Breaching Rounds

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A breaching round or slug-shot is a shotgun shell specially made for the purposes of door breaching. It is typically fired at a range of 6 inches (15 cm) or less, aimed at the hinges or the area between the doorknob and lock and doorjamb, and is designed to destroy the object it hits and then disperse into a relatively harmless powder.

They are used by military and SWAT teams to quickly force entry into a locked room. Ideally, breaching rounds may be used in a standard combat shotgun or riot shotgun, or in a specialized shotgun, often attached to a rifle, such as the KAC Masterkey or M26 MASS. Though designed not to endanger people behind or around a door, a breaching round is easily lethal if fired directly at a human target.

Battlefield Hardline
Breaching Rounds are a weapon accessory set to be introduced in the Battlefield Hardline: Criminal Activity expansion for both factions. It allows players to safely open a door that has been Sabotaged as well as being very effective in close range combat. Despite other ammunition accessories, Breaching rounds do not replace the normal rounds of a shotgun, requiring players to manually switch to breaching rounds in a similar manner to switching between semi-automatic, automatic, and burst fire for assault rifles. Even if a player runs out of normal ammunition, they may still used breaching rounds if equipped to the weapon.