AER14 Prototype

The AER14 laser rifle prototype is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas that uses the Energy Weapons skill. It is the unique variant of the regular laser rifle.

Background
The AER14, a successor to the AER9 and AER12, was just in prototype stages during the Great War and was never used by regular military units.

Characteristics
The AER14 is similar in appearance to the AER9, although it is a lighter gray scheme with orange-red trim. It also has two computer chips housed inside its stock, that is connected to the rest of the weapon via wires. (Chips are glitched and only appear at certain angles)

The AER14's Laser is green instead of red. There is a sticky note on the observable back of the weapon while in first-person view that says "Focus: 1064 nm, 532 nm (SHG), 8.18pm !!!" This refers to the wavelength of the laser light, 1064nm (infrared) being the fundamental wavelength of the laser and 532nm (green) being the second harmonic. SHG stands for Second Harmonic Generation a frequency conversion process that would indeed make a 1064nm laser beam appear green. It is however worth noting that 1064nm light is not visible to the human eye and would NOT appear red, and the conventional laser rifle indicates a wavelength of 625nm - 675nm which does correspond to red. 8.18pm is slightly more ambiguous, this likely stands for picometers but the relevance of such a measurement to a laser is unclear. The use of the wavelength value associated with the word "focus" in these instances is also perplexing as focal lengths of hundreds of meters (or even kilometers) would be more appropriate. (Note: the wavelength value may be a common aviation measurement abbreviation for nautical miles.) (alternate author: there is mention in the game of the possibilities of a gun that fires like a laser rifle, but with the properties of a plasma. Could this be a possible marriage of the two, as it could explain the numbers in the note. The measurements could also be the angles of the weapons focus, being that light needs a focus to be condensed into a laser, measured in nm, or nanometers, and the forced wavelength of the laser in pm or picometers.)

The AER14 uses two Microfusion Cells per shot, also different from a standard laser rifle. It does not have iron sights view. It cannot be modded using standard Laser Rifle mods. It can be repaired with normal Laser Rifles.

Locations
The AER14 Prototype Laser Rifle is located in Vault 22. To obtain it, go through the fifth floor, Pest Control, and enter the stairway door to the common area which has a lock with a difficulty that varies according to the players level. The AER14 is laying on the ground next to a scorched skeleton.

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

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