Mustang

The Mustang is a pistol introduced in. It is unique in that it functions like a shotgun, yet it is classified as a pistol. There are 12 flechettes; each flechette deals 60 damage, While the Version deals 120 Damage each flechette. This adds up to 720 total damage (if all flechettes hit) and 1440 Damage for the Version, making it the highest damage per hit for a pistol.

As it is only a sidearm, the Mustang's stats are quite poor compared to the other shotguns, with a worryingly low ammunition capacity being the most evident example. However, it can fire and reload very fast, allowing it to be a good help in a tight spot with many weak zombies, it also has a relatively tight spread. The capacity and fire rate is similar to an SAS3 weapon, the Stoeger side-by-side, due to both having a 2 clip size, high fire rate, nice reload, and their being handy to use in a pinch.

Overall, the Mustang is a very nice pistol and very helpful for early levels below the twenties. The Mustang has a decent damage output per round, allowing it to two-shot normal Bloaters. The normal version drops rather frequently and can be used as a Primary weapon in lower levels if augment slots are sufficient.

The Mustang, obtained at later levels, deals double the damage, instantly taking out most Evolved forms of weaker zombies in a single shot. A 10*** Mustang augmented with Race Modded, Deadly, and Piercing makes for a very good pistol, 240 damage per pellet, quick reload (.32 seconds [20% cap]) and an average pierce of 4 allows for a crowd shredding monster of a pistol.

However, Chitinous hide zombies and Shielders remain a problem. The Mustang is also pitiful against bosses, as the weapon's spread forces you to be closer to the boss to deal the most damage, and the constant reloading makes the overall dpm (damage per minute) smaller than pistols such as the Poison Claw or Ronson 45.

Overall, the Mustang is great at deliver short bursts of damage against crowds of weak zombies, but will perform less effectively against tougher zombies in long-term combat.

Triva

 * Its name may be based on:
 * North American P-51 Mustang
 * Titan T-51 Mustang
 * Mustang Aeronautics Mustang II
 * FK-Lightplanes SW51 Mustang