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A Shotgun typically a short-ranged firearm that fires either a spread of small pellets (shot) or a single, large bullet (slug). The shotgun is one of the oldest firearms designs still in use and is used in a wide variety of aplications, from target shooting and hunting to military service.

The shotgun, in one form or another, has been in the Tomb Raider Series from the beginning. At close range it can kill most enemies in one or a few shots, but its power greatly decreases at range.

Games/Films Featured

Tomb Raider

First Found: The Lost Valley

Unfinished Business

First Found: Return to Egypt

Tomb Raider II

First Found: The Great Wall

The Golden Mask

First Found: The Cold War

Tomb Raider III

First Found: Jungle

The Lost Artifact

First Found: Highland Fling

The Last Revelation

First Found: Tomb of Seth

Chronicles

First Found: Trajan's Markets

Angel of Darkness

First Found: Tomb of Ancients

Legend

First Found: Peru - Return to Paraíso

Anniversary

First Found: Peru - The Lost Valley

Underworld

First Found: Through out the entire game

Films

• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider Classic

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  Shotgun TR2

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  Shotgun TR3

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  Shotgun TR5

In the first Tomb Raiders there was only one kind of shotgun ammo. Since The Last Revelation the Shotgun had two different kinds of ammo, normal ammo and wideshot ammo. The wideshot ammo is best used against multiple opponents or a bigger one like the Dragonheads in Rome. Lara must cycle the action after every shot, but there is no need to reload the feed tube. The weapon basically "holds" as many rounds as you can carry. The huge bore makes for an extremely wide spread (even when using "normal" ammo in TR4) so effectiveness is drastically reduced over distances beyond 15 feet, except when fighting extremely large enemies.

The shotgun in TR3 looks very much like the Frenchi SPAS-12, which is actually a semi-automatic shotgun. It still needs to be cocked in the game, though.

Ammunition

• Shotgun Normal Ammo (TR4)
• Shotgun Wideshot Ammo (TR4)

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  Ammo (TR3)

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  Normal (TR5)

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  Wideshot (TR5)

The Angel of Darkness

In The Angel of Darkness the shotgun is the V-Packer.

Tomb Raider Legend

Shotgun in Legend

from the official site

For times when a few well-aimed bullets aren't sufficient, Lara appreciates the solid familiarity of a simple pump-action shotgun. It can always be counted on to fire a side spray of buckshot capable of delivering a great deal of damage at close range.

In Game

The shotgun can load 5 rounds within its chamber, with another 20 rounds as spare - a total of 25 rounds for players to carry.

One hit will kill in point blank range against most enemies in Legend. Animals, Heavy Armoured Mercenary and Support Mercenary require two shots to bring down.

Tomb Raider Anniversary

In Tomb Raider Anniversary the shotgun is similar to the Tomb Raider 1 shotgun. The shotgun ammo is also similar to the one from the original Tomb Raider.

Shotgun Ammo from Tomb Raider Anniversary

Shotgun from Tomb Raider Anniversary

Tomb Raider Underworld

In Tomb Raider Underworld the shotgun is similar to the one featured in Legend. Unknown exactly where you can acquire it, it can be seen in the picture of Lara in her manor with a flashlight.

Shotgun from Tomb Raider Underworld