Tesla Cannon (Fallout: New Vegas)

The Tesla cannon is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Tesla cannon is a shoulder-mounted energy weapon that is powered by electron charge packs. The design was named after Nikola Tesla, but his work was never publicized until after his death as the US Government developed the cannon. When used,the cannon projects a blast that will damage the enemy on impact with an aftermath of electricity reducing the enemies health.

This weapon has an exceptionally high strength requirement for its weight and the fact that it's an energy weapon with no recoil.

Locations
May be purchasable at Silver Rush on occasion. Also sometimes at the Brotherhood of Steel Hidden Valley bunker after you are allowed to purchase from their weapons cache.

A unique variant of the Tesla cannon, the Tesla-Beaton prototype, can be found next to the Crashed Vertibird. Beware of several hardened Mister Gutsy and hardened Sentry Bots.

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas. It was going to appear in Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2, which was canceled by Interplay. The Tesla cannon also appears in Fallout 3 during the quest Who Dares Wins, where it is used to destroy Enclave vertibirds and turn the tide in the Capital Wasteland Brotherhood of Steel's favor.