Tesla-Beaton Prototype

The Tesla-Beaton prototype is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a unique variant of the Tesla cannon.

Characteristics
The Tesla-Beaton prototype looks like the Tesla cannon, but with orange glow instead of blue, and a fully encased energy emitter. Each shot expends 45 electron charge packs.

Due to the necessity of reloading, this weapon cannot ever deal as much damage per second as listed in the infobox. At best, it can do about 42 DPS based on a reload time of 3.1667 seconds. However, the explosion effect can hit multiple targets for an additional damage of up to 80 per shot per target.

Locations
The Tesla-Beaton prototype can be found at the Crashed Vertibird, near the Old Nuclear Test Site far southeast.

Behind the scenes
The weapon's name is a reference to Kate Beaton, a webcomic artist whose comics have featured Nikola Tesla several times.

Bugs

 * The weapon will still fire even if you only have a single Electron Charge Pack in your inventory, and for the same damage as if you had expended 45.


 * Giving it to companions may cause the gun to disappear


 * If dropped and looked at close enough to see in first person, it will cause your game to freeze. (Xbox)

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.