Gatling Laser (Fallout: New Vegas)

The Gatling laser is a heavy energy weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Gatling laser has a strength requirement of 8 and uses EC packs as ammunition. It deals extremely high damage per second, particularly when used with a high energy weapons skill and max-charged ammo.

The Gatling laser achieves such a high DPS by firing multiple low powered lasers at an incredibly fast rate. It consumes ammunition at an equally incredible rate, using one EC pack for each of the 30 shots it fires every second.

While it can quickly kill any unarmored or lightly armored enemy, it is largely ineffective against heavily armored opponents due to Fallout: New Vegas' damage threshold system. As no single shot from the Gatling laser can penetrate the DT of a tough opponent it cumulatively deals very little damage against them.

Compared to Fallout 3's Gatling laser it has significantly higher DPS and ammo consumption rates and is much less effective against armored targets.

The Gatling laser model includes a large metal pack that appears on the back of anyone using it.

Locations

 * Occasionally carried by Brotherhood of Steel Paladins.
 * Can be Bought from the Brotherhood of Steel Store after you become a Paladin.

Mods

 * Focus Optics: +3 Damage
 * CF Frame: Halves weight (18 -> 9)

Appearances
The Gatling laser appears in Fallout: New Vegas.