USAS-12

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The **Daewoo Precision Industries Universal Sporting Automatic Shotgun (USAS) 12 gauge**, known as the **USAS-12** in-game, is a unique Shotgun in surviv.io that uses 12 gauge Ammunition and was added into the game on the v0.6.3 "Into the woods" update on October 18, 2018. It is exclusive to the Woods Map.

## Info

The USAS-12 shoots explosive rounds that deal a large amount of damage, similar to the Frag Grenade but not as powerful, being able to kill a survivr with no armor in 2-3 shots.

* The bullets deal 12 damage each.
* When the bullets reach your cursor they explode dealing 42 damage.
	+ This means it has a maximum damage of 54 per shot (not including the shrapnel).
* Each shrapnel does 5 damage.
* There is 9 shrapnel produced per explosion.
* If the bullet hits, then explodes, and every shrapnel hits, it can do up to 99 damage.
	+ This means that it can only do 104 damage MAX for head-shots as head-shots only apply for the *bullet*, not the explosion.
	+ However, the likeliness of this happening is almost none, and may be prevented by some mechanism that may force the shrapnel from the explosion to be spread around the explosion.
	+ The reload sound is very similar to that of the Groza.
* The USAS-12 usually does 54-64 damage.
* The bullets can ricochet off reflective Obstacles and Pan.
* The bullets do not go over Obstacles, unlike Frag Grenades and MIRV Grenades.

## Strategies

### Using

* Be careful while firing this weapon, as you can damage yourself with the blast.
* You can't damage your teammates with the bullets, explossion, or shrapnel.
* Due to how rare and powerful the gun is, many people will want it, so make sure to be well-equipped.
* If your team does manage to get the USAS-12, your squad will attract a lot of attention. Stay together and play your best to fend off attacking squads. The USAS-12 user can help out their teammates a lot with this because the explosion coupled with the high ammo per magazine can take out groups easily.
* This gun requires less aiming due to the blast. Use this to your advantage.
* The fragmentation ability allows you to flush enemies out of indestructible objects, especially ones like the hedgehog. The 10 round magazine allows you to relentlessly frag your opponent and provides them nothing to hide behind.
* Be sure to watch your health while using the gun, as the overconfidence gained from such a powerful weapon can leave you vulnerable.
* Because of the explosion effect, you usually need to shoot only ONCE to blow up an explosive object like the barrel. If your opponents walk near a barrel shoot it to get massive damage.
* This gun is only suitable for mid-range. This gun does not have a far range like the SPAS-12 does, and the explosion can damage yourself if the explosion is too close to you.
* Try to limit usage while playing on mobile, since you do not have control over how far to shoot it.

### Countering

* At close range, rushing USAS-12 users with high DPS weapons like the MP220 or Saiga-12 can take them out before they deal significant damage to you.
* Picking users off from a long distance with the BAR M1918 or even the Mosin-Nagant can be used to obtain a USAS-12 without being touched at all by it.
* Players can also hide in a bush or under a Tree, cook a FragGrenade for 3-4 seconds, and then throw at the USAS user.
* If you go very close range to a USAS player, the explosion will damage them as well, as you hack away at them with your Melee Weapon.
* Try to stay out of range of it. If you can hit the USAS user with a sniper, like the AWM-S (which will most likely kill them right away) or the SV-98 (which puts your enemy at half health) you can finish them with a MIRV Grenade.

* Bullet
* Explosive
* Shrapnel

## Obtaining

The USAS-12 can be found:

* In the second room of the Eye Bunker on the Halloween Map and the Woods Map.
* In Hardstone Blocks scattered in the Woods Map.
* In 50v50, the USAS-12 can be found in Gold Military Meteor Crates.
* In the Hatchet Case in the Hatchet Bunker and Storm Bunker on the Woods Map.
* In Golden and Normal Air Drops in the Woods Map.
* In Potatoes in the Potato Map.

## Sounds

* Reloading
* Firing
* Explosion
* Swapping To

## Rarity

The USAS-12 is one of the rarest weapons in the game, along with the M249, PKP Pecheneg, and Golden Air Drop exclusive weapons (CZ-3A1, M4A1-S, M1 Garand, OTs-38, and the AWM-S). It is mainly found in the Hatchet Case during the Woods Event, but can also spawn in HardstoneBlocks. It can also spawn as normal loot but is extremely rare. Also, note that this weapon does not spawn in the normal mode.

## History

* v0.6.95
	+ Nerfed USAS blast radius
	+ Decreased USAS drop rare
* v0.6.71
	+ Changed world image from File:Gun-med-01.img.png to File:Gun-usas-01.img.png
	+ Changed world tint from 14211288 (#D8D8D8) to 16777215 (#FFFFFF)
* v0.6.3
	+ Added

## Links

* https://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-usas.svg

## Trivia

* The USAS-12's use of fragmentation rounds may be a reference to the game Battlefield 3 or Battlefield 4, where the USAS-12 also made appearances. In both games, the USAS-12 was notorious for its compatibility with 12 gauge frag rounds and players deemed the weapon extremely overpowered.
* It is the second automatic shotgun in the game, the first being the Saiga-12.
* Like the Saiga-12, the USAS-12's firing speed is also extremely slow in-game when compared to its real-life counterpart.
* It has the largest magazine out of all shotguns, with 10 shells per magazine.
* This is the only gun to shoot explosive rounds.
* It's the third limited-time weapon added in the game, after the Model 94 and Peacemaker. The BAR M1918 later joined after the USAS.
* The old skin of the USAS-12 looked similar to an M416, FAMAS, Vector, or Mk 12 SPR
* The explosion sound of the USAS's frags sounds like the MIRV Grenade’s first explosion.
* This automatic shotgun was designed in the US and manufactured in South Korea during the 1980s.
* The bullet shows up as a red tracer.
* The USAS-12's explosion used to not damage the shooter in the first Woods mode.

A USAS being held by a fellow Survivr.PNGA fellow survivr holding a USAS-12 before the re-skin

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