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The 870 Combat is an American 12-gauge
The 870 Combat (Modular Combat Shotgun variant) in real life.
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pump-action shotgun designed by Remington in 1951. It entered service with the United States Marine Corps in 1966 and today, its more modern variant, the 870MCS (English: Modular Combat Shotgun) and known colloquially among players as the Economics is currently in service with the United States and Australian militaries.

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Battlefield: Bad CompanyEdit

BFBC 870MCS Weapon.png
870MCS
Damage

High

Ammunition capacity

8

Unlocked at

Unlocked at start

Starting ammunition

32

Rate of fire

Low

Range

Short

Faction

United States Department of the Army Seal.pngUnited States Army

Kit

Demolitions

In Battlefield: Bad Company's singleplayer, the 870MCS can be found in a few missions. It is the weapon that Haggard always uses other than his M136 AT4.

In multiplayer, it is the default shotgun issued to the American "Demolition" kit and has an 8-shell capacity. Like all pump-action shotguns, it is very powerful, being highly capable of killing in a single shot, but its efficiency deteriorates quickly at longer ranges. It is also limited to a low rate of fire, requiring the user to pump every shot. When possible though, the 870MCS might be preferable over other pump action shotguns due to its faster pumping action and therefore rate of fire.

Battlefield HeroesEdit

870ShotgunBFH.png
870 MCS Shotgun
Damage
  • Close Range 4-56
  • Medium Range 3-56
  • Long Range 3-56
Ammunition capacity

6 rounds

Reload time

3.5 seconds

Rate of fire

50 rounds per minute

Range

Long

Fire mode

Semi-Automatic

Faction

National Army

"The ideal weapon for the patient accuracy focused Hero. High base damage more than makes up for this weapons lack of critical hits"

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2Edit

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870 Combat
Damage
  • 14.3-6 x12 (171.6-72) (buckshot pellets)
  • 100-50 (slugs)
Damage multipliers

2.5x Head (reg), 3.25x Head (slugs)

Ammunition capacity

4 rounds

Unlocked at

Level 1 (Private 1)

Reload time

0.755s (first) + 0.695s (each next) + 1s (ready)

Rate of fire

85 rpm

Range

870RangeBC2.png

Recoil

Low

Fire mode

Pump-Action

Faction

all

Kit

all

Source of statistics

[1]

HUD Icon

BFBC2 870Combat HUD.png

Sound(s)
BFBC2 870 Combat Shotgun Montage
"The 870 Modular Combat Shotgun is a powerful shotgun ideal in close quarters battle where breaching and stopping power is critical. It can be configured for multi-mission roles with various ammunition combinations."
— In-game description

Only available in multiplayer, the 870 Combat is the first shotgun available to the player, unlocked once the player reaches rank 1. Its buckshot pellets provides effective close range firepower, usually resulting in a 1-shot kill at very close range, though its performance quickly deteriorates at longer ranges. It has a default capacity of 4 shells, and increased range. If used with the Extended Shotgun Magazine, it can hold 8 shells, making it much more effective in large scale combat. It can also use the 12 Gauge Slugs for it to fire single long range projectiles, where it can kill in a single headshot at all ranges.

The 870 Combat has exactly the same stats as the NeoStead 2000 and SPAS-12 in terms of damage, damage multipliers, accuracy, recoil and rate of fire, though it has a slightly faster reload than the SPAS-12, and a slower reload than the NeoStead 2000. It is possible to reload cancel, but this is less effective then it would be with the NeoStead 2000, reload canceling after a shot, by switching to an other weapon, will effectively cut the pump animation and double your fire rate, some practice is needed though.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2: VietnamEdit

BFBC2V 870Combat ICON.png
870 Combat
Damage
  • 15.6-6 x12 (187.2-72) (buckshot pellets)
  • 100-50 (slugs)
Damage multipliers

2.5x Head (regular)
3.25x Head (slugs)

Ammunition capacity

4 rounds

Rate of fire

85 rpm

Range

870RangeBC2V.png

Fire mode

Pump-Action

Faction

All

Kit

all

Source of statistics

[2]

Sound(s)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam - 870 Combat
"The 870 Modular Combat Shotgun is a powerful shotgun ideal in close quarters battle where breaching and stopping power is critical. It can be configured for multi-mission roles with various ammunition combinations."
— In-game description

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the 870 Combat is an all-kit weapon. Its appearance is much more rugged and rusty, as with all the Vietnam weapons with cloth strips holding parts together. It also has wooden furniture, as opposed to the plastic and metal design of the base game. Its overall design is also slightly altered, with the weapon having a rear pistol-grip separate from the stock rather than integrated in. It performs similarly to the 870 Combat in the base game, but it has higher damage up close. Like in the base game, it has a default capacity of four shells and can be modified with the Extended Shotgun Magazine to have eight shells, and/or the 12 Gauge Slugs to fire single long range projectiles.

Unlike in the base game, the 870 is the Vietnam expansion's only shotgun, and as such fills an anti-personnel role at close range that cannot be compared to any other weapon available in the expansion.


Battlefield Play4FreeEdit

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870 Combat
Damage
  • Close range 24-26
  • Medium range 11-13
  • Long range 9-11
Damage multipliers

Headshot x2.1

Ammunition capacity

8 rounds (4 magazines)

Reload time

0.65 seconds per shell

Rate of fire

120 rounds per minute

Range

Short

Fire mode

Semi-automatic

Faction

all

Kit

all

The 870 MCS can be bought through the in-game store at the cost of 280 P4F Funds.png for unlimited use or 500 PF4 Credits.png per day. It comes with an 8 rounds magazine and provides effective close range firepower, usually resulting in a 1-shot kill at very close range, though its performance quickly deteriorates at longer ranges. It also has usable iron sights and does actually the exact same damage as the standard SPAS-12 with the same rate of fire, but is less expensive than the latter, lending to personal preference between these guns.

There is also a Battlefield 3 Edition of the 870 MCS that will become available to anybody who pre-ordered Battlefield 3 through the EA store. However the changes are purely aesthetic.

The Battlefield 3 Edition of the 870 Combat
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Battlefield 3Edit

870MCS.png
870MCS
Unlocks

Reflex (10 kills)
Flechette (20 kills)
Extended Magazine (30 kills)
Holographic (40 kills)
Tactical Light (50 kills)
12 Gauge Frag (60 kills)
ACOG (70 kills)
Laser Sight (80 kills)
12 Gauge Slugs (90 kills)
IRNV (100 kills)
Rifle Scope (125 kills)
M145 MGO (150 kills)
Flash Suppressor (175 kills)
Kobra (200 kills)
PKA-S (235 kills)
PSO-1 (270 kills)
PKS-07 (300 kills)
PK-A (350 kills)

Damage

Buckshot: 20 - 6 x 12 (240 - 72)
Flechette: 14.3 - 8.4 x 12 (171.6 - 100.8)
Frag: 60 - 10 impact, 30 - 10 blast
Slug: 100 - 34

Ammunition capacity

4 + 1 shells
6 + 1 shells with Extended Magazine

Unlocked at

Rank 1

Starting ammunition

30 + 5 shells
28 + 7 shells with Extended Magazine

Maximum ammunition

50 + 5 shells
49 + 7 shells with Extended Magazine

Reload time

1.3 seconds chamberloading when empty
0.67 seconds per shell

Rate of fire

33 RPM

Velocity

350 m/s

Range

Buckshot: 4m - 25m
Flechette: 12m - 25m
Frag and Slug: 8m - 40m

Blast radius

Frag: 1.5m - 3m

Recoil

1.0 up
0.1 left
0.3 right

Spread zoomed

0.1 - 2.0

Spread unzoomed

1.5 - 7.0 standing
1.0 - 7.0 crouching and prone

Spread increase per round

1.2

Spread decrease per second

8.0

Fire mode

Pump-action

Faction

Flag of the United States.svg United States Marine Corps (SP & MP)
Flag of Russia.svg Russian Ground Forces (MP)
People's Liberation and Resistance (SP)
FLAG OF FRANCE.png National Gendarmerie (SP)

Kit

BF3 Assault Icon.png Assault
BF3 Support Icon.png Support
BF3 Engineer Icon.png Engineer
BF3 Recon Icon.png Recon

Dog Tags

Proficiency
870mcsdogtag.png
Master
870masterydt.png

Source of statistics

http://symthic.com/?s=bf3
http://www.ign.com/wikis/battlefield-3/870MCS

Inventory slot

Main weapon

"The M870 is an American made Pump-Action Shotgun that has been used by Special Forces units for decades. In urban environments the M870 is especially effective due to its high stopping power at close range. The ability to load different types of shells makes the M870 able to adapt to a wide variety of situations, while a narrow choke gives the M870 slightly more range than other shotguns."
— Battlelog description

The 870 Combat makes another appearance in Battlefield 3 as the 870MCS (Modular Combat Shotgun).

SingleplayerEdit

The 870MCS is used by the USMC, and the PLR forces. The shotgun is also one of the default weapons in the level Operation Guillotine.

The National Gendarmerie can be seen using the 870MCS in Comrades.

MultiplayerEdit

The 870MCS is the first shotgun available to players in multiplayer, since it's already accessible at level one. It has the highest damage and longest range of all the shotguns in the game. Even for a pump-action weapon, the rate of fire of the 870MCS is quick enough to fire follow-up shots much faster than Bad Company 2's version. Sporting a 5-shells capacity (one in the chamber and four in the tube magazine), it can kill with a single shot at close range, or 2-3 shots at medium range. Sights/optics (such as the red dot sight, and rifle scope) and ammo (12G slug , 12G Frag , and 12G Flechette) replacements can also be unlocked for this shotgun.

As with most weapons, reloading takes much longer if the player does not have a shell chambered already.

GalleryEdit

Overview of the 870MCS in Battlefield 3
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TriviaEdit

  • In Battlefield: Bad Company, the 870MCS has exactly the same stats as the MEC T194.
  • In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the 870MCS has a picatinny rail on the top, but the player cannot mount any scopes on it.
  • The 870 Combat in Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam shares the same description as the 870MCS from the base game, despite the two varying between the original and MCS variants.
  • In Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the 870 Combat has written on its side "Kill 'em all", which can only be seen during reloading.
  • In Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam, the third-person view of the 870 Combat shows the character holding the weapon as if there is a pistol grip.
  • The 870MCS is only pump-action shotgun in Battlefield 3. However, the SPAS-12 will appear in Battlefield 3: Close Quarters.

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External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. Bad Company 2 | DenKirson on Xanga - retrieved December 20, 2010
  2. Bad Company 2 | DenKirson on Xanga - retrieved December 20, 2010

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