Pressurized Impaler

The Pressurized Impaler is an unusual shotgun, in that it seems to use pressurized air to fire its projectiles. Unlike regular shotguns, it takes time to build up pressure before firing, at which point it can rapidly discharge its magazine. This gives it high burst damage output, but it quickly burns through its ammo reserve. Its default (and unique) ammo type fires a single bolt which deals high damage.

In Arena, it can be purchased for Assassin as a Series 3 weapon and for Breacher as a Series 4 weapon.

The abbreviation for this weapon is 'IMP.'

Characteristics
Advantages:
 * Power bolts deal high damage, pierce enemies, and slow hit targets
 * Highest base accuracy for the Shotgun weapon class
 * Generates no heat from firing shots, instead generating heat via charging
 * Fully automatic, as with all other charged weapons
 * Permanent scavenging bonueses

Disadvantages:
 * Short delay before firing
 * Quickly burns through its limited ammo
 * Low ammo gain
 * High recoil and low control make continuous firing inaccurate
 * Jamming is extremely dangerous; attempting to charge the weapon while jammed can cause multiple overheats within a short period of time

Ammo

 * Pickup: 12
 * Ballisticshrap.png Ballistic Scatter Ammunition
 * 10 Gauge Power Bolt
 * 12 Gauge Buckshot


 * Compatible Ammo
 * 12 Gauge Triple Slug
 * 12 Gauge Flechette
 * 12 Gauge Dragon's Breath

Perks

 * Custom Ammo Supplier
 * Gives Power Bolt ammo type for every weapon
 * Scrappy
 * Kills have a 10% chance of gaining 1% permanent and stacking scavenging
 * Reduced effect after 50% scavenging - chance affected by luck
 * High Pressure
 * Instead of gunpowder this weapon uses air pressure to launch projectiles
 * Air pressure needs to be charged up prior to firing.

Notes/Tips

 * Jamming with this weapon is incredibly dangerous, as it will continue to build up pressure even while jammed. This can lead to overheats very easily if the player is not quick to unjam the gun.
 * Acquiring the Pressurized Impaler also unlocks special Accelerated Coil X1 ammo for the XM2 Coil Pistol and RRX Coil Shotgun.
 * Heat generated by charging does not count toward the Backup Printer attachment.
 * The Hair Trigger attachment does not appear to affect the weapon's firing behavior.
 * Despite having a suppressor, it cannot use Hypersonic ammunition.
 * Pressurized system that requires charging up but deals a significantly higher amount of damage than normal shotguns - also give loading other shotgun ammunitions a try.


 * Although the Pressurized Impaler is classified as a shotgun, it requires precise aim, much like Marksman weapons. The weapon may benefit from Rogue class modules such as Backstab, which increases the likelihood of one-shot kills.

Trivia

 * The weapon is based off the Remington 870 MCS