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The '''Assault Shotgun''' | |||
The '''Assault Shotgun''' is a shotgun featured in the downloadable episodic pack [[The Lost and Damned]] for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. | |||
== Description == | |||
Based on the [[wp:Armsel Striker|Armsel Striker]] (also commonly known as the [[wp:DAO-12|"DAO-12" and "Streetsweeper"]]), the Assault Shotgun is a fully automatic, 8 shells per magazine shotgun capable of very rapid successions of gunfire that allows for very easy destruction of vehicles (even low-flying choppers) and quick kills. The gun features a stock, but is constantly depicted folded. | |||
The weapon first entered prominence in the mission "[[Heavy Toll]]" when [[Johnny Klebitz]], along with [[Malc]] and [[DeSean]], stop a convoy and steals a van full of cocaine. The shotgun is also the defacto weapon used during the chase sequence in "[[Shifting Weight]]", when the player is required to defend [[Malc]] and [[DeSean]] from the pursuing police; the gun has unlimited ammunition during the mission. | |||
The gun can be purchased from [[Terry Thorpe|Terry's]] [[Gun Van|gun van]] and will spawn at the player's [[Safehouses in The Lost and Damned|safehouses]] after completion of 40 [[Gang Warfare in The Lost and Damned|gang wars]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * Although the Assault Shotgun shown in-game is similar in appearance to the DAO-12 Streetsweeper, the DAO-12 is actually semi-automatic. The Assault Shotgun behaves similarly to the [[wp:AA-12|AA-12]], a full-auto shotgun featured in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] as the "[[Automatic Shotgun|Auto Shotgun]]". | ||
* If the player blind fires with the shotgun he will be seen pumping the gun after every shot is fired, even though it is fully automatic. This also limits the blindfiring speed to the [[Pump Action Shotgun]] as it uses the same animation. The [[Combat Shotgun]] and the [[Automatic Shotgun]] also have this problem. | |||
*If the player blind fires with the shotgun he will be seen pumping the gun after every shot is fired, even though it is fully automatic. This also limits the blindfiring speed to the [[Pump Action Shotgun]] as it uses the same animation. The [[Combat Shotgun]] and the [[Automatic Shotgun]] also have this problem. | * Similarly, when it is being reloaded, Johnny or the multiplayer character will be seen removing the magazine. In reality, the Armsel Striker's magazine is fixed to the gun and each shell must be loaded individually into it. | ||
* | * In "[[Heavy Toll]]", Johnny refers to the shotgun as "an American firearm" even though the Striker originated in South Africa. His quote could be taken as referring to how the gun is ideal for gunfights in the United States, or being uttered out of ignorance. Interestingly, [[wp:Cobray Company|Cobray Company]], and American firearms manufacturer, also produces clones of the Striker. | ||
==External link== | ==External link== | ||
*[http://rockstargames.com/thelostanddamned/weapons/index.html Exclusive weapons on Rockstar's site] | * [http://rockstargames.com/thelostanddamned/weapons/index.html Exclusive weapons on Rockstar's site] | ||
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The Assault Shotgun is a shotgun featured in the downloadable episodic pack The Lost and Damned for Grand Theft Auto IV.
Description
Based on the Armsel Striker (also commonly known as the "DAO-12" and "Streetsweeper"), the Assault Shotgun is a fully automatic, 8 shells per magazine shotgun capable of very rapid successions of gunfire that allows for very easy destruction of vehicles (even low-flying choppers) and quick kills. The gun features a stock, but is constantly depicted folded.
The weapon first entered prominence in the mission "Heavy Toll" when Johnny Klebitz, along with Malc and DeSean, stop a convoy and steals a van full of cocaine. The shotgun is also the defacto weapon used during the chase sequence in "Shifting Weight", when the player is required to defend Malc and DeSean from the pursuing police; the gun has unlimited ammunition during the mission.
The gun can be purchased from Terry's gun van and will spawn at the player's safehouses after completion of 40 gang wars.
Trivia
- Although the Assault Shotgun shown in-game is similar in appearance to the DAO-12 Streetsweeper, the DAO-12 is actually semi-automatic. The Assault Shotgun behaves similarly to the AA-12, a full-auto shotgun featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony as the "Auto Shotgun".
- If the player blind fires with the shotgun he will be seen pumping the gun after every shot is fired, even though it is fully automatic. This also limits the blindfiring speed to the Pump Action Shotgun as it uses the same animation. The Combat Shotgun and the Automatic Shotgun also have this problem.
- Similarly, when it is being reloaded, Johnny or the multiplayer character will be seen removing the magazine. In reality, the Armsel Striker's magazine is fixed to the gun and each shell must be loaded individually into it.
- In "Heavy Toll", Johnny refers to the shotgun as "an American firearm" even though the Striker originated in South Africa. His quote could be taken as referring to how the gun is ideal for gunfights in the United States, or being uttered out of ignorance. Interestingly, Cobray Company, and American firearms manufacturer, also produces clones of the Striker.
External link
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