M45 shotgun: Difference between revisions

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Weapon infobox

|image = [[File:HReach-M45TacticalShotgunProfile.png|350px]]

|manufacturer = [[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 177''</ref><ref name="Reach">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref><ref name="bulle">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-8812.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.8.12'']</ref>

|series = M45

|type = Tactical shotgun

|cost =  

|variant =  

* [[#M45D Tactical Shotgun|M45D]]

* [[#M45E Tactical Shotgun|M45E]]

|service = [[Insurrection]] <br> [[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

|weight = M45D: {{Convert|3.6|kg|lb}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shotgun '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Shotgun'']</ref>

|length = M45D: 112.9 cm (44.4 in){{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|width = M45D: 11.2 cm (4.4 in)<ref name="H4EVG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 70''</ref>

|height = M45D: 24.4 cm (9.6 in){{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|ammotype = [[M296 Magnum|M296 8 gauge magnum]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/ccc09c2e-f632-4e4a-91a5-6e6e1bd9075d/shotgun- '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Shotgun'']</ref>

|capacity =

|feed = 5/6 shells (M45 & M45D);{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|bulle}} 12 shells (M45E)<ref name="Anniversary">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'''</ref>

|operation = [[Wikipedia:pump-action|Pump-action]]

|rate = ~60 RPM (semi-auto){{Citation needed}}

|velocity =

|range = Short

The '''M45 Tactical Shotgun''' (formally '''Tactical Shotgun, 8 Gauge, Pump Action, M45''') is a [[shotgun]] manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}<ref name="Library">'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''': ''[[Library (feature)|Library]]''</ref> The M45 is commonly used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] alongside the [[M90 shotgun|M90 Close Assault Weapon System]], a functionally identical copy designed by [[Weapon System Technology]].{{Ref/Reuse|Library}}<ref name="stats">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance '''Bungie.net''' - ''Halo: Reach - Intel - Ordnance'']</ref>

== Overview ==

[[File:ReachSchematic - Shotgun.png|150px|thumb|left|A blueprint of the M45 Tactical Shotgun.]]

The M45 is used during most close-combat scenarios (particularly in urban areas with heavy enemy occupation), as well as in boarding actions.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Library}} It was used in numerous military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) situations during the [[Insurrection]] and was met with widespread acclaim by its users.{{Ref/Reuse|Library}} The M45 later saw widespread use during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

=== Design details ===

 

 

The M45E boasts greater stopping power than the standard M45 and has a twelve-round internal magazine rather than the standard model's six-round magazine. It features blue iron sights instead of the red sights common to the original model, though it is otherwise superficially identical.{{Ref/Reuse|Anniversary}}{{Ref/Reuse|Library}}<ref name="DD6">'''[[Data Drop|Data Drop 6]]'''</ref>

 

Unlike past iterations of the M45, the smart-scope capable model is a dual-mode shotgun, capable of semi-automatic or pump-action operation.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>{{Ref/Note|Id=Dual|While the in-game description of the M45 claims the shotgun is semi-automatic the firearm is always pump-action. However, [[Edward Buck]] appears to use the semi-automatic mode in the opening cutscene of the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' level "[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]".}} It also features a [[Projection sight]].

 

==== Smart-scope variants ====

* '''Lawgiver:''' This variant has increased stopping power, rate of fire, and accuracy compared to the standard smart-scope model.

* '''[[Blaze of Glory]]:''' This variant has the [[Kinetic bolts]] attachment equipped in order to fire hard-light projectiles with more range and added anti-materiél effect than the ''Lawgiver''. Its entire magazine can also be reloaded with one shell. In addition, its sound effect is the same as that of a [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope/Hover|smart-scoped]] [[Z-250 lightrifle|LightRifle]] when fired in first person, and that of a hipfired LightRifle when fired in third person. The Blaze of Glory can also be found as a [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|hidden weapon]] in the mission [[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]].<ref name="H5G-BlueTeam">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team)]]''</ref>

* '''[[Oathsworn]]:''' ''Oathsworn'' is a series of custom M45 shotguns created by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Kelly-087]].

 

File:H5G_M45O.png|Smart-scope Oathsworn.

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