M45D Tactical Shotgun

The M45D Tactical Shotgun is a UNSC shotgun.
==Design==
An upgrade from the previous M45 and M90 models, the M45D fires M296 SC 8-gauge magnum shellsHalo 4: The Essential Visual Guide - page 70 with a magnetorheological dampening system to reduce recoil, making it more comfortable to use in the battlefield. Although significantly more technologically improved than its predecessors, the M45D lacks a smart-link controllable choke.
==Gameplay==
===Advantages===
*It is capable of killing an enemy Spartan in one shot in close range.
*Its one-shot kill range is longer than the Scattershot's.
===Disadvantages===
*The Shotgun is useless beyond its one-shot-kill range due to its large spread.
*The Shotgun has a slow reload speed.
==Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 5: Guardians==
*Capacity reduced from 6 rounds to 5.
*Now gains a functioning flashlight on the shotgun pump.
*Gains the ability to smart-scope. When smart-scoped, spread is reduced.
==Gallery==
H4shotgun-shadow.png|HUD icon of the M45D.
halo4shottykill.png|The Shotgun being used in War Games.
H4shottyFP.png|The M45 shotgun model from Halo: Reach being used in Halo 4 as a placeholder.
Pump.png|The Shotgun being pumped.
Shotgun From Halo 4 Trailer.png|The Shotgun in first-person.
H4 shotgun trans.png|Render of the M45D Shotgun for Halo 4.
H5G_Render_Shotgun.png|Render of the M45D Shotgun for Halo 5: Guardians.
H5G Campaign Shotgun.png|First-person view of the Shotgun viewed by Spartan Locke in a pre-release Halo 5: Guardians.
H5G Campaign ShotgunSS.png|Smart-scope with the Shotgun in a pre-release Halo 5: Guardians.
H5G Multiplayer ShotgunSS.png|Smart-scope with the Shotgun in Halo 5:Guardians multiplayer.
==Appearances==
*Halo 4 
**Spartan Ops
*Halo: Spartan Assault
*Halo: Spartan Strike
*Halo: Initiation
*Halo: Escalation
*Halo 5: Guardians
==Sources==
Category:Human Weapons
Category:Shotguns