Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

Pulse Pistol

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The Pulse Pistol is a small energy pistol in Star Citizen, made by Verified Offworld Laser Technologies. It hits for 23.5 damage per shot at 500 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 5 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 13 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 1.44 seconds. Crafting uses Lindinium, Gold, Janalite; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications1 fire mode

Alpha damage

11.75

dmg/shot - vs Default

Fire rate

500rpm

353 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Sustained DPS

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

1200

meters

Projectile

600

m/s

Range1200 m / 4800 m scale

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Rapid

Values for Rapid fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The Pulse Pistol takes 46 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +0.88% Impact Force to make it 45 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	23.5	5shots	0.48s	≥ 6.39%	—	—
Default	11.75	9shots	0.96s	≥ 6.39%	—	—
Undersuit	11.162	9shots	0.96s	≥ 11.99%	—	—
Flightsuit	9.987	11shots	1.2s	≥ 0.14%	—	—
Light	9.4	11shots	1.2s	≥ 6.39%	≥ 9.12%	≥ 10.53%
Hv Util?	8.812	12shots	1.32s	≥ 3.17%	—	≥ 8.6%
Medium	8.225	13shots	1.44s	≥ 1.32%	≥ 5.86%	≥ 8.28%
Heavy	7.05	15shots	1.68s	≥ 1.32%	≥ 8.56%	≥ 12.58%
Super Heavy	1.469	69shots	8.16s	≥ 0.11%	≥ 21.35%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	47	3shots	0.24s	≥ 6.39%	—	—
Default	17.625	6shots	0.6s	≥ 13.48%	—	—
Undersuit	16.744	6shots	0.6s	≥ 19.45%	—	—
Flightsuit	14.981	7shots	0.72s	≥ 11.26%	—	—
Light	14.1	8shots	0.84s	≥ 1.32%	≥ 3.92%	≥ 5.27%
Hv Util?	13.219	8shots	0.84s	≥ 8.07%	—	≥ 13.76%
Medium	12.337	9shots	0.96s	≥ 1.33%	≥ 5.86%	≥ 8.29%
Heavy	10.575	10shots	1.08s	≥ 5.07%	≥ 12.58%	≥ 16.75%
Super Heavy	2.203	46shots	5.4s	≥ 0.88%	≥ 22.27%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	17.625	6shots	0.6s	≥ 13.48%	—	—
Default	9.4	11shots	1.2s	≥ 6.39%	—	—
Undersuit	8.93	12shots	1.32s	≥ 1.81%	—	—
Flightsuit	7.99	13shots	1.44s	≥ 4.3%	—	—
Light	7.52	14shots	1.56s	≥ 2.3%	≥ 4.92%	≥ 6.28%
Hv Util?	7.05	15shots	1.68s	≥ 1.32%	—	≥ 6.65%
Medium	6.58	16shots	1.8s	≥ 1.32%	≥ 5.86%	≥ 8.28%
Heavy	5.64	18shots	2.04s	≥ 4.3%	≥ 11.75%	≥ 15.89%
Super Heavy	1.175	86shots	10.2s	≥ 0.13%	≥ 21.37%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.02 SCU Lindinium (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 305/585/618/729/853/930/954/1000
Cabling - 0.01 SCU Gold (Impact Force) - mined grades 264/553/644/786/864/916/959/1000
Power Regulator - 1× Janalite (Impact Force) - mined grades 269/596/632/732/898/926/964/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Pulse Pistol do?

The Pulse Pistol deals 11.75 damage per shot at 500 rpm.

How many shots to kill with the Pulse Pistol?

5 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 13 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).