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| − | With high per-shot damage, excellent accuracy (technically beating the [[bolt-action rifle]]), and decent firerate, the pump shotgun is a powerful weapon. The pump shotgun also has an amazing [[stopping power]], able to stagger every pawn kind except the {{#ask: [[Body Size::>3.00001 | + | With high per-shot damage, excellent accuracy (technically beating the [[bolt-action rifle]]), and decent firerate, the pump shotgun is a powerful weapon. The pump shotgun also has an amazing [[stopping power]], able to stagger every pawn kind except the {{#ask: [[Body Size::>3.00001]] | format = template | template = DLC Icons | link = none | sort = From DLC, Name | sep = , }}. But, as a shotgun, its range is lacking. Even hand-thrown [[pila]] out-range a pump shotgun, let alone low-tier firearms such as the [[revolver]]. Armor penetration is also quite poor, being in a similar league to the [[autopistol]] and [[greatbow]]. |
Overall damage output falls behind cheaper burst-firing weapons such as the [[machine pistol]], though the shotgun gains a slight advantage towards maximum range. Additionally, as it deals its {{DPS}} in fewer, more damaging shots, pump shotguns are more likely to destroy/severely damage limbs and organs than burst-firing weapons of equivalent {{DPS}}. This more rapidly degrades enemy combat performance and increases the chance of part destruction kills. These factors make pump shotguns an excellent damage base for the early game. However, more flexible weapons with similar or better {{DPS}}, such as the [[heavy SMG]], will generally replace the pump shotgun by the early mid-game. Access to the [[chain shotgun]], with the same damage per shot and a much higher {{DPS}}, essentially makes the pump shotgun obsolete. | Overall damage output falls behind cheaper burst-firing weapons such as the [[machine pistol]], though the shotgun gains a slight advantage towards maximum range. Additionally, as it deals its {{DPS}} in fewer, more damaging shots, pump shotguns are more likely to destroy/severely damage limbs and organs than burst-firing weapons of equivalent {{DPS}}. This more rapidly degrades enemy combat performance and increases the chance of part destruction kills. These factors make pump shotguns an excellent damage base for the early game. However, more flexible weapons with similar or better {{DPS}}, such as the [[heavy SMG]], will generally replace the pump shotgun by the early mid-game. Access to the [[chain shotgun]], with the same damage per shot and a much higher {{DPS}}, essentially makes the pump shotgun obsolete. | ||