Militech Crusher (2020)

The Militech Crusher is a family of stockless short barrel weapons developed by the Militech Corporation. The original 20ga version was featured in Cyberpunk 2020 and the 12ga model in Cyberpunk 2077.

Overview
The Militech Crusher 12ga is a shotgun for close combat. It's a Power weapon, semi-automatic, it shoots 6 pellets per shot, shoots 1.5 bullets per second

Crafting Spec
The Legendary crafting Spec for this weapon can be found in the Braindance club Wired Head. V will go to the club during Gig: Greed never pays. It's in the room next to the room where the Corpo Cracker is and the door to it requries a Body check. Crafting the Legendary Crusher requires at most 25 Rare, 25 Epic and 2 Legendary Item components (depending on any cost reduction perks the player may have) and the perk Edgerunner Artisan.

Journal Entry

 * The very sight of the Militech Crusher is enough to bring a tear to any gun lover's eye. This powerful shotgun, designed for short-range combat, was first created in the year 2020, soon becoming one of the period's most iconic weapons. The version currently available on the market has seen some updates from the original - including a new, modern sight - but its distinctive look remains the same. Once standard-issue among corporate guards, today the Crusher is more popular among mercs with nostalgic streak.

History
Originally the Militech Crusher 20ga pistol-sized shotgun was developed during the second Central American Conflict for close combat and roomsweeping duties. The Crusher is a handy weapon in 20ga. With its box-type magazine and 25cm barrel, but not very accurate. The Crusher costed 450.

Notes 2020
Due to "whippet" styling-stockless and short barreled, the weapon is -1 to 12m, -3 to 25m, and ineffective beyond that The damages correspond to the two ranges.

Gun accuracy: -1/-3, Concealability: J, Availability: Common, Damage: 3D6/1D6+2 (20ga), Mag Capacity: 6, RoF: 2, Reliability: Standard, Range: 12-25m

Trivia

 * The Militech Crusher first appeared in the Cyberpunk sourcebook Chromebook Volume 1.
 * The Militech Crusher was first featured in the Cyberpunk 2077 cinematic trailer. It was wielded by a member of the NCPD Max-Tac or Psycho Squad.
 * The illustrator who designed the image of the Militech Crusher SSG for the first Chromebook, now known as "Grebo Guru", noted that the weapon is a "thinly-veiled imitation of the Norinco Gong from Masamune Shirow's Appleseed manga". The Poseidon-Norinco Gong is one of the personal favorite guns used by Appleseed protagonist Deunan Knute, and it has been seen in Ghost in the Shell.