Chain shotgun

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Chain shotgun

Chain shotgun

"A magazine-fed fully automatic shotgun. It is even shorter-ranged than a typical shotgun, but is extraordinarily dangerous due to burst fire."

Base Stats

Type
EquipmentWeapons
"Modern Weapons" is not in the list (Neolithic Weapons, Medieval Weapons, Industrial Weapons, Spacer Weapons, Ultra Weapons, Mechanoid Weapons) of allowed values for the "Class" property.
Weapon Class
Modern
Mass
4.5 kg

Ranged Combat

Mode
Burst
Damage
18 dmg
Armor penetration
14%
Warm-Up
72 ticks (1.2 secs)
Cooldown
81 ticks (1.35 secs)
Range
12.9 tile(s)
Accuracy
57% - 64% - 55% - 45%
Velocity
55 (m/s)
Burst Count
3 (per burst)
Burst Ticks
10 ticks (0.17 secs)
(360 RPM)
DPS
18.73
Stopping power
3.0

The chain shotgun is a slightly heavier, multi-shot firearm in RimWorld which fires 3-shot bursts of rounds which deal a slightly higher amount of damage each; a slightly shorter delay between each shot; a moderate time between bursts; very short range and slightly lower overall accuracy.

Overview

Compared to the pump shotgun, the chain shotgun trades range and accuracy for the ability to fire in 3-shot bursts rather than being single-shot.


Similarly to the pump shotgun, the chain shotgun has a respectable per-shot damage as well as exceptionally high stopping power, being able to stagger all pawn kinds in the game except for elephants, thrumbos and megasloths. However, the chain shotgun also combines the aforementioned traits with a deadly 3-shot burst which results in a significantly higher overall rate of fire than the pump shotgun; a single burst can occasionally deal enough damage to incapacitate a perfectly healthy human from pain shock if internals are also struck.


Raw damage output is exceptional as a result, only being surpassed by the minigun and the single-use triple rocket launcher. Although accuracy is rather poor, this actually allows the chain shotgun to do some crowd controlling due to its rate of fire. Despite the aforementioned accuracy, the chain shotgun's single-target damage output is also the highest out of all ranged weapons in the game (excluding the single-use rocket launchers); only the heavy SMG, charge rifle and minigun come somewhat close in this area.


However, the chain shotgun's range is the shortest in its class, being tied with grenades and molotovs. Additionally, the chain shotgun is heavier than most other ranged weapons, being high enough to have a slight impact on a colonist's overall carrying capacity.


Regarding use-cases, the chain shotgun is best suited as a close-quarters offensive weapon, but is also an excellent supporting weapon against infestations due to its stopping power, damage output (especially against megaspiders) and ability to crowd control. This weapon's also unsurprisingly a poor choice for field combat due to its range, and is definitely not advisable to use as a hunting weapon since quarry will be significantly more likely to turn manhunter within the chain shotgun's range.


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.


Melee Combat

Tool Attack Damage Type Power AP Cooldown Likelihood Base DPS
Overall - - 9 13% 2.00s - 4.50
Stock Blunt Blunt 9 13% 2.00s 50.00% 4.50
Barrel Blunt Blunt 9 13% 2.00s 25.00% 4.50
Barrel Poke Blunt 9 13% 2.00s 25.00% 4.50


Obtaining

Chain shotguns can be purchased from outlander and orbital combat suppliers, outlaner settlements, or obtained from the following raider kinds:

Raider Kind Chance Average Quality Health
Mercenary Gunner 12.36% Normal 70-320%
Ancient Soldier 11.05% Normal 100%


Chain shotguns can also be crafted at a machining table once the gas operation research has been completed; from 70 steel, 5 components and 31,000 ticks (8.61 mins) of work. A crafting skill of at least 6 is required.

Graphs

The graphs assume a normal quality chain shotgun against an adult human that's out in the open in clear weather. For DPS, projectile speed has also been factored into the equation, with the weighting based on the base amount of attacks that it'll take to put the aforementioned target into pain shock.


Chain Shotgun's accuracy with various shooters without any trait. Chain Shotgun's DPS with various shooters without any trait.

Chain Shotgun's accuracy with various shooters with careful shooter. Chain Shotgun's DPS with various shooters with careful shooter.

Chain Shotgun's accuracy with various shooters with trigger-happy. Chain Shotgun's DPS with various shooters with trigger-happy.

Version history

In Beta 19 it received a buff to accuracy, range and ticks between burst shots. It also got a remodel.

The old model was reminiscent of a Saiga-type shotgun. 161ug81pt2b0.mq48tr.1653.png