Laser rifle beam splitter

The Laser rifle beam splitter is a type of weapon mod in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
This mod splits a laser rifle's beam into three. If all beams hit, the base damage is 30% higher. The three beams are close to one another, so this does not really give the laser much in the way of a 'shotgun' effect. While this upgrade will improve damage against most types of enemies, it will actually make a laser rifle less effective against heavily armored ones, since armor subtracts from the damage dealt by each laser beam shot. This will synergize well with a high critical chance because each beam is capable of being a critical hit.

Location

 * Blake, Crimson Caravan Company
 * Cliff Briscoe, Novac
 * Dale Barton, Fortification Hill
 * Gloria Van Graff, Silver Rush
 * Old Lady Gibson, Gibson scrap yard
 * Vendortron, Gun Runners

Bugs

 * Attaching it to a laser rifle produces three beams, contrary to its description which states two.
 * Josh Sawyer's personal patch fixes this (reduces beam count to 2) but requires all the add-ons.