Shotgun

The shotgun is a frequently occurring weapon in the Tomb Raider series. It has appeared in every Tomb Raider main game up to date, along with her Pistols. However, unlike the pistols, the shotgun has limited ammo, much like the rest of the weapons. The shotgun uses shells, which are found among the levels. It is one of the stronger weapons, capable of defeating most enemies in one or two shots.

The shotguns on most Tomb Raider games are variations of 3 basic models: the Ithaca model 37 (TR1, TR2, pump-action shotgun on TR2013); Franchi Spas-12 (TR3, combat shotgun on TR2013) or the Mossberg 500/590 (TRAoD, Legend, Anniversary). There are also other models, such as TR Underworld's FN TPS and the Winchester 1912 (TR2013's Trench Shotgun). Since TR Angel of Darkness, the shell capacity of the shotgun has typically been 5 to 6 shells.

This weapon is considered Lara's secondary weapon aside from the pistols. In The Angel of Darkness, the shotgun is replaced by the V-Packer. The in-game description describes it as a 6 shot and slow reload weapon, having either standard or wide shot shells, but in the main game screen, it as a 25 round tube magazine, does not need to reload, has a semi-automatic fire, does not come with wide shot shells, and ammo is very common. However, it will become useless after Galleries Under Siege, since Lara will be stripped of all of her weapons by Curtis.

The shotgun fires 6 pellets per shot with random spread applied. Each pellet deals 3 damage, for a maximum of 18 damage per shot.

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The shotgun, as it appeared in Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider II, featured in earlier versions of Tomb Raider III (such as the demo of it that came with Pandemonium) until its appearance was changed to what is in Tomb Raider III now.

In an earlier version of Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, the shotgun in the inventory looks different to how it does in gameplay. In gameplay, it looks like the Tomb Raider III shotgun. The inventory one also appears to have a Flashlight on it. Perhaps Lara was to have used the shotgun as a light source as well as a weapon.