Ampere Rounds

== Overview ==
Ampere rounds are a special type of electrical-effect round for shotguns. Ampere rounds consist primarily of ferritic pellets/shards, as well as a small hyper-capacitor aerodynamic slug. When the round is fired, the slug can travel up to 100 meters, although, some sources claim it extends to 300 meters. As the round impacts the target, the pressure-activated capacitor slug detonates and releases its stored energy, along with the surrounding pellet/shard sheet. The blast creates an intense local electric field that perforates the target as well as creates numerous arcs between the ferritic fragments. Its use is primarily to overload and destroy delicate technological devices quickly and quietly, however they can be used to incapacitate and cause cardiac arrest in infantry targets. Ampere rounds are normally chambered in 12-gauge 2+3⁄4″ (18.5 mm × 69.9 mm) shot shells. The rounds are safe to fire out of an improved cylinder bore as well as a modified choke barrel, common on many shotguns.