CAWS buckshot (no ontology)

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CAWS buckshot is a type of load for the special-purpose 12 gauge belted cartridge developed by Heckler & Koch and Olin/Winchester for use in the Heckler & Koch CAWS. It is a non-conventional buckshot shotgun shell.

Mazeworld overview

The variant used in Mazeworld uses tungsten 00 buckshot, a load that was supposedly never made by H&K (tungsten pellets they developed only included #2 buckshot), for the sake of simplicity in order to keep the same pellet mechanics as regular buckshot.

Type LDV Unarm Light Hardskin Kevlar-2 Kevlar-3 Kevlar-4 HEV
Bullet (1 pellet) +1 36% 31% 25% 19% 11% 4% 2%

The above chart applies for ONE pellet, and may be multiplied by the amount of pellets that hit the target (up to 8).

Dice score 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Pellets hitting Always 0 3d3-3 3d3-3 3d3-2 3d3-1 3d3 3d3+1 3d3+1 3d3+2 3d3+2 Always 9

How to read this?

  • Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 10 or 50 rounds
  • Costs 30 P$ for 10 rounds, and 150 P$ for 50 rounds
  • Value of a single round is 3 P$
  • Recoil level of this round is 3 - Normal
  • Propels up to 8 pellets per shot.
  • Availability of this caliber:
    • Can be found at random in the rooms

Usage notes

Buckshot is a multiple-projectile type of ammunition. The amount of projectiles hitting the target is variable, and is also influenced by the failure threshold; lower scores mean less chances to hit, and higher scores mean higher chances to hit.

  • It must be noted that failure threshold modifiers work differently with multiple-projectile ammunition than with single-projectile ammunition. For every increased accuracy (FT-1) occurrence, add 1 to the dice score. Likewise, for every decreased accuracy (FT+1) occurrence, subtract 1 to the dice score.
    • Should the modified result ends up being 12 or greater, it counts as a critical hit of a natural 12. Likewise, if the modified result ends up being 2 or less, it counts as a critical failure of a natural 2.


Gallery

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Two dummy rounds, and a live round with plastic casing.

See also

  • Article on 12 gauge belted shells
  • HKPro.com's article on the CAWS and 12 gauge belted