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Chainsaw Shotgun

▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ [HERC DATABASE ENTRY: CHAINSAW SHOTGUN] ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓

Damage Attacks Per Second DPS Range Accuracy Ammo Cost Knockback
50 - 56 3.81 61.1 DPS 9 60% 87 40%
Reload Speed Fire Mode Magazine Size Minimum effective range Noise Move Speed Penalty Other Effects
3 seconds Automatic 12
14 -5%
How to Obtain:
  • It can be scavenged during Level 25+ missions.
Crafting:
  • The weapon can be upgraded up to level 30.
Recycling products:
Overview:

PROS:
- High Damage
- High Knockback
- Reloads Quickly (versus other Shotguns)
- Large Magazine (versus other Shotguns)
- Fully Automatic

CONS:
- Attacks Slowly (versus other Automatics)
- Short Effective Range
- Inaccurate (versus other Shotguns)
- High Ammo Cost (versus other Shotguns)
- Small Move Speed Penalty

TACTICS:
This weapon performs similar in the field to the DRS-12, with a greater ballistic effect but a slightly slower reload. It retains the ability to incapacitate many infected targets at a time, though operators should be aware of the relatively inaccuracy of the platform and the same short effective range common of shotguns. It's recommended to give it to survivors with a high Ranged Combat Proficiency skill to compensate.
Recommended gear:
- Ammunition Mods to further improve the weapon's ballistic potential.
- Bandoliers streamline the reloading process, ensuring expedient resupply the weapon's small and quickly depleted magazine.
- Extended Mags to increase the weapon's magazine size, decreasing the amount of time the operator is left vulnerable.
- Glasses increase the wielder's ability to hit targets from further away, with some designs also aiding in improving accuracy.
- Weapon Cleaning Kits to compensate for the weapon's low accuracy, making it more viable on operators with a poor Ranged Combat ability.

BACKGROUND:
The Chainsaw Shotgun was oneOne of the lastnewest pre-outbreakguns designsto that were available inhit the Deadmarket Zone.before Itthe featuresoutbreak, athis fully automatic double-barreled shotgun onfeatures a chainsaw-style grip to easemake it easier to control when firing, though it does restrict the shooter to a hip-firing position.from the hip. This makes it a highly effective assault weapon, at the cost of accuracylong-distance whenaccuracy.
Highly aimingfavored at targets at a distance.
Various SWAT have employed the weapon due to its favorable performance characteristicsby SWAT teams, and HERCused hasby made use of the design as well. 
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Variations:

The Chainsaw Shotgun has no modular variations.


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