SG-451 Cookout
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“A pump shotgun that fires a burst of incendiary phosphorus pellets, setting targets ablaze.
— Armory Description
The Cookout is a Primary Weapon classified as a Shotgun, that fires incendiary buckshot.
Procurement
The Cookout is unlocked on the 1st page of the Freedom's Flame Premium Warbond for 
20 Medals.
Detailed Weapon Statistics
| SG-451 Cookout | |
|---|---|
| Fire Rate | 80 rpm |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Reload Time | 6.9 s |
| Reloading 1 Round | 0.8 s |
| Spare Rounds | 60 |
| Starting Rounds | 32 |
| Rounds from Supply | 60 |
| Rounds from Ammo Box | 30 |
| Attacks | |
| Shotgun Dragon 10g flm | Projectile |
| Shotgun Dragon 10g flm | |
|---|---|
| Projectile | |
| Pellets | x 20 |
| Caliber | 8 mm |
| Mass | 2 g |
| Initial Velocity | 120 m/s |
| Drag Factor | 80% |
| Gravity Factor | 100% |
| Penetration Slowdown | 100% |
| Damage | |
| Standard | 16 |
| vs. Durable | 3 |
| Penetration | |
| Direct |  Light
|
| Slight Angle | Light
|
| Large Angle | Light
|
| Extreme Angle |  Unarmored I
|
| Special Effects | |
| Status Strength | 0.6 |
| Demolition Force | 10 |
| Stagger Force | 35 |
| Push Force | 20 |
Attachments
| Attachment Name | Category | Unlock Level | Unlock Cost | Effect | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Sight | Optics | Weapon Level 23 |  ENTER COST
|
ERGONOMICS 5 | |
| Reflex Sight Mk2 | Optics | Weapon Level 18 | ENTER COST
|
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| Holographic Sight | Optics | Weapon Level 8 | ENTER COST
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| 1.5x Tube Red Dot | Optics | Weapon Level 2 | ENTER COST
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| Reflex Sight | Optics | Weapon Level Missing data | ENTER COST
|
Tactical Information
- A Punisher variant, the Cookout is a pump action shotgun that ignites targets that it hits and individually reloads into two eight-round tubes.
- Enemies that are hit by a single pellet from the Cookout will immediately ignite, taking burning damage over a period of 3 seconds.
- With a 16-round internal magazine and the Rounds Reload trait, the Cookout is very ammo-efficient and will never discard any ammunition while reloading.
- Unlike the Punisher, the Cookout fires a large number of low-damage pellets, which gives it wider coverage.
- The general role of the Cookout is to ignite small enemies from range, letting the afterburn inflict damage over time.
- Due to its ability to set targets on fire, it is particularly effective against small enemies like Scavengers, Shriekers and Voteless, which have small amounts of health that can be completely dispatched by the burning alone.
- Compared to the standard Punisher, the Cookout inflicts less damage per round, giving it less raw damage output against single targets with larger amounts of health.
- The Cookout can be compared to the Breaker Incendiary, another shotgun that sets its targets on fire with incendiary ammunition. However, unlike the Breaker Incendiary, the Cookout's buckshot can stagger most targets that it hits, giving it a measure of stopping power when faced with tough enemies.
- The ideal use of the Cookout is shooting at groups of small enemies from range, allowing the burning to deal damage to them over time and kill them before they can get close enough to attack.
- Beware that burning damage is inflicted to the main body of the target, and thus does not weaken any particular body parts regardless of where the pellets hit. This makes the weapon fare poorly at trying to kill targets by destroying their weak points.
- Generally, try to shower multiple targets with pellets when possible, then retreat and allow the burning damage to hurt them without having to engage them. Effective use of the this tactic involves keeping targets on fire with as few shots as possible, only engaging them to set them on fire if they've been put out.
Media
Weapon Wheel
Aiming, Third-Person
Ditto, First-Person
Trivia
- The SG-451 Cookout's designation is likely a reference to Fahrenheit 451.
Change History
Patch
Description
1.003.000
2025-05-13
Undocumented Change
- Reduced status strength from 100 to 0.6
1.001.002
2024-08-06
Added to the game.