Buckland S870 Shotgun

A pump-action shotgun that fills the special weapon slot.

Description
Featuring a eight-round internal tubular magazine that possesses high damage at close range, making it an effective hip-fire weapon when on the move. Aiming doesn't reduce pellet's dispersion, but aiming will be much more accurate. With a well placed shot the S870 can eliminate a striker or shooter in one shot, but it's high damage is offset by its relatively low ammo capacity. It is equipped with a reflex sight and a wide, short ranged flashlight.

It relatively effective against all enemies, but only at dangerously close range. At times however, when being attacked by many strikers, close range combat is unavoidable.

Comparison to the AF6 Combat Shotgun
S870 is pump-action, fires more pellets per shot, deals higher damage per pellet, and has a smaller pellet dispersion.

AF6 is fully automatic, with a higher rate of fire. It has higher max ammo as well as magazine capacity which in turn receives more shells when being resupplied from an ammo pack. It also has a faster reload speed. AF6 generally does not kill strikers and shooters in a single shot unless at point blank range.

The reload animation of the S870 shows the prisoner reloading a single shell, so the reload time isn't longer if tube is completely empty.

Pros

 * Second highest damaging weapon if all the pellets hit.
 * One-shot basic enemies and kills large enemies in two or three shots to the back at close range.
 * Tight pellet spread.
 * Good hip fire accuracy, and low accuracy loss when moving.
 * Can kill a Scout in one shot at close range if it hits the head.

Cons

 * High damage fall-off.
 * Limited reserve ammo.
 * High recoil.
 * Missed shots are more punishing, which can happen when attacked.
 * Low rate of fire.