Talk:Laser rifle

AER12 materials vs AER9?
Am I the only one who can't understand how using gold in the AER12's housing would make it less resistant to environmental conditions? I'm trying to think of a metal that's more resistant to the sort of environmental conditions that these rifles might be subjected to in the wasteland, and I can't. Water doesn't damage it, air doesn't damage it, and it's very resistant to corrosion. It says they used an alloy, did they just make a bad choice in what they combined it with, or what? I don't get it, am I just no good at chemistry or did someone not do the research, there? ComradeJim270 04:24, July 18, 2011 (UTC)
 * Gold may be water proof and tarnish proof, but it is a rather soft metal. On the Mohs Hardness Scale, gold ranks at only around 2.5, whereas other common metals, like steel rank near 7. So yes, gold is resistant to environmental factors, but if thrown around and not handled carefully, the rifle would be damaged. --Kastera (talk) 07:25, July 18, 2011 (UTC)

That's true, but the explanation for the AER12 rifle being rare in the wasteland was environmental damage, and getting beat up from that sort of rough use is hardly an environmental factor. I think someone just made a poor choice of words or didn't think that explanation through very well. ComradeJim270 03:17, July 21, 2011 (UTC)

Found a new part...
I found a new part for the Fallout 2 laser rifles. It's also on multiple other pages, that are if not identical extremely! similar. I'm just not sure where to put it, so I figured I'd better leave it here.

--Ant2242 (talk) 21:18, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * It's here. :) Tagaziel (talk) 09:02, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Tri-beam laser rifle
Should this be merged into the AER9 article? It appears to be a standardized modification, rather than its own model.--18:38, 4 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I say. Tagaziel (talk) 18:41, 4 January 2016 (UTC)