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Fallout 2Pulse pistol
Fallout: New VegasPulse gun
Fallout TacticsPulse pistol
Van BurenPulse gun

Pulse pistols, sometimes called Pulse guns, are energy weapons designed to fire electrical pulses at their targets, and depending on the model can damage or disable electronics such as robots or power armor.

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Pulse pistol[]

Fo2 YK32 Pulse Pistol
Gameplay articles: Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics

The YK32 pulse pistol is an electrical pulse weapon that was developed by the Yuma Flats Energy Consortium. Though powerful, the YK32 was never considered a practical weapon due to its inefficient energy usage and bulky design.[1]

Pulse gun[]

Pulse gun
Gameplay article: Fallout: New Vegas

Codenamed the "CIRCUITBREAKER,"[2] this pulse pistol is a prototype weapon developed for the United States Armed Forces by an unknown manufacturer as a countermeasure to power armor, which they thought the Chinese were developing.[3] It was transported by Staff Sergeant Daniels to Vault 34 by orders of Colonel Roy Blackwell, for safekeeping until the manufacturer could retrieve the prototype for production.[2]

Pulse gun (Van Buren)[]

Gameplay article: Van Buren

A pulse gun is mentioned in the Van Buren design documents for B.O.M.B.-001.

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  1. Fallout 2 item description:
    "{39600}{}{YK32 Pulse Pistol}
    {39601}{}{The YK32 is an electrical pulse weapon that was developed by the Yuma Flats Energy Consortium. Though powerful, the YK32 was never considered a practical weapon due to its inefficient energy usage and bulky design. Min ST: 3.}"
  2. 2.0 2.1 Inventory transfer order
  3. Veronica Santangelo: "Electromagnetic weapon from before the Great War. Experimental. It never saw mass production. But they were building it as a countermeasure to power armor, which they feared the Chinese were developing."
    (Veronica Santangelo's dialogue)
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