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KS-23
KS-23
	“Pump-action shotgun that fires slugs that deal high arena damage”
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Magazine Size	6
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The KS-23 is a slug shotgun for the Heavy Build and was introduced in Season 2.

Overview

The KS-23 requires high precision to handle effectively, as the gun shoots a single moving projectile per shot. Predicting enemy movement is required to land shots at range. Despite its difficulty, the high damage can be rewarding in certain circumstances.

As the KS-23 is a breaching shotgun, it is also capable of destroying solid walls.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Can destroy walls in 3 shots
High damage within 18 meters, highly lethal at close range
Especially lethal to the light class

Cons

No ADS, restricted to hip fire and zoomed-in hip fire
Low DPS comparatively, high time to kill on Heavies and Mediums
Lacks in long-ranged damage

Weapon Skins

DATA BREACH - 800

GLACIAL BLUFF - 1,050 (Bundle)
TRIANGLE TWINKLE
WAVE INTERFERENCE - S02 BP Level 78

STRIPED GRAZER

DYE JOB-YELLOW
DYE JOB-RED
DYE JOB-BLUE
DYE JOB-WHITE
STANDARD ISSUE

Trivia & Weapon Bio

Based off of the Tula Arms KS-23 Soviet a Soviet-era pump-action shotgun firing 23mm (6.2 Gauge) shell, which is exceptionally large for a shotgun.

Change History

Patch 2.5.0

Bullet dispersion reduced when jumping, sprinting, or zoomed in, to make the weapon more accurate

Patch 2.2.0

Increased fire rate from 55 RPM to 73 RPM
Decreased player damage from 120 to 100
Increased environmental damage from 600 to 700
Decreased pump-action animation delay from 0.2s to 0s
Increased pump-action animation duration from 0.6s to 0.7s
Increased damage fall-off start range from 15m to 18m
Decreased damage fall-off end range from 50m to 23m
Increased the damage fall-off multiplier at max range from 45% to 65%
Increased the projectile speed from 200m/s to 300m/s
Decreased bullet dispersion when firing from the hip while crouching, standing, and running

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-The KS-23 is a slug shotgun for the Heavy Build and was introduced in [[Season 2]]. Compared to other weapons heavy has access to; it isn't ''recommended to use the KS-23.''
+The KS-23 is a slug shotgun for the Heavy Build and was introduced in [[Season 2]].
 == Overview ==
-The KS-23 requires precision to handle effectively, but ADS-ing and predicting enemy movement can help. Not a viable option in most game modes, and not recommended to use if your new to the game. However, it's high damage can be rewarding in ''certain circumstances''.
+The KS-23 requires high precision to handle effectively, as the gun shoots a single moving projectile per shot. Predicting enemy movement is required to land shots at range. Despite its difficulty, the high damage can be rewarding in certain circumstances.
+As the KS-23 is a breaching shotgun, it is also capable of destroying solid walls.
 == Pros and Cons ==
 '''Pros'''
-* Heavy damage, super lethal in close range combat
+* Can destroy walls in 3 shots
-* Super lethal to light class
+* High damage within 18 meters, highly lethal at close range
+* Especially lethal to the light class
 '''Cons'''
-* Slowest fire rate out of all of the shotguns in the game
+*
-* Horrible DPS compared to other weapons
+* No ADS, restricted to hip fire and zoomed-in hip fire
-* No ADS, unlike other shotguns
+* Low DPS comparatively, high time to kill on Heavies and Mediums
-* Mostly restricted to hip fire, hard to aim
+* Lacks in long-ranged damage
-* Not fast enough to kill the larger classes (Medium, Heavy
-* Lacks in range
 == Weapon Skins ==