Combat Shotgun (Fallout 3)

The Combat Shotgun is a common Fallout 3 weapon.

Characteristics
The weapon appears to be functionally identical to its predecessors while its design has changed significantly. It now resembles the famous WWII era Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun with a wooden stock and an Armsel Striker-style drum magazine mounted very close to the muzzle of the gun as opposed to being made entirely out of metal with a bullpup configuration. The unique form of this gun is The Terrible Shotgun.

Strategy
The Combat Shotgun is especially useful against Mirelurks and other melee fighters that prefer to charge you.

If you want to see the Combat Shotgun at its best, wait for a dog/molerat to leap up at you, quickly enter V.A.T.S. and fire at the head.

The Combat Shotgun is a very effective choice for fighting in close-quarters, such as in urban areas or inside of the metro. A single critical (or Sneak attack critical) at close range can turn a humanoid opponent's head into paste with a single shot. Shotgun shells are also very common, and unless you are particularly trigger-happy or a really bad shot, it's unlikely that you will ever run out of ammunition if your Combat Shotgun is used judiciously.

Companions
Charon wields an apparently unique shotgun that does not deteriorate, has infinite ammo, and very little spread. It cannot be interacted with.

Behind the scenes
Judging by its look, this shotgun's appearance was inspired by existing firearm(s):
 * The PPSh-41 (Pistolet-Pulemyot Shpagina) - the overall appearance, fire selector switch located inside the trigger guard, the barrel's protruding muzzle-brake and the drum magazine. The way the reloading procedure is operated also points to the real PPSh-41. However the real life counterpart is loaded 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridges and has a magazine capacity of 71.
 * The Pancor Jackhammer, which is another shotgun that feeds from a drum and has a similar muzzle shape.

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