SPAS-12

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The **Franchi Special/Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun 12 gauge**, known as the **SPAS-12** in-game, is a pump-action Shotgun in Surviv.io added in the v0.4.2 "*Sun's out, guns out*" update on June 21, 2018. Due to its use of 12 gauge flechette Ammunition, it has a better range and accuracy than other shotguns, with the cost of being less powerful in terms of damage. The SPAS-12 is always found in Golden Pots in Gold Huts. The SPAS-12 can also appear elsewhere, however rarely, unless you are on the Woods Map (or its variants).

## Info

The SPAS-12 is a Shotgun that uses 12 gauge ammunition. However, it has a longer range, tighter spread but does lower damage than other shotguns due to 12 gauge flechette ammunition rather than the 12 gauge buckshot that most other shotguns shoot.

The SPAS-12 has a damage of 8.75 per pellet, which is 3.75 points less than other shotguns. To compensate for this, it has a range of 45 units, while buckshot shotguns only have a range of 28.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* A long projectile range for a Shotgun
* Reasonable fire rate for a Shotgun
* The spread of bullets is far less than of other Shotguns, allowing for much better accuracy
* Fires far more times than of other Shotguns before reloading, able to fire nine times

### Cons

* Even though it has a fast partial reload, it takes up a long time to reload to max(4.5 seconds)
* Harder to aim with than other shotguns.
* Not very high damage compared to other shotguns (8.75); For example: MP220 damage - 12.5

## Strategies

### Using

* The longer range and tighter grouping make the SPAS-12 more ideal for medium and long-range engagements. A lot of weapons out-damage the SPAS-12 at close range. However, hiding behind obstacles allow it to defeat most of the automatic/semi-automatic weapons.
* When faced by an opponent with a shotgun, keeping a distance is advantageous to a SPAS-12 user, as they have a better range and accuracy than someone using a buckshot shotgun.
* The SPAS-12 can be paired with another buckshot shotgun as the SPAS-12 can be used in long-range encounters while the buckshot shotgun can be used at close range. However, the user will need to stock up on 12 gauge ammunition as both weapons feed on the same reserve. Most guns can out-range SPAS-12, so this combo is not recommended.
* Make sure to either get in close or very far from an opponent with the SPAS-12. They excel at medium range, to where every pellet hits the player doing maximum damage. It only takes two or three clean hits to finish an enemy at medium range.
* The SPAS-12 pairs well with a Sniper Rifle for Quickswitching. It is a satisfactory alternative to a second sniper rifle for most engagement ranges.

### Countering

* Because the SPAS is tighter grouped and needs better aim than other shotguns, get lots of adrenaline and move erratically from side to side when heading into a fight. The SPAS is effective both close and mid-range, but in very tight areas, it has trouble. Get in extremely close and rush them with a high DPS weapon such as the MP220.
* Be careful when facing a SPAS user, as many people are extremely skilled using it in close and long-range. Shotguns are a good counter for the SPAS, and so are fast-firing weapons. (MAC-10, Vector, MP220, Saiga-12)

## Time to Kill (ms)

*Note: Headshots are not included in TTK values.*
## Rarity

The SPAS-12 is a rare Shotgun that mainly spawns in Golden Pots inside the Hut. It can also spawn in normal ground loot but is decently rare.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping To
* Cycling

## Links

* https://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-spas12.svg

## Trivia

* In reality, the SPAS-12 can use both semi-auto and pump-action fire modes. The pump-action mode was included so that the shotgun could fire proprietary Ammunition that may not be powerful enough to cycle the bolt when used in a semi-automatic fashion (such as less-lethal Ammunition). Thus the use of pump-action would ensure that rounds are extracted and fed reliably through manual operation.
	+ In-game, the SPAS-12 only uses pump-action. This may be since the 12 gauge flechette shells is not powerful enough to be used in semi-automatic modes or that the semi-auto may be unfair in-game.
* The real-life SPAS-12 does not have a magazine capacity of 9 rounds. Instead, it has a maximum capacity of 8. However, a shell can be stored in the chamber, creating an 8+1 capacity (9). So the SPAS-12 in-game maximum capacity is correct and implies that the user chamber-loads a shell before reloading.
* The in-game sprite shows the SPAS-12 with the stock folded.
* It's the first shotgun in the game to not use 12 gauge buckshot, well as the second pump-action shotgun in the game.
* Franchi has made a successor to this shotgun, the semi-automatic only SPAS-15.

## Gallery

A Polish survivr managed to find 2 SPAS-12 shotguns, as well as an 8x scope. If there are any dinosaurs on this island, he's ready.A SPAS found in a shack.Two SPAS shotguns4 SPAS-12 shotguns in the red zoneAn enlargened image of a survivr with the Island Time skin and a SPAS-12 spawned from the Golden HutA fellow survivr holding the SPAS-12This survivr managed to find 3 SPAS-12 with a Ghillie Suit