Laser Shotgun

Laser Shotgun
Overview
Game	Wasteland 3
Type	Shotgun
Tier	9
Skill req.	Small Arms 3
Skill req. penalties	-15% Hit chance; -100% Critical chance; -100% Strike rate
Damage Data
Damage	17 - 24
Dam. type	Energy damage - scales with Weird Science, maximum penetration, effective against non-organic targets (+30% damage), ineffective against organic targets (-30% damage), often has a chance to apply Shocked.
Penetration	99
Crit. damage mult.	x1.4
Attack pattern	Cone
Performance Data
Base chance to hit	95%
Range	10.5 squares
AP cost	3 AP
Capacity	4 x Energy cells
Effects
25% to apply Shocked Anti-mechanic +30% damage to mechanic targets -30% damage to organic targets
Item Data
Value	$ 418

Laser Shotgun is a shotgun in Wasteland 3.

Description

It's a motherfucking laser shotgun. What more could you want?

Characteristics

Damage can be increased from various bonuses. Also Energy damage provide +99 Armor penetration, which negates target's armor completely. However, it is not recommended to waste high-tier mods on this weapon, due to low damage output.

Energy 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 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 (+8 Damage +93% Ranged damage +65% Energy damage) leads to the following result: 79 - 101 damage in weapon stats. In fact damage will vary depending on a target: 102 - 131 damage against mechanic targets (+30% Damage). 55 - 70 damage against organic targets (-30% Damage).

Field stripping results

• 6-10 Scrap
• With Expert Disassembler:
  • +30% Scrap
  • Chance to get one mod:
    • 1% Broach-Rifled Barrel
    • 1% Cut-Rifled Barrel
    • 1% Columbium Barrel
    • 1% Alloy Barrel
    • 1% Cylinder Choke
    • 1% Wide Choke
    • 1% Extended Mag
    • 1% Long Mag
    • 1% Red Dot Scope
    • 1% Reflex Scope
    • 1% Tactical Light
    • 1% Underbarrel Light

Locations

• Peterson Air Force Base: Sold by Joey Bagodonuts (if sided with Bryan Fargo in Big Trouble in Little Vegas).

Gallery

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  Without unique glow