Yeah sorry didn't think of that, I just hodored...
Gatling Lasers are extremely effective already, but Laser and especially Plasma have been quite disappointing. a tiny 5mm round can penetrate Enclave better than a big blob of molten plasma. Partially because of the AP ammo modifier, and partially because of the naturally higher resistance of CA and PA against energy.
Laser/Plasma also has inferior range compared to its counterparts.
Some ideas:
-Increase their range a bit.
-Give them an incremental damage increase as the distance gets closer, can be explained with atmospheric dissipation of lasers and volatile plasma.