Venom Shotgun

The Venom Shotgun is a shotgun in Mass Effect 3.

Description
The Venom shotgun was developed by the salarian Special Tasks Group to meet the unpredictable needs of those stationed in hostile areas. The double barrel fires ammunition that detonates on impact, while a third barrel below can be charged to fire a round of microgrenades. Given the nature of most STG assignments, the Venom was designed to force an exit strategy and was issued to teams whose primary objective was to extract compromised undercover operatives. The shotgun is now issued to frontline soldiers in the war against the Reapers.

Acquisition

 * Single-player: Available after downloading the Mass Effect 3: Groundside Resistance Pack.
 * Multiplayer: N/A

Player Notes

 * This weapon has 2 firing modes:
 * Uncharged, which fire one explosive round on a shallow trajectory to target and detonate on impact; and
 * Charged, which fire one round on a shallow trajectory to target, separate into 5 bomblets upon impact, which in turn detonates on impact as well.
 * Thus, instead as a shotgun, think of it as a grenade launcher - using charged round you can start bombard packed targets at range; or trick shots exploiting walls and ceilings to rain bomblets against enemies that took cover.
 * Its disadvantage would be its weight - even after full upgrade, it's amongst the 2nd heaviest tier in shotgun category; players who rely more on tech and biotic powers should take note of its weight penalty.