Assault Shotgun

Assault Shotgun
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Shotgun
Tier	19
Skill req.	Small Arms 7
Skill req. penalties	-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	57 - 84 x3 (171 - 252)
Dam. type	Physical. Low to medium penetration, equally effective against any target.
Penetration	13
Crit. damage mult.	x1.7
Attack pattern	Cone
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	70%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	5 AP
Capacity	9 x Shotgun shells
Ability
Single Shot: Make each shell count. Fires a single shot with +30% Hit chance, but -50% spread. Damage: 100% of weapon damage.
Item Data
Value	$ 1425

Assault Shotgun is a shotgun in Wasteland 3.

Description

Durable construction and a devastating burst fire have kept this weapon in high demand.

Characteristics

Damage can be increased by using damage type conversion mods, making this weapon to benefit from various bonuses, as well as +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely.

Physical damage maximization example +8 Damage from Toxic Linkage or Crippling Linkage or Razor Linkage +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor Applying all bonuses (+8 Damage +93% Ranged damage) leads to the following result: 125 - 177 x3 (375 - 531) damage in weapon stats. The damage dealt to targets will depend on the armor they are wearing and the armor penetration rate on your character.

Fire damage maximization example -10% Ranged damage from Incendiary Linkage damage conversion penalty +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +15% Fire damage from Disciple Of The Metal background +25% Fire damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +25% Fire damage from Heating Element perk +30% Fire damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Fire damage from Elite pyro exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +125% Fire damage) leads to the following result: 192 - 283 x3 (576 - 849) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 249 - 367 x3 (747 - 1101) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 134 - 198 x3 (402 - 594) damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Cold damage maximization example -10% Ranged damage from Cryocell Linkage damage conversion penalty +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +30% Cold damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Cold damage from Elite cryo exo armor set Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +60% Cold damage) leads to the following result: 166 - 245 x3 (498 - 735) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 215 - 318 x3 (645 - 954) damage against organic targets (+30% Damage). 116 - 171 x3 (348 - 513) damage against mechanic targets (-30% Damage).

Energy damage maximization example -10% Ranged damage from Plasma Linkage damage conversion penalty +33% Ranged damage from Sadomasochist quirk at the cost of +33% Received damage +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +30% Energy damage from Weird Science skill at level 10 +30% Energy damage from Elite energy exo armor set +5% Energy damage from Electric Emmett creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+83% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 172 - 253 x3 (516 - 759) damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 223 - 328 x3 (669 - 984) damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 120 - 177 x3 (360 - 531) damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Explosive damage maximization example -10% Ranged damage from HE Fuse Linkage damage conversion penalty +35% Ranged damage from Awareness attribute at level 10 +25% Ranged damage from Threat Intelligence helmet modification at the cost of -6 Armor +15% Explosive damage from Explodomaniac background +25% Explosive damage from Pyromaniac quirk at the risk of inflicting Burning on self +50% Explosive damage from Explosives skill at level 10 +5% Explosive damage from Radical Rachel creepy doll Applying all bonuses (+50% Ranged damage +95% Explosive damage) leads to the following result: 166 - 245 x3 (498 - 735) damage against all types of targets.

Field stripping results

• 29-45 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 5% Titanium-Cobalt Barrel
    • 5% Hammerforge-Rifled Barrel
    • 5% Open Cylinder Choke
    • 5% Holographic Scope
    • 5% SWAT Light

Locations

• Aspen: Sold by Opie.
• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold in the armory after the second-to-last R&D update.
• Sold by world map merchant Cheebus.

Trivia

• The Assault Shotgun is based on the Daewoo Precision Industries USAS-12.