It is an effective weapon when it comes to fighting infantry and some light vehicles, but against heavier units, it is next to useless. Although it is a shotgun, no splash damage is seen so far. The shell is provenly more potent than a burst of Soviet ADK 45 or Imperial kinetic rifle. Other theory is the usage of larger (presumably 10 gauge) standard. Several variant of shotgun (for competition and hunting) may achieve range and peformance usually achieved by rifle. Shotgun may be double barelled to double the stopping power.