Shotgun
From Exterminatus Manual
| Shotgun Stats | |
|---|---|
| Ammo per magazine | 8 individually loaded shotgun shells |
| Range | Short |
| Rate of Fire | Slow |
| Damage | Moderate |
Primary weapon of the Space Marine scouts. Shotguns fire a cluster of lead shot with each pull of the trigger, making it easier to hit targets while moving at speed (or hitting small, fast moving targets like Genestealers).
Tactics
Close in to the target to esure all the pellets in each blast make contact is the best way to do damage witbh the shotgun. Due to reloading each shell individually the shotgun is slow to reload, give yourself time to find cover before firing your last shot. Individual shotgun pellets do very little damage and as such cannot penetrate heavy armour used by Terminators, Dreadnaughts and Carnifexes. Shotguns secondary attack key switches triggers the Scout's reconnesance ability, relaying the location of any target under the crosshair to his allies. Such scouted enemies can be tracked through walls and other obstacles.