It is a compact pump-action shotgun with a short barrel and pistol grip. It has an 8 round capacity and can fire either buckshot or slugs. Firing buckshot, it is the most powerful non-explosive weapon in the game as long as all the pellets connect and can kill most tougher mutants such as Fingers, Twins, or Blue Puffys in just 2-3 shots. Slugs fire a single projectile that deals comparable damage to a Rifle bullet.
It can be obtained by digging up the Operative's Grave marked on the map by a GPS tracker. The shotgun can be upgraded with an attachment rail and a Flashlight or Laser Sight. Unlike the pistol, it cannot mount the flashlight and laser sight both at the same time.
Shotgun after Solafite transformation[]
Sulfite upgrade of normal and maxed Shotgun.
The Shotgun can be upgraded with 6 solafite, and the result is Golden Looking Shotgun with minor damage increase.
The Shotgun has a higher capacity than a real TAC-14 however, having 8 shots compared to a real TAC-14's 4+1 capacity.
Shotgun with and without Shotgun Rail.
In the 1.0 release the shotgun's number of pellets while firing buckshot was reduced from 15 to 8, reducing its total damage by half. The spread was made slightly tighter to partially compensate for this.
The Shotgun was most likely the weapon of choice by this operative to repel the breach of the mutants. A theory towards why he is in there is that the cannibals bury him with his Shotgun to prevent other Operatives from using it, due to its firepower. However, due to the cross on the grave, it is likely indicative that other Operatives made this grave for him. Why they buried him with the Shotgun instead of using it themselves is questionable, albeit honorable.
Re shotgun
In game model designed by Rockheart Studios
Shotgun in the Inventory.
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