Viper shotgun

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Viper Shotgun
Viper SG.png
Production information

Manufacturer:

Hahne-Kedar Shadow Works

Type:

Shotgun

Cost:

400,000 credits

Introduced:

13 September 2175 CE

Discontinued:

14 October 2184 CE

Technical information

Size:

Two-Handed

Damage per hit:

High

Maximum ammunition:

Unlimited

Fire mode:

Pump-action

Operation:

Gas operated

Rate of fire:

34RPM

Accuracy:

High (72)

Range:

100-300 meters

Usage

Era(s):

Asari Cycle
Pax Galactica Era

Counterpart:

M-23 Katana
N7 Crusader
N7 Piranha

Affiliation:

SystemsAlliance.png Systems Alliance

Numerous other governments, PMCs, corporations

 

The Viper shotgun was a pump-action heat sink-based block-fed light shotgun manufactured by Hahne-Kedar Shadow Works. Manufactured and entering service in 2175 CE, the Viper shotgun was designed for use by the Systems Alliance Armed Forces, namely their top special forces units. The Viper possessed good stopping power with high accuracy, its recoil dampening able to moderate most of the recoil so that the user can pop off shot after shot at a rapid pace, with only heat dissipation to worry about, which in itself allows five shots in quick succession before overheating. Largely used by the Black Jackals, Crimson Vampires, N7 and Blue Falcons, the Viper shotgun was considered the special forces shotgun of the entire Alliance military, utilized only by the best operatives. The weapon was, in design, succeeded by the M-23 Katana following the introduction of thermal clips in 2184 CE, which replaced block-fed weapons wholesale across the entire galaxy following the Battle of the Citadel. After this transition, the Viper was replaced by both the N7 Crusader and N7 Piranha in service with Alliance special forces units.

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