Plasma Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The plasma rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
Created by the US Army shortly before the Great War, this variant is a lightweight urban warfare weapon. In contrast with the P94, it does not have a superconducting barrel nor the electromagnetic claws - just the plasma bolt chamber and a discharge coil.

This form of plasma rifle seems to fire slower than the Fallout 3 version, this can be adjusted by using console commands, or having a mod that makes weapons fire quicker. It is described by Simon Van Graff to be "as slow as a mule but with a kick to match." in contrast with the laser rifle

Modifications

 * Plasma rifle mag. accelerator - increase the speed of the plasma bolt.

Variants

 * Van Graff plasma rifle
 * Q-35 Matter Modulator

Locations

 * One can be found simply lying on the ground southwest of the Horowitz Farmstead at the Griffin Wares Sacked Caravan
 * Used by Simon and the Van Graffs guards.
 * One can be found in the REPCONN Headquarters, on the North-Eastern side of the building, behind a couple of average locked doors.
 * One easy way to obtain a Plasma rifle is to go to the Silver rush and buy one or steal one from the very easy locked crate out front, but be warned the guard will turn hostile if you choose this path.
 * Fiends sometimes carry this weapon.
 * During the quest Unfriendly Persuasion, some of the mercernaries may carry this weapon.
 * One may be found in Nipton in the Town Hall, in a gun cabinet in the room (locked - average) behind the Mayor's desk.
 * One can be bought from Cliff Briscoe in Novac in Dinky the Dinosaur
 * One can be stolen from inside the Hidden Valley bunker, in a room near the command centre
 * Each Van Graff Thug carries one, if you let the Silver Rush explode (during Birds of a Feather) you will be able to receive multiple Plasma Rifles, as well as combat armor.

Appearances
This version of the plasma rifle has appeared in Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 3.