games.

Gameplay articles

Fallout 2		YK32 pulse pistol

Fallout: New Vegas		CIRCUITBREAKER pulse gun

Fallout Tactics		YK32 pulse pistol

Van Buren		Pulse gun

The pulse pistol is an energy weapon in Fallout 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout Tactics.

Variants

YK32 pulse pistol

Gameplay articles: Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics

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]

"CIRCUITBREAKER" pulse gun

Gameplay article: Fallout: New Vegas

Codenamed the "CIRCUITBREAKER,"^[2] this pulse pistol is a prototype weapon developed for the United States Armed Forces by an unknown manufacturer as a countermeasure to power armor, which they thought the Chinese were developing.^[3] It was transported by Staff Sergeant Daniels to Vault 34 by orders of Colonel Roy Blackwell, for safekeeping until the manufacturer could retrieve the prototype for production.^[2]

Unnamed pulse gun

The following is based on Van Buren design documents and is not canon.

Gameplay article: Van Buren

Very little is known about this model of pulse pistol, as it is only mentioned in design documents for B.O.M.B -001.

References

↑ In-game description of the YK32 pulse pistol in Fallout 2. [1][2]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Inventory transfer order. [1]
↑ Veronica's dialogue: "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."

[1] In-game description of the YK32 pulse pistol in Fallout 2. [1][2]

[transfer_note-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Inventory transfer order. [1]

[3] Veronica's dialogue: "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."

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-The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an [[energy weapon]] in ''[[Fallout 2]]'', [[Fallout:New Vegas]]'' and ''[[Fallout Tactics]]''.
+The '''pulse pistol''' is an [[energy weapon]] in ''[[Fallout 2]]'', ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'' and ''[[Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Fallout Tactics]]''.
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 ==Variants==
 ===YK32 pulse pistol===
-[[File:PULSEPST.gif|right]]
+[[File:Fo2 YK32 Pulse Pistol.png|right]]
-{{Gamearticle|FO2|FOT|link=YK32 pulse pistol}}
+{{Gamearticle|FO2|FOT}}
-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. The [[YK42B Pulse Rifle]] is a similar, but more advanced weapon.
+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.<ref>In-game description of the YK32 pulse pistol in ''Fallout 2''. [[PRO ITEM.MSG (Fallout 2)|[1]]][[Items.txt|[2]]]</ref>
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-==="CIRCUITBREAKER" Pulse gun===
+==="CIRCUITBREAKER" pulse gun===
 [[File:Pulse gun.png|right|100px]]
-{{Gamearticle|FNV|link1=Pulse gun}}
+{{Gamearticle|FNV|link=Pulse gun}}
 <section begin="CIRCUITBREAKER" />
-Codenamed the "CIRCUITBREAKER", the Pulse Gun is a prototype for a weapon developed for the [[United States Armed Forces|military]] by an unknown manufacturer.  It was transported by staff sergeant [[Daniels (Fallout: New Vegas)|Daniels]] to [[Vault 34]] by orders of Colonel [[Roy Blackwell]] for safe keeping until the manufacturer could pick it up.
+Codenamed the "CIRCUITBREAKER,"<ref name="transfer note">Inventory transfer order. [[Inventory transfer order|[1]]]</ref> this pulse pistol is a prototype weapon developed for the [[United States Armed Forces]] by an unknown manufacturer as a countermeasure to [[power armor]], which they thought the [[China|Chinese]] were developing.<ref>[[Veronica.txt#242|Veronica's dialogue]]: ''"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."''</ref> It was transported by [[Daniels (Fallout: New Vegas)|Staff Sergeant Daniels]] to [[Vault 34]] by orders of [[Roy Blackwell|Colonel Roy Blackwell]], for safekeeping until the manufacturer could retrieve the prototype for production.<ref name="transfer note" /><section end="CIRCUITBREAKER" />
-<section end="CIRCUITBREAKER" />
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+===Unnamed pulse gun===
+{{VB}}
+{{Gamearticle|VB|link=Pulse gun}}
+Very little is known about this model of pulse pistol, as it is only mentioned in design documents for B.O.M.B -001.
+{{clear}}
+==See also==
+* [[Pulse rifle]]
+==References==
+{{References}}
 [[Category:Weapons]]
+[[es:Pistola de pulsos]]
 [[pl:Pistolet pulsacyjny YK32]]
+[[ru:Импульсный пистолет]]
+[[zh:脈波手槍]]