Factoring in the transition from the Damage Resistance system to the Damage Threshold system, the plasma rifle is vastly underpowered compared to its Fallout 3 iteration.

Compared to its Fallout 3 counterpartthis plasma rifle has a much lower damage-per-second rating with only a slight improvement in damage. Prior to the nuclear Armageddon, REPCONN Aerospace as a subsidiary of RobCo Industries would successfully develop an improvement from their spaceflight research, with significantly advanced factions tinkering with the design post Armageddon. This however was not the end of the design nor manufacture of this weapon platform. This plasma rifle is a lightweight urban warfare weapon created as part of a desire to replace the aging Winchester P94 'Plasma Caster' design. However, later developments for the United States Army would lead to a more compact design that was cheaper to produce and easier to train for, perfectly suited for urban warfare. Initially, the weapon was a bulky, industrial plasma caster, manufactured by Winchester Arms while it performed admirably, it was expensive and required specialized training to use. In extreme cases, the plasma can cause spontaneous dissolution of the target, including separation of soft tissues from hard ones or wholesale molecular destabilization that turns the target into a viscous green fluid. The bolts form into toroids in the plasma chamber, which are then sent down a superconducting barrel, propelled by, and in some models stabilized by, electromagnetic claws upon exiting it. Plasma weapons are high-tech firearms that fire superheated bolts of plasma, powered by either microfusion cellsheavy energy cellsplasma cartridgesor plasma cores which find numerous applications in military and industrial fields.

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

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