(Answered) Laser Weapons and Suppressors

[Marwynn]

I couldn't find specific mention of laser weapons in general making any noises. I'm sure there's a faint hum and there's a sound of a discharge.

If so, would the suppressors or silencers work as attachments? Sorry if this is in the book, I haven't read through it fully yet.

[Paul]

I couldn't find specific mention of laser weapons in general making any noises. I'm sure there's a faint hum and there's a sound of a discharge.

Correct. There's actually be a noticeable crack, kind of like the sound of a static discharge, just louder.

If so, would the suppressors or silencers work as attachments? Sorry if this is in the book, I haven't read through it fully yet.

No, as both those devices suppress and silence things that are specific to how a gun operates. What you hear from a gun is expanding gasses of the propellant. Lasers don't make noise by expanding gasses. The crack is actually the small vacuum tube that is made along its path.
Also note that if a gun fires supersonic ammunition, you'll still hear the sonic boom of the projectile.

Paul

[Marwynn]

Ahh, thanks for clearing that up.

So currently there's no way of silencing laser weapons? Suppressed Auto-Rifles then for my secret squads of doom!

[Paul]

So currently there's no way of silencing laser weapons?

No, but it's also much less needed. A laser weapon will still be quieter than a silenced/suppressed weapon, which really only makes most guns go from "deafening, ear damage probable" to "really really loud".

Auto-Rifles then for my secret squads of doom!

Don't forget that they fire supersonic ammo, normally. You can get subsonic ammo.
Another weapon to look at is the Needler.

Paul