Widowmaker TX Tech-1

The Widowmaker TX Tech-1, labeled in-game as Tactical Shotgun, is a weapon in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. The Widowmaker TX Tech-1 is based on the original Widowmaker TX seen in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. 
==Characteristics==
The Tech-1 tactical shotgun is designed for close range combat. Each shot fires 8 pellets, the full blast of which is typically effective in defeating any unarmored enemy. However, the ability to land hits decreases with distance due to pellet spread. The weapon also has a maximum range of 25 meters, the lowest of any firearm in the game. Additionally, damage drop-off is significant as the distance to target increases. For example, the damage dealt at a range of 5 meters is only about half of the damage dealt at point blank range.DXMD Weapon Damage Testing" (blog article) 
Attaching a silencer makes the tactical shotgun suitable for stealth-based playstyles. The silencer slightly reduces the nominal recoil and slightly increases accuracy, but its effects on recoil and accuracy are minimal in practice. Attaching the silencer imparts a -30 decrease in the weapon's nominal damage rating, but the actual penalty has been observed only about a 25% reduction in damage. The silencer does not affect the weapon's pellet spread. 
The ability to use a silencer is particularly notable because of the tactical shotgun's high raw damage output, which, at close range, surpasses the damage output of most other silenced weapons. A silenced tactical shotgun is also adept at destroying doors without attracting attention. 
The laser sight attachment can be used to replace the default circular reticle. The laser sight also enables the player to more easily determine whether a target is in range, since the laser dot will appear only if the target is within the 25m maximum range. The laser sight increases the weapon's accuracy rating, but this has no effect on the pellet spread of individual shots. 
Besides the silencer and laser sight attachments, the tactical shotgun also has a rather expensive upgrade that unlocks a three-round-burst firing mode, which significantly improves damage output. 
The tactical shotgun is one of the most commonly encountered weapons in the game. For this reason, regular ammunition is very abundant, making the shotgun a practical weapon for players who prefer close-range combat. Alternatively, players who do not wish to use the shotgun can still benefit from its high base sell price of 750 , which, together with its ubiquity, makes the shotgun one of the best weapons to sell to merchants. 
The tactical shotgun is also capable of using EMP ammo, which can be used to disable security devices, especially when used with the silencer. It is not capable of using armor-piercing shotgun ammo, which instead is used exclusively by the Devastator variant.
==Acquisition==
* The tactical shotgun is a common weapon found throughout the game. 
* Nearly all factions encountered after the first mission, including the Dvali, Tarvos, state police, and the Shadow Operatives, use tactical shotguns.
* Sold by Tars Rytíř.
== Variants==
* Devastator Shotgun
==Trivia== 
*The Widowmaker TX Tech-1 resembles the real-world SRM Arms M1208 shotgun.
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
20160928142329_1.jpg|Inventory view
20160928142351_1.jpg|Weapon management view
===Concept art===
DXMD shotgun skins.jpg|Shotgun skins
DXMD shotgun skins2.jpg|More Shotgun skins
Widowmaker Render.jpg|Widowmaker Shotgun (silencer and drum versions)
Shotgun MD back.jpg|Shotgun (MD) back
Shotgun MD back angle.jpg|Shotgun (MD) back angle
== References==
ru:Дробовик Widowmaker ТХ Tech-1
Category:Weapons in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Category:Weapons