Ithaca M37 (SG)

The Ithaca M37 (SG) is a weapon item in Resident Evil 5 and, as per naming convention in the game, is evidently a shotgun. More specifically, it is a pistol-grip, pump-action shotgun. It is based on the real-life Ithaca M37 shotgun, and it is the first shotgun to be obtained in-game.

Gameplay[]

Basic info
Name	Ithaca M37 (SG)
Ammunition	Shotgun ammo
Campaign availability	Chapter 1-2
Infinite ammo cost	9,000 Exchange points
Fully upgrade unlocks	Hydra
Extra content availability	The Mercenaries: Chris BSAA

The Ithaca can be acquired in Chapter 1-2 in a building which requires the Old building key to be opened. Sheva can find this using the Assist Jump on the second broken ladder. The building is located after an assist door, and it can be entered before or after the cutscene with Allyson. If missed, the key is discarded, and it can be purchased in Chapter 1-2 and onwards.

The Ithaca M37 starts with a base firepower of 200, a reload speed of 3.00 seconds, a capacity of 6, and a critical ratio of 0. Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 400, a reload speed of 2.40 seconds, a capacity of 25, and a critical ratio of 1. This shotgun has a critical ratio value as opposed to an attack range value.

Compared to other shotguns, the Ithaca has a medium firepower, the largest capacity and a high critical rate. If the Jail Breaker is upgraded to its attack range, then the Ithaca will be considered the weakest shotgun in the game. But it also costs the least to fully upgrade.

Fully upgrading the Ithaca opens the option to buy infinite ammo for it for 8,000 Exchange Points in the Bonus Features menu. Fully upgrading this weapon will also unlock the Hydra to be purchased from the store.

The Ithaca also appears in the Mercenaries minigame. It is part of Chris in his BSAA costume load out. It is also in the Mercenaries Reunion as part of Sheva's loadout in her Fairytale outfit.

Upgrade chart[]

The Ithaca takes a total of ₦72,000 to buy and full upgrade or just ₦70,000 fully upgrade if the player takes the one found in-game.

Level	Firepower	Cost	Reload speed	Cost	Capacity	Cost	Critical%	Cost
1	200	Default	3.00 sec.	Default	6x	Default	(12.5%)	Default
2	230	₦2,000	2.85 sec.	₦500	7x	₦500	(25%)	₦5,000
3	260	₦2,000	2.70 sec.	₦1,000	8x	₦500	N/A	N/A
4	300	₦3,000	2.40 sec.	₦3,000	9x	₦500	N/A	N/A
5	330	₦3,000	N/A	N/A	10x	₦500	N/A	N/A
6	360	₦5,000	N/A	N/A	12x	₦1,000	N/A	N/A
7	400	₦9,000	N/A	N/A	13x	₦1,000	N/A	N/A
8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	15x	₦1,500	N/A	N/A
9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16x	₦2,000	N/A	N/A
10	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	17x	₦3,000	N/A	N/A
11	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	18x	₦4,000	N/A	N/A
12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20x	₦5,000	N/A	N/A
13	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	22x	₦7,000	N/A	N/A
14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25x	₦10,000	N/A	N/A

Stat detailed compared[]

Stat \ Shotgun	Ithaca M37	M3	Jail Breaker	Hydra
Range	All equal: after 25 paces all shotguns inflict 0 damage
“Range” Upgrades*	0		2
Max Damage	400	900	350 x 2.14 = 749	550 x 2.14 = 1177
Number of Average Shot Pellets	7		15
Damage per Shot Pellet	58	129	50	79
Rate of Fire**	12s	11s	9s	8s
Reload Speed***	2.4s	2.7s	1.8s	3.3s
Capacity****	25	10	15	10
Critical Chance Multiplier	25%	12.5%
Spread	shotguns spread to the equal 12° average circumference		shotguns spread to the equal 24° average circumference

*Attack Range upgrades increase shot pellets by 50% each level - effectively doubling pellets from 7 to 15 and scatter spread shell shot to equal 24 degree when fully upgraded.
**Rate of Fire: the time it takes to fire 10 rounds.
***Each shotgun has a set 2 shell reload animation. With infinite ammo, all reload animations are negated.
****With infinite ammo, all shotgun capacities are infinite.
*****Ithaca: 1 (in comparison, M92F has 3, VZ61 has 2)

These statistics were obtained by firing at a large wall.

Ithaca M37 (SG)

Contents

Gameplay[]

Upgrade chart[]

Stat detailed compared[]

Gallery[]