Editing Chain shotgun

{{Infobox main|weapon
| name = Chain shotgun
| image = ChainShotgun.png
| description ="A magazine-fed fully automatic shotgun. It is even shorter-ranged than a typical shotgun, but is extraordinarily dangerous due to burst fire."
| type = Equipment
| type2 = Weapons
| tech level = Industrial
| class = Industrial
| damage = 18
| damage type = Bullet
| armorPenetration = 14
| range = 12.9
| velocity = 55
| accuracyTouch = 57
| accuracyShort = 64
| accuracyMedium = 55
| accuracyLong = 45
| accuracyAvg = 59.7
| mode = Burst
| burst = 3
| burstTicks = 10
| warmup = 72
| cooldown = 81
| DPS = DPS
| stoppingPower = 3.0
| marketvalue = 405
| production facility 1 = Machining table
| research = Gas operation
| resource 1 = Steel
| resource 1 amount = 70
| resource 2 = Component
| resource 2 amount = 5
| mass base = 4.5
| work to make = 31000
| meleeattack1dmg = 9
| meleeattack1type = blunt
| meleeattack1part = Stock
| meleeattack1cool = 2.0
| meleeattack1ap = 13
| meleeattack2dmg = 9
| meleeattack2type = blunt
| meleeattack2part = Barrel
| meleeattack2cool = 2.0
| meleeattack2ap = 13
| meleeattack3dmg = 9
| meleeattack3type = Poke
| meleeattack3part = Barrel
| meleeattack3cool = 2.0
| meleeattack3ap = 13
| MeleeWeaponAverageDPS = 4.5
| MeleeWeaponAverageAP = 13
| page verified for version =
| skill 1 = Crafting
| skill 1 level = 6
| has quality = True
| weaponTags = Gun, IndustrialGunAdvanced
| thingSetMakerTags = RewardStandardQualitySuper
}}
{{Info|The '''chain shotgun''' is a very short range, multi-shot [[weapon]] which fires 3-shot bursts which deal fairly high damage individually (X3); a slightly shorter delay between each shot; a moderate time between bursts; slightly lower overall accuracy and slightly heavier weight.}}
== Acquisition ==
Chain shotguns can be crafted at a [[{{P|Production Facility 1}}]] once the [[Research#{{P|Required Research}}|{{P|Required Research}}]] research project has been completed. They require {{Required Resources}}, {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}} of work, and a [[{{P|Skill 1}}]] skill of {{P|Skill 1 Level}}.

Chain shotguns can be [[Trade|purchased]] from [[outlander]] and orbital combat suppliers, outlander [[faction base]]s, or obtained from the following [[raider#Humanlike|raider]] kinds:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Raider Kind !! Chance !! Average Quality !! Health
|-
| Mercenary Gunner || 12.36% || Normal || 70-320%
|-
| Ancient Soldier || 11.05% || Normal || 100%
|}

== Analysis ==
The chain shotgun is the strongest firearm in the game, barring the [[minigun]], but is limited by range.

It fires a 3-shot burst, with each bullet as strong as a [[pump shotgun]], but with significantly higher firerate. Raw damage output is amazing, only being surpassed by the [[minigun]] (before accuracy) and the single-use [[triple rocket launcher]]. In addition, the chain shotgun can stagger pawns as large as a [[centipede]]. While each burst is inaccurate, stray shots can occasionally hit surrounding targets, making it a good crowd-control weapon.

The obvious drawback compared to other weapons at its price level, like the [[assault rifle]], is its range. It has the shortest range of all human usable ranged weapons, equal to that of [[grenades]]. The minigun has clear superiority for crowd control, but is much more expensive and has unique downsides such as terrible accuracy, a massive warmup/cooldown cycle, and a reduction in wielder [[move speed]].

The chain shotgun is best suited as a close-quarters offensive weapon, though is an excellent supporting weapon due to its stopping power. It can be used behind melee fighters, and specialized [[killbox]]es take advantage of the shotgun's strength. It is especially good against [[infestation]]s and drop pods due to its stopping power, damage output, and crowd control, combined with the lack of range constraint. Note that even a shotgun won't be fired in melee combat, so keep your shotgun-wielding pawns out of melee, and engage shotgun-wielding enemies in melee.

=== Stats ===
Against an unarmored human, a chain shotgun can kill with 3 hits to the torso, 2 hits to the head or neck, or 1 hit to the brain; cripple or destroy limbs in 2 hits; and destroy eyes and digits with a single hit. It'll generally take around 4 hits (~6.4 seconds average) to incapacitate that human from pain shock. 

Overall, the chain shotgun is best paired with a careful shooter up to level 6, then with a trigger-happy shooter beyond that point.

{{Weapon Stats Table}}

== Chain shotgun vs. comparable weapons ==
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This section goes over how well the chain shotgun fares against comparable weapons (similar value, tech level or similar characteristics) in 1 vs. 1 combat. 

=== Methodology ===
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* All testing is semi-automated which allows for large sample sizes to be gathered per set of results with ease
* All pawns have skill levels of 14 in ranged and melee
* No pawns have any traits that affect combat performance
* All pawns are of at least 18 years of age and completely healthy
* Pawns are divided by walls to prevent stray shots from skewing results in any way
* Weather is always kept clear
* No cover is used for either team</div>
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Results in the tables below are the percentages of battles that chain shotguns either won or tied against the weapon listed in the first column of said tables, with a sample size of 2,000 battles per result. Higher percentages are better.

==== Unarmored ====
For the unarmored testing, all pawns wore normal quality [[plainleather]] [[pants]], plainleather [[button-down shirt]]s, plainleather [[duster]]s and plainleather [[cowboy hat]]s.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! Other Weapon !! 3 !! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 25 !! 32 !! 40
|-
! Pump Shotgun
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 73.75% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 72.94% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 71.80% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Heavy SMG
| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 40.30% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 52.64% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 64.30% || - || - || - || -
|-
! LMG
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 70.41% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 67.51% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 67.06% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Charge Rifle
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 70.27% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 66.55% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 64.00% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Minigun
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 76.82% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 66.55% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 58.93% || - || - || - || -
|}


==== Armored ====
For the armored testing, all pawns wore normal quality [[flak pants]], [[flak vest]]s, plainleather button-down shirts, [[flak jacket]]s and [[steel]] [[simple helmet]]s.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
! Other Weapon !! 3 !! 7 !! 12 !! 18 !! 25 !! 32 !! 40
|-
! Pump Shotgun
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 74.11% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 73.86% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 76.84% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Heavy SMG
| style="background: #FFCD7B" | 40.13% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 50.64% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 61.06% || - || - || - || -
|-
! LMG
| style="background: #9BFF72" | 72.44% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 71.78% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 67.40% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Charge Rifle
| style="background: #FFFF85" | 52.81% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 52.22% || style="background: #FFFF85" | 49.98% || - || - || - || -
|-
! Minigun
| style="background: #69FF69" | 80.61% || style="background: #9BFF72" | 69.19% || style="background: #CDFF7B" | 62.05% || - || - || - || -
|}

== Version history ==
* [[Version/0.17.1546|0.17.1546]] - Added.
* Beta 19 - Received a buff to accuracy, range and ticks between burst shots. It also got a new sprite. 
* Beta 19/1.0 - Barrel melee attack damage reduced 10 -> 9, cooldown increased from 1.9s -> 2s. Stock cooldown increased from 1.8 -> 2.
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OldChainShotgun.png|Original sprite of the Chain shotgun
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