
Stanton risks being assigned to the latrine-cleaning duty, or even exiled if the missing Laser Pistol is not returned. He was the last person to check out the Laser Pistol, and filed a false report to the effect that he returned it. Unaware that he did, Stanton dropped his Laser Pistol while fighting the scorpions. They apparently realized the scorpions were too much for them to handle as more of them kept coming, so they fled back to the Hidden Valley Bunker. Initiate Stanton and Apprentice Melissa Watkins were sent to the Scorpion Gulch to fight the Radscorpions there, as part of a training exercise outside of the bunker.

In addition, it was lighter and less bulky than its predecessor and was perceived as a step toward replacing the N99 10mm pistol with a laser weapon as the standard issue sidearm for military forces. With a generous battery size, tight shot grouping at range, resilience to extended use, and fairly decent damage output, it is a very good choice for a sidearm and is used extensively in this role by the Brotherhood of Steel and the Enclave in the Capital Wasteland.Īs the successor to the AEP5, it boasted a redesigned focusing crystal pattern, an improved photonic focusing chamber, and selectable laser focus, wavelength, pulse energy and repetition rate. The AEP7 laser pistol was put into service to replace the AEP5 model. Certain models can also be locked down for transport, requiring an arming sequence to make them operable again.

a magnetic field targeting system) can improve the performance of a civilian model, bringing it on par with military models.

While civilian models utilize a laser diode, military models employ a photonic focusing chamber and crystal array, which creates a tighter, more destructive beam, although certain modifications (e.g. Typically, the main difference is the focusing optics. Several different variants of laser pistols exist, from low-power civilian models to extremely powerful military sidearms.
