Sawed-Off

The Sawed-Off is a Call of Duty: World at War weapon attachment for the Double-Barreled Shotgun. It increases power, but decreases accuracy and range. It is more or less similar to having the perk "Stopping Power" in use.

In Game
With this attachment, the Double-Barreled Shotgun becomes more likely to deliver a one-shot kill (at close range.). However, the Double-Barreled Shotgun has a strong power and low enough range to begin with, and therefore isn't the best attachment to use(unless you constantly gain a good range of your opponent or have a perfect accuracy.

In Nacht der Untoten and the Soviet campaign, a Sawed-Off Double-Barreled Shotgun with grip is added, providing the lethality of the Sawed-Off attachment and the accuracy bonus of the Grip. Because the weapon's range is reduced however, kills must be made uncomfortably close to your enemy. Ultimately the weapon is extremely deadly, and the attachment has its uses in some situations. It can be used effectively with the Overkill perk if using a weapon that is ineffective at close range. This attachment can be somewhat overlooked though, as the range and accuracy are dangerously decreased from this attachment.

How the Sawed-Off Attachment Works
The reason why it gains power when sawed off is because when a shotgun is fired, the pellets will bounce around in the barrel, losing their power, but compressing the spray and increasing the range and accuracy. By sawing off the barrel (shortening it), the pellets don't nearly bounce around as much, thus giving more power, but less accuracy and range.

Trivia

 * Ironically, it is less of an "attachment" which would imply that something has been added, but more of a detachment; Removal of part of the barrel.


 * Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun w/Grip is located just before entering the Asylum in the mission Ring of Steel and in the mini-game/special mission Nacht der Untoten.The Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun w/Grip is not particularly useful in Nacht der Untoten due to its low effective range.