The Assault Shotgun is a Tier III primary weapon featured in World War Z.
Overview
The Assault Shotgun is a primary weapon that can be picked up during gameplay. As a powerful tier 3 weapon, it often does not show up until the last swarm battle of a campaign.
Performance
As a part of the shotgun class, it has extremely high stopping power and damage at close range but is poor at long range and sniping situations.
The base amount of rounds that it can hold is 12 at no upgrades, and at a max upgrade, it holds 20, making it the op weapon in almost every can as most zombies are close-range combat and being a shotgun. It is powerful enough to stop a Bull or kill an Infector as they are the most dangerous long-range enemies.
One of the best weapons in the entire game for stopping swarms from towering up, due to the high damage and stopping power of shotguns in general. It also penetrates hordes quite easily.
| Weapons |
|---|
| Tier I |
| Scout Rifle • Compact SMG • Shotgun • Pistol • Machine Pistol • Flaregun |
| Tier II |
| Assault Rifle • Sporting Carbine • Classic Battle Rifle • Classic Bullpup Rifle • Light Automatic Weapon • SMG • Combat Shotgun • Sniper Rifle • PDW • Compact Shotgun • Double-Barreled Shotgun • Revolver |
| Tier III |
| Assault Carbine • Battle Rifle • Bullpup Rifle • Advanced Combat Weapon • Advanced SMG • Special SMG • Assault Shotgun • Crossbow • Grenade Launcher |
| Melee Weapons |
| Heavy Weapons
Payload Rifle • RPG Launcher • Machinegun • MGL • Heavy Assault Shotgun • Chainsaw • Flamethrower |
| Equipment
Frag Grenade • Masking Gas Grenade • Molotov Cocktail • C4 • Claymore Mine • Supply Bag • Stun Gun • Stim Pistol • Quadrocopter • Mobile Shield |
| Defense Systems
Autoturret • Barbed Wire • Fence • High Voltage Grid • Mortar • Sound Trap • Stationary Machinegun |
