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| {{Weapon Infobox
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| | image=[[File:Halo Reach Shotgun.png|250px]]
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| | name=M45 Tactical Shotgun
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| | manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
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| | model=M45
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| | type=Tactical shotgun
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| | damage per hit=*Close Range: High to instant kill
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| *Medium Range: Low to medium
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| *Long Range: None
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| | magazine=6 shells
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| | maxammo=30 shells
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| | fire=Pump action
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| | ammotype=[[Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shell]]{{Citation needed}}
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| | operation=Manual pump action
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| | accuracy=Low
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| | range=Short
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| | era=
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| | counterpart=[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]]
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| | counterwep=
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| | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Army|Army]]
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| }}
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| The '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''', formally known as the '''Tactical Shotgun, 8 Gauge, Pump Action, M45''', is a shotgun used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Army|Army]].<ref name="stats">[http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/CareerStats.aspx?player=BIGsheep '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Career Stats - Weapons'']</ref>
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| ==Design details==
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| [[File:ReachSchematic - Shotgun.png|150px|thumb|left|A blueprint of the M45 Tactical Shotgun.]]
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| The M45 Tactical Shotgun is a special-purpose weapon used in any situation where the range of engagement is limited and when over-penetration is not desirable, but maximum stopping power is required.<ref name="stats"/> Like the [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System]], the M45 is a pump-action, magazine-fed (dual tubular, non-detachable type) weapon that uses 8 gauge magnum (3.75”) ammunition. It features an adjustable stock, however this is purely cosmetic in-game.
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| ==Gameplay==
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| In gameplay, the M45 Tactical Shotgun is more powerful than the M90 Close Assault Weapon System from ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. The pellets have a tighter grouping and the range is superior as well, which also makes it harder to hit multiple enemies at close range. Although this change is hardly noticeable, impact force can be noticed as damage is higher.
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| The shotgun is very powerful in small confined maps. It should be used as a "corridor sweeper" because of its extreme damage at close range. When you are carrying this weapon people will mark you out as an important target due to the fact that you control a power weapon.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *It is possible that Bungie named this shotgun the M45 because it is the in-game counterpart to the M90 from the other games: 45 is half of 90.
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| *In the ''Halo: Reach'' [[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta|Multiplayer Beta]], the shotgun had cyan lights similar to those on the M90 in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 3''. The sights are red in the final game.
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| *The M45 is the weapon of choice for [[Spartan-III Program|Spartan-III]] [[Emile-A239|Emile-A239]].
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| *The M45 pumps at the end of every reload animation. In reality, doing this when the weapon isn't empty would eject an unused shell.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths="160">
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| File:M45TS.png|Profile of the M45 TS.
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| File:Halo- Reach - M45TS First Person View.jpg|A first-person view of a player armed with the M45 Tactical Shotgun.
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| File:Halo Reach M45 TS.jpg|A side-view of a [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] wielding the M45 Tactical Shotgun in the ''[[Halo: Reach Multiplayer Beta]]''.
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| File:Reach_Army_Soldier3.jpg|A female UNSC Army soldier using the M45 Tactical Shotgun.
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| File:Shotgun sights.jpg|Iron sights.
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| File:M45TSfiring.jpg|A close-up of a Spartan firing the M45.
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| File:Ih_shotgun01b.jpg|Concept art of the M45 TS.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
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| [[Category:Shotguns]]
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