Mastiff Shotgun

The Mastiff Shotgun is a semi-automatic shotgun that utilizes. It fires 8 pellets in the shape of a horizontal line, which decreases in width while aiming down the sights, reducing the spread and thus increasing accuracy.

Lore
The M1901 Mastiff Combat Shotgun was developed specifically for low-gravity close-quarters engagements. The kinetic energy produced when fired in low-gravity can severely unbalance its user with massive recoil, so the engineers at Lastimosa Armory incorporated a muzzle velocity dampening system which mitigates that energy and greatly reduces recoil.

Intended for low to zero gravity ship boarding and clearing operations, the Mastiff gained notoriety throughout The Frontier as a reliable and devastating combat shotgun. Shells can be fed through the under-mounted magazine or with the optional drum magazine upgrade. Troops from the IMC's 401st often refer to it as the "Mobile Claymore" as its high rate of fire proved to be devastating.

Damage Profile
Special Note: The non rounded per pellet head shot damage numbers for Fortified, assuming Fortified reduces non rounded numbers, are (Helmet Lvl1 -> Lvl3/4) 11.22, 10.7525, and 10.51875.They ALL round to 11 damage/pellet equaling 88 damage total.

Note: Fortified head shot damages may vary +-8. This is due to uncertainty over whether Fortified reduces non rounded or rounded damage numbers. This difference is negligible on non pellet based weapons.

Attachments

 * Optics


 * Others

Pros and Cons

 * Pros
 * High damage if all or almost all pellets connect.
 * Decent ammo and reload.
 * Has 0% leg damage reduction.
 * Aiming down the sights will reduce spread, thus increasing accuracy.
 * Aiming at the enemy's chest/shoulder area will deal more damage due to the Mastiff's horizontal pellet spread pattern.
 * Ability to reload bullets mid-fight, one at a time, without emptying the mag.


 * Cons
 * Animation between shots can obscure vision.
 * 1× headshot multiplier at 38+ meters.
 * Hip-fire will have increased spread, thus decreasing accuracy.
 * The Mastiff's damage is sometimes inconsistent, especially at a longer range. Recommend using this weapon's iron sights, as they are indicative of its spread pattern.
 * Slow reload time (less than 3 bullets per second)

Skins
There are a total of 55 weapon skins for the Mastiff Shotgun; 8, 5 , 27 , and 16.

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Trivia

 * The Mastiff is one of only two guns in the game to reload one bullet at a time, the other one being the 30-30 Repeater.
 * The Mastiff was named after Respawn's IT Manager, Roni Papouban's, dog.