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.

Militech Crusher 12ga
"A firearm staple since 2020."

The Militech Crusher 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.

Militech Crusher 20ga
"This pistol-sized shotgun was developed during the 2nd Central American Conflict for close combat and room sweeping duties. The Crusher is a handy weapon in 20ga, with its box-type magazine and 10in barrel, but not very accurate."

- Chromebook Volume 1

This 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.

Note: 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.

Trivia

 * 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.

Behind the scenes
"This handheld shotgun spits out eight-gauge shells as fast as you can pull the trigger while leaving your other hand free for other death-dealing actions. One of the oldest weapons in the game, it is straightforward, yet effective."

- Cyberpunk 2077 Artbook