Automatic Shogun

## Attributes

* Automatic
* Armor Bonus

## Gameplay Information

The **Automatic Shogun** (not shotgun) is a Primary weapon introduced in the 11.4.0 update.

## Appearance

It is a cumbersome WW2-themed machine gun similar to that of Heavy Killer.

## Performance

This weapon shoots heavy but regular bullets automatically. These bullets have an instant bullet travel time. Moreover, this weapon has an infinite capacity, meaning that the player will not need to reload.

## Strategy

It deals great damage, and has high fire rate, capacity and atrocious mobility.

### Tips

* Aim for the head to maximize damage.
* This weapon is good overall, and you can rack up a decent amount of kills by just spamming it the entire match.
* You are unlikely to run out of ammo very often so use this to your advantage, as it has an infinite capacity.
* Target weakened players for quicker kill registering and better ammunition conserving.
* Due to this introducing a low mobility, it is best capable of running with a really mobile weapon like the Fire Demon.
* Try to ignore as much as possible medium to far strafing players, as this has a slightly long spread after spraying and praying a few shots.
* This is extremely accurate, so back off to prevent being retaliated easily.
* Don't stop strafing with a more mobile weapon. When a player comes, attack, then continue on strafing with the weapon that is more mobile than the Mech Heavy Rifle itself.
* Useful for dealing with turrets and Battle Mech users due to its high fire rate.

### Counters

* **DO NOT** take these users head on, as they'll rip you apart in seconds even with the most powerful weapons. Instead, ambush them from behind with a powerful weapon like Dragon Bite or Ultimatum.
* Area damage and shotguns make quick work of users.
* Pick off its users from long ranges, as its user(s) will be an easy target for snipers.
* Blast off its users with area damage weapons at close to medium range.
* Aim for the head, especially when users wield low-to-average mobile weapons like this.
* This weapon has atrocious mobility, therefore strafe and jump around and use speedy weapons with high mobility to render the user defenseless.
* Do not expect that this weapon has a limited capacity and that the user will reload, since it DOES have infinite capacity.
* Attack its users from behind while he is complacent.
* It has a noisy firing sound, making the user an easy target to be heard.
* **WARNING:** This weapon has an infinite capacity, so you have to avoid its user's sight as best as you can since snipers are vulnerable to this advantage.

## VS Mech Heavy Rifle

* Advantages
	+ Has high damage.
	+ Has high fire rate.
	+ Has high capacity.
	+ Has slightly improved accuracy.
	+ No reload required.
* Neutral
	+ Skill is required.
* Disadvantages
	+ Too cumbersome.

## Performance Analysis

 Fire Rate
 Capacity
 Mobility
 Accuracy
 Range
 Cost to buy

*Cost to buy is dependent on the ease of obtaining*

## Trivia

* It is based on the Imperial Japanese Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun, developed in 1937 to 1945.
	+ It as well resembles the Heavy Killer due to its similar design.
	+ However, this has nothing to do with Type 97 light machine gun despite its name sounding too simliar.
* Shogun is the governor in feudal Japan.
* In 13.9.0 update, it was given "Armor Bonus" attribute and at the same time had its capacity infinite.
* Its efficiency system was updated in the 15.8.0 to comply with the Pixel Gun 15.4.0's new efficiency system.
* It is one of the only few weapons with infinite ammo.
* It is obtainable via the WWII Special Chests challenge.
* Its cost was replaced to gems in the 17.9.0 update.