Combat Shotgun
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"This shotgun feels right. It feels real right."
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| Weapon Type | Shotgun/Main |
| Weapon Tier | 2 |
| Capacity | 10 |
| Carry Capacity | 90 |
| Damage per Shot | 28 per pellet, 252 if all nine pellets connect |
| Rate of Fire | 1.5 seconds (Magazine) |
| Damage per Magazine | 2520 |
| Total Damage | 25200 |
The Combat Shotgun is an Auto Shotgun variant in Left 4 Dead 2. It fires shotgun shells and holds up to 10 shells, with 90 shells in reserve. It is a Tier 2 weapon, and spawns in the same places as its counterpart, the Tactical Shotgun. In early footage, the Combat Shotgun used the Auto Shotgun's animations as placeholders, but it now has its own animations.
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[edit] Differences
The Combat Shotgun is built for longer ranges than the Tactical Shotgun, with tighter spread, fewer pellets per shot, and more damage per pellet. This makes it more effective against individuals or small groups at medium range, but it is still largely ineffective at long distances. This also makes it slightly easier to cr0wn a Witch than with its counterpart. The Combat Shotgun deals slightly less Damage-per-second than the Tactical Shotgun at point-blank range, but it fires and reloads at about the same rate.
[edit] Gallery
 Coach holding the Combat Shotgun. |
 The Combat Shotgun's sign in Whitaker's gun shop. |
[edit] Behind the Scenes
Early beta footage showed that the Combat Shotgun used the Left 4 Dead Auto Shotgun animations, including pulling a non-existent stock when the gun was pulled out. It also seemed to have the same damage, fire rate, and so forth as the original Auto Shotgun early on.
[edit] Tactics
- The combat shotgun is very effective against major threats, such as the tank, witches etc. It would be advised to use incendiary ammo and this weapon when up against a tank.
- While the combat shotgun is more accurate than the tactical shotgun with its tighter spread, it is still no long range weapon. It is, however, better at handling mid-range threats than the other shotguns.
[edit] Trivia
- It is modeled after the Franchi SPAS-12. Although it features a folding stock, it is not used in-game.
- The SPAS-12 can fire in two modes: Semi-Automatic, as seen in-game, and Pump-Action, which is used in real life for lower-powered shells that can't cycle another round into the chamber.
- The SPAS-12 appears as the only shotgun in the Half-Life series. However, it is used in its pump-action mode in that series.
- In the Zombie Survival Guide trailer, Ellis pumps the shotgun, even though it's used in its Semi-Automatic setting in game.
- According to a sign in The Streets' gun shop, the Combat Shotgun is banned in 25 states.
- In reality, the SPAS-12 is not banned for sale in any state, only for importation into the United States.
- Probably the SPAS-12 was allowed for importation in the United States in the Left 4 Dead universe and was allowed to be sold only in the states hardest hit by the Infection, so that's why it is probably banned in 25 states.
- If you hold the fire key until the magazine is empty, you will not automatically reload unless you stop holding the fire button.
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| Weapons | |
| Left 4 Dead | |
| Tier 1 |  Pump Shotgun /  Submachine Gun
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| Tier 2 |  Assault Rifle /  Auto Shotgun /  Hunting Rifle
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| Sidearms |  M1911 Pistol
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| Left 4 Dead 2 | |
| Tier 1 | Pump Shotgun /  Chrome Shotgun /  Silenced Submachine Gun / Submachine Gun / Hunting Rifle
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| Tier 2 |  Combat Rifle (SCAR) /  AK-47 / M-16 Assault Rifle /  Combat Shotgun / Tactical Shotgun /  Sniper Rifle
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| Sidearms | P220 Pistol /  Magnum
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| Special Tier |  Grenade Launcher
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| Other Weapons | |
| Melee Weapons |  Axe /  Baseball Bat /  Chainsaw /  Cricket Bat /  Crowbar /  Electric Guitar /  Frying Pan /  Katana /  Machete /  Nightstick
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| Grenades |  Molotov Cocktail /  Pipe Bomb /  Bile Bomb
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| Upgrades |  Incendiary Ammunition /  Explosive Ammunition /  Laser Sight
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| Other Weapons | Minigun / Heavy Machine Gun /  Gas Can / Oxygen Tank / Propane Tank / Fireworks / Cola / Gnome Chompski
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