Combat Shotgun (Fallout 3)

The combat shotgun is a small gun in Fallout 3.

Background
This model of combat shotgun was deployed as a close assault fire team's primary weapon (supplemented with explosives, an N99 pistol and a power fist) during the Anchorage Reclamation, and many working units have been scavenged by raiders, slavers and Talon Company mercs in the Capital Wasteland.

Characteristics
The combat shotgun combines a large drum magazine with high close-range damage. The only drawback is the weapon's poor reliability, as the combat shotgun deteriorates quickly. However, considering it is commonly used by human opponents, and its use in traps, one can usually find enough to keep at least one in fully working order.

Unlike the combat shotguns in previous Fallout games, the combat shotgun in Fallout 3 is not fully-automatic.

Durability
The combat shotgun can fire a total of about 145 rounds, the equivalent of 13 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * The Terrible Shotgun - Carried by the raider merchant Smiling Jack, deals a high amount of damage to targets, in exchange for a much wider spread. It's also slightly heavier.
 * Charon's shotgun - A unique combat shotgun used by Charon.
 * Sim version - A sim-only version of the weapon which differs in health, having such a high rating as to be essentially non-degrading. It also has a cleaner, less battered appearance than the standard Fallout 3 version.

Locations

 * Rivet City - One is on display at Flak 'N Shrapnel's and can be bought or stolen.
 * Megaton - One can be found in the Megaton armory.
 * One can be found at the Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel.
 * All rigged shotgun traps, when disarmed, will yield a low-condition combat shotgun plus 4 shells.
 * Bethesda Offices West - Three are rigged to a pressure plate in the only room on the third floor.
 * Carolina Red, Lana Danvers, Leroy Walker and Rocksalt all carry the combat shotgun.
 * Simone Cameron will carry one at the Lincoln Memorial if the player character sides with the slaves.
 * Sometimes raiders will use these.
 * Talon Company mercs will sometimes carry them.
 * The Regulators sometimes use them.