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[[File:Shotshell hippo.png|thumb|100px|An 8-gauge magnum shotgun shell.]] | [[File:Shotshell hippo.png|thumb|100px|An 8-gauge magnum shotgun shell.]] | ||
The '''8-Gauge Magnum (3.75")''' shell is a size of shotgun cartridge used in the shotguns of [[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armory's]] [[M45 TS|M45 Tactical Shotguns]] and [[Weapon System | The '''8-Gauge Magnum (3.75")''' shell is a size of shotgun cartridge used in the shotguns of [[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armory's]] [[M45 TS|M45 Tactical Shotguns]] and [[Weapon System Technologies]] military-variant [[DTM series]] [[shotgun]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}}<ref name="HEVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Page 117, "SHOTGUN"</ref> This ammo type is also known as the '''Soellkraft Hippo 8-gauge magnum shell''', relating to the cartoon hippo face decorating their exterior.{{Ref/Reuse|HEVG}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The 8-gauge cartridge was a type of ammunition most commonly employed in 19th century firearms with antiquated black powder propellant, considered by the 21st century to be oversized and overpowered for shotgun applications. Nevertheless, the round has re-entered common usage with military and security forces in the 26th century and serves a role as a munition for extremely powerful assault weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} The shell is employed with both 0000{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} and 00 projectiles,{{Ref/Reuse|HCEG}} both of which are buckshot ammunition, meaning that they fire a spray of small pellets or "shot" as opposed to a single bullet. In length, the cartridge is 3.75".{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} Due to its sheer firepower, it is among the relatively few UNSC ammunition types that can be efficiently and consistently used to engage targets with personal energy shielding. | The 8-gauge cartridge was a type of ammunition most commonly employed in 19th century firearms with antiquated black powder propellant, considered by the 21st century to be oversized and overpowered for shotgun applications. Nevertheless, the round has re-entered common usage with military and security forces in the 26th century and serves a role as a munition for extremely powerful assault weapons.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} The shell is employed with both 0000{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} and 00 projectiles,{{Ref/Reuse|HCEG}} both of which are buckshot ammunition, meaning that they fire a spray of small pellets or "shot" as opposed to a single bullet. In length, the cartridge is 3.75".{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} Due to its sheer firepower, it is among the relatively few UNSC ammunition types that can be efficiently and consistently used to engage targets with personal energy shielding.<ref name="SS25">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 25</ref> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
===0000=== | ===0000=== | ||
[[File:Ammo -Shotgun.png|100px|thumb|Another version of the 8-gauge magnum shell.]] | [[File:Ammo -Shotgun.png|100px|thumb|Another version of the 8-gauge magnum shell.]] | ||
8-Gauge Magnum shells filled with 0000 ("quadruple-ought") shot are the standard ammunition type for the UNSC's [[M90A]] | 8-Gauge Magnum shells filled with 0000 ("quadruple-ought") shot are the standard ammunition type for the UNSC's [[M90A]]<ref name= | ||
"BnetShotgun">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3shotgun Bungie.net, M90A Close Assault Weapon System]</ref> and [[M45 Tactical Shotgun|M45 series]] shotguns.<ref name="H4G">''[[Halo 4]]'', Gameplay</ref> Each of these projectiles leaves the barrel of an [[M90A shotgun]] travelling at 300-400 meters per second, and a shell of this type fired from an M90A has an effective range of 40 meters.{{Ref/Reuse|BnetShotgun}} Shells of this type used with the [[M45D Tactical Shotgun|M45D shotgun]] have been known the bear the designation "M296 SC"<ref>''[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/ccc09c2e-f632-4e4a-91a5-6e6e1bd9075d/shotgun- Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Intel, "SHOTGUN"]''</ref> "M296 TS",<ref name="H4EVG">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', Page 70, "SHOTGUN"</ref> and "M296 Magnum".<ref>''[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shotgun Halo Waypoint, "SHOTGUN"]''</ref>{{Ref/Note|In the Halo Waypoint article, the shells are referred to as "M296 18.5mm Magnum", which would make them not 8-gauge, but 12-gauge. As this is inconsistent with both all other relevant sources (including the Halo 4 Essential Visual Guide and the now-obsolete Halo 4 Intel page on Waypoint) and the round's performance, this page treats this as an error. It is entirely possible, however, that such a round does exist, possibly used in the CQS48 Bulldog.}} | |||
===MAG 15P-00B=== | ===MAG 15P-00B=== | ||
