Plasma rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The plasma rifle is a weapon .
==Background==
==Characteristics==
Compared to its counterpart from Fallout 3, the plasma rifle in Fallout: New Vegas has a much lower damage-per-second rating with only a slight improvement in damage. Factoring in the transition from the Damage Resistance system to the Damage Threshold system, the plasma rifle is vastly underpowered compared to in Fallout 3. Unlike in Fallout 3, the plasma rifle uses 2 microfusion cells per shot.
===Durability===
The plasma rifle can fire a total of about 370 times using standard cells, the equivalent of 31 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
===Modifications===
* Plasma rifle mag. accelerator - Increase the speed of the plasma bolt by 200%.
==Variants==
* Van Graff plasma rifle - a rare variant temporarily given by Simon when guarding the Silver Rush during Birds of a Feather.
* Q-35 matter modulator - a unique variant found behind a sealed door in the REPCONN headquarters.
* Plasma rifle always crit
* Plasma rifle weak
===Comparison===
==Locations==
* Durable Dunn's sacked caravan - Two of the thugs' bodies have plasma rifles.
* Hidden Valley bunker L1 - Sold by Knight Torres.
* Hidden Valley bunker L2 - One can be stolen from a room near the command center.
* Horowitz farmstead - One can be found simply lying on the ground southwest at the Griffin Wares sacked caravan.
* Jacobstown - During the quest Unfriendly Persuasion, some of the mercenaries carry this weapon.
* Nipton - One may be found in the town hall, in a gun cabinet in the room with an Average lock, behind the mayor's desk. Another one can be found in a gun cabinet downstairs, in the basement.
* One in an Average locked gun cabinet in the NCR CF administration.
* Novac - One can be bought from Cliff Briscoe.
* Powder Gangers in the various farmsteads south of Vegas and near Vault 19 may carry plasma rifles.
* REPCONN headquarters - One can be found on the main floor, northeastern side of the building, behind a couple of Average locked doors, and in a small room with a lot of microfusion cells and three ammunition boxes.
* Silver Rush - Purchased from Gloria Van Graff.
* Several Van Graff thugs have plasma rifles if one chooses to exterminate them.
* The Fort - One can be found in the underground bunker, leaning up against the wall by the ammunition boxes.
* Yangtze Memorial - A plasma rifle sometimes spawns in one of the graves nearby the memorial.
* Dead Bright followers scattered across the wasteland can sometimes be found with them.
* Greasy Johnny occasionally carries one.
* Fiends sometimes carry this weapon.
* Can be found on Y-17 trauma override harnesses.
==Notes==
* A slight humming sound can be heard when it is equipped.
* An unmodified plasma rifle's bolts travel at 7500 units per second, which is about 117 yards (~107 meters) per second or 240 mph (386 km/h). This is much slower than typical bullet muzzle velocities.
* The weapon will use the same aiming animation regardless of if true iron sights is turned on, however with true iron sights off it will have the cursor displayed.
==Sounds==
			
			
==Gallery==
Plasmariflemagmod.png|Plasma rifle with the magnetic accelerator modification
8 of Spades.jpg|Plasma rifle on the Collector's Edition playing card
FONV_PlasRifleBasic.jpg|Plasma weapon from Dev. Diary #1
Plasma rifle DD sacked caravan.jpg|Durable Dunn's sacked caravan
Plasma rifle Hidden Valley L1.jpg|Torres' inventory
Plasma rifle Hidden Valley L2.jpg|Edgar Hardin's room
Plasma rifle GW sacked caravan.jpg|Griffin Wares sacked caravan
Plasma rifle NCR CF administration.jpg|NCR CF administration
Plasma rifle Nipton Town Hall.jpg|Nipton Town Hall, basement
Plasma rifle Nipton Town Hall mayor.jpg|Nipton Town Hall, mayor's office
Plasma rifle REPCONN main floor.jpg|REPCONN headquarters
Grenade boxes Securitron vault.jpg|Securitron vault
Multiplas rifle Silver Rush.jpg|Silver Rush
==References==
Category:Fallout: New Vegas Energy Weapons skill weapons
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