Post by saturnine on Nov 13, 2020 11:12:21 GMT
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge known as a shell, which usually discharges numerous small spherical pellet-like sub-projectiles called shots, or sometimes a single solid projectile called a slug. Shotguns have access to a very wide variety of ammo types, including sabots, flechettes, dragon breath shells and even non-lethal beanbags.
Shotguns come in a wide variety of calibers, though the 12-gauge and 20-gauge bores are by far the most common. Almost all are breechloading, and can be single, double, or multi-barreled. Like rifles, shotguns also come in a range of different action types, both single-shot and repeating. For non-repeating designs, over-and-under break action shotguns are by far the most common variant. Although revolving shotguns did exist, most modern repeating shotguns are either pump-action or semi-automatic, or even fully automatic, with lever-action or bolt-action to a lesser extent.
The shotgun is also used for more general forms of hunting, especially in semi-populated areas where the range of rifle bullets may pose a hazard.
Shotguns were also common weapons in military use, particularly for special purposes. Because the weapon is very effective at close range, shotguns were modified for and used in the trench warfare of WWI, the campaign of WWII, and the jungles of the Vietnam War. Shotguns were also used in the Iraq War, being popular with soldiers in urban combat environments.
Buckshot
The spread of buckshot at 25 feet averages 8 inches, which is still very capable of missing a target.
Slug
Single projectile, better range, more damage against armor.
Use of a shotgun with a slug shell transforms your shot from a conical spray to a single linear projectile, improving accuracy to 100m (110 yards) or more. However, given the relatively low muzzle velocity of slug ammunition, typically around 500 m/s (about 1600 feet per second), and the blunt, poorly streamlined shape of typical slugs (which cause them to lose velocity very rapidly, compared to rifle bullets), a hunter must pay close attention to the ballistics of the particular ammunition used to ensure an effective kill shot. Still, at any reasonable range, shotgun slugs make effective lethal wounds due to their tremendous mass, reducing the length of time that someone might suffer.
Pulse slug: Single projectile, better range, better damage against robots and power armor. Electric/Ballistic damage.
Flechette: 5 projectiles, better damage against amored, less damage against unarmored, less muzzle flash.
Coin Shot: 8 projectiles, greater damage against unarmored + lightly armored, greater value.
Dragon's Breath: Single projectile, better damage, adds fire damage lasting 6 seconds (1 round).
Bean Bag: Single projectile, deals 250 fatigue damage which can knock a target out, can still deal damage against targets with low armor.
Breaching Round
Breaching rounds are designed to destroy door deadbolts, locks, and hinges without risking lives by ricocheting or by flying on at lethal speed through the door, as traditional buckshot can. These frangible rounds are made of a dense sintered material, often metal powder in a binder such as wax, which can destroy a lock or hinge and then immediately disperse. Though designed not to endanger people behind or around a door, a breaching round is easily lethal if fired directly at a human target.