AEP7 laser pistol (Energy cell laser pistol)

AEP7 laser pistol (Energy cell laser pistol)
Type: Handgun
Damage 2d8 x2 Fire
Range Inc: 40 ft.
RoF: Semi
Clip: 30 Cell
Size: Medium
Weight: 3 lb.
Feat: Personal Firearms (Energy)
Cost: 175 caps

The AEP7 laser pistol was put into service to replace the AEP5 model. 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.

As the successor to the AEP5, it boasted a redesigned focusing crystal pattern, an improved photonic focusing chamber and a selectable laser focus. In addition, it was lighter and less bulky than its predecessor and was perceived as a step toward replacing solid shot weapons with a laser weapon as the standard issue sidearm for military forces.

The AEP7 was produced in large numbers, thanks to newly developed manufacturing technologies in the USA, although logistics and supply issues in pre-war USA, caused by its prolonged war with China, prevented its wide-scale deployment.