Winchester P95

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The Winchester P95 Plasma Carbine is an energy weapon developed by Winchester in order to maintain its position as the US Military’s primary plasma weapons provider. While the P95 lost the bid to the RobCo/REPCONN Urban Plasma Rifle, advances from the program were worked back into the P94 program with hopes of making a vehicle-mounted weapon bid at a later date.
==Background==
The Winchester P95 Plasma Carbine was produced for testing by the US Army and later the US Marine Corps. While the weapon received a good evaluation from both branches, it was deemed to not fit the requirements of the contract. However, this good evaluation caught the interest of select members of the secretive Enclave. With their backing, development of the system continued with models being distributed to Enclave bases throughout the United States. 
With the defeat of the main Enclave cell on the West Coast, an influx of P95s began to disperse throughout the wasteland. Most were immediately acquired by the Brotherhood of Steel or the New California Republic while the remainder were either carried across the country or lost somewhere in the Midwest. In spite of this influx, they remain extremely rare in the larger wasteland.
Other Enclave cells throughout the United States also maintain their own small stores of P95 Plasma Carbines with the largest current stockpile being found at Fall's Edge.
==Characteristics==
The Winchester P95 Plasma Carbine is a high rate-of-fire plasma rifle effective at medium to long range. It is capable of laying down more suppressive fire than its contemporaries making it effective against large groups. As a consequence of its increased volume of fire, individual bolts are less energetic which leads the weapon to suffer, although not substantially, against armored targets.
==Variants==
* Atom Sweeper - A unique advanced version with a higher capacity, the Atom Sweeper possesses a yellow finish and a heat-resistant casing.
==Locations==
* Fall's Edge - Some of the guards patrolling the beach near Fall's Edge can be found carrying Winchester P95s.
==Behind the scenes==
* The Winchester P95 is based on the Fallout Tactic's Winchester P94 Military combined with the aesthetic of Fallout 3's depiction of the plasma rifle. In particular, the image used for this article originates from one of three rendition of the P94 Military that has appeared mods for Fallout: New Vegas. 
Category:Weapons