Scratch that, it would be used by everyone in the Wasteland all the way back to the time of Fallout 1. But if it were possible to generate lethal amounts of energy from the turn of a crank, everyone in the Commonwealth would be using it, it would just be objectively superior to a laser rifle in 90% of cases. Second, to generate enough energy to generate a lethal laser bolt, never mind the stacking effect. lore distinction, as in the case of FNV's Ballistic Fist, the fact that there are no indications either in game or even from outside supplementary sources surrounding it should make us err on the side of gameplay.
While it could be argued that this is a gameplay vs. It seems impossible that the shot is powered directly and entirely by the mechanical action of turning the crank, for two reasons.įirstly, it contravenes the gameplay.