Well, that's embarrasing. I fixed it so it works now. you won't see it in the bonus screen but the item itself says the upgrade is applied. without you need ~5 shots of a mk1 to kill a biter base, with up to infinite you need ~2
if you have in your power armor 1 personal laser defense mk1 you will kill a biter base with about 5 shots, if you have all the speed and damage upgrades for laser turrets but no infinite research then you will need about 2.
