Editing Trenchgun (section)

== Tactics ==
*If the first shell does not kill the specimen, it's safer to back up and either fire once the trenchgun has been cocked again or just wait for the specimen to burn to death.
*Using the [[9mm tactical pistol]] is stronger and far more accurate for targets at long and even medium range, when aiming for the head.
*The trenchgun is still ineffective against the [[Fleshpound]] and [[Scrake]] on higher difficulty levels, so it is generally wise to let your team initiate the attack on these specimens before enraging them. However, on normal difficulty, a Scrake can be killed using one magazine of the trenchgun, with the appropriate number of players and Firebug level.
*Reloading the trenchgun whenever you have the time is important, since the reload time to completely fill it is fairly long. On later waves, you won't have much time to reload between attacking specimens, so timing your reloads with your teammates is essential.
*Firing at a large group of specimens from a moderate distance is a good way to soften up or kill many of them before they close in. Although the pellets may not do much damage at that range, the afterburn will kill them or damage them before they get to you.
*Especially on higher difficulty levels, waiting for enemies to close in and bunch up is a much more efficient use of ammo than picking them off one by one. With practice, you should be able to judge the risk and reward of this technique appropriately.
*The trenchgun is an extremely effective crowd-controller, (On Hard Difficulty) you will rarely require more than 2 shots to kill anything less than the Husk, Scrake, Fleshpound and Patriarch. As mentioned before, be wise on ammo usage. The trenchgun has an arguably tight spread, allowing you to go mid-range with the shotgun fairly well.
*An effective strategy on Hard difficulty and below is to go for a load-out of a trenchgun, .44 Magnum and an M79, in that particular order. Using the trenchgun as a 'primary weapon', the .44 as a weapon dedicated to head shots only, and the M79 coupled with a fire-grenade for emergency or a large area of crowd-control.