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==Overview==
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== Description ==
The '''Automatic Shotgun''' is a more lethal version of the standard shotgun.  It features a large drum ammo chamber which allows for rapid reloading and gives the weapon a limited burst-fire capability.  For this reason it is largely illegal on most civilized worlds except for use by police or other authorized individuals.<ref>''LosTech'', p. 30</ref>
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The '''Automatic Shotgun''' is a more lethal version of the standard civilian shotgun.  It features a large drum ammo chamber which allows for rapid reloading and gives the weapon a limited burst-fire capability.<ref name="LTp30">''LosTech'', p. 30, "Weapons - Automatic Shotgun"</ref> For this reason it is largely illegal on most civilized worlds except for use by police or other authorized individuals.{{cn}}
  
==Specification==
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== Rules ==
 
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: '''Item''':Automatic Shotgun
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=== Specification ===
: '''Equipment Rating''': C/C/D
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: '''Item''': Automatic Shotgun<ref name="AToWp268">''A Time of War'', p. 268, "Flechette Weapons table - Automatic Shotgun"</ref>
: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 1/5D6
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: '''Equipment Rating''': C/B-B-C/D
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: '''Armor Piercing/Base Damage''': 2B/5BS
 
: '''Range''': 4/10/20/45 meters
 
: '''Range''': 4/10/20/45 meters
 
: '''Shots''': 12
 
: '''Shots''': 12
 
: '''Cost/Reload''': 200/2
 
: '''Cost/Reload''': 200/2
: '''Affiliation''':
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: '''Affiliation''': -
: '''Weight''': 5 KG
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: '''Mass/Reload''': 5kg/270g
: '''Notes''': Burst (5/1); splash
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: '''Notes''': Burst: 5; Recoil: -1
 
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Biblography==
 
*''[[LosTech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
 
  
[[Category:Ballistic Weapons (Slug-Thrower Shotgun)]]
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== Bibliography ==
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*''[[A Time of War]]''
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*''[[Lostech: The MechWarrior Equipment Guide]]''
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[[Category:Infantry Weapons subject to Rules Review]]

Latest revision as of 19:24, 8 January 2023

Description[edit]

The Automatic Shotgun is a more lethal version of the standard civilian shotgun. It features a large drum ammo chamber which allows for rapid reloading and gives the weapon a limited burst-fire capability.[1] For this reason it is largely illegal on most civilized worlds except for use by police or other authorized individuals.[citation needed]

Rules[edit]

Specification[edit]

Item: Automatic Shotgun[2]
Equipment Rating: C/B-B-C/D
Armor Piercing/Base Damage: 2B/5BS
Range: 4/10/20/45 meters
Shots: 12
Cost/Reload: 200/2
Affiliation: -
Mass/Reload: 5kg/270g
Notes: Burst: 5; Recoil: -1

References[edit]

  1. LosTech, p. 30, "Weapons - Automatic Shotgun"
  2. A Time of War, p. 268, "Flechette Weapons table - Automatic Shotgun"

Bibliography[edit]