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Summary

This is a French shotgun which packs some serious damage. Most zombies will be one-shot, one-kill with this. Even the Tank can be devastated by this weapon. The tight spread makes light work of any Hunter, Smoker, Crawler, etc.

Wikipedia Information

The Franchi SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun manufactured by Italian firearms company Franchi from 1979 to 2000. Only five percent (about 1,850) of the estimated SPAS-12 shotguns manufactured were imported into the United States. The SPAS-12 is a dual-mode shotgun, adjustable for semi-automatic or pump-action operation. The SPAS-12 was sold to military and police users worldwide, on the civilian market, and has been featured in many movies, TV shows and video games. The appearance and intended purpose of the SPAS-12 initially led to its "Military" designation as a Combat Shotgun. The SPAS-12 was designed from the ground up as a rugged military shotgun and it was named the (Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun). In 1990 Franchi renamed the shotgun to the (Sporting Purpose Automatic Shotgun), this allowed continued sales to the U.S. as a limited-magazine-capacity, fixed-stock model until 1994. Following the United States Federal Assault Weapons Ban, imports of SPAS-12 shotguns were stopped into the United States. In September 2004 the ban had expired, but Franchi had ended production in 2000 of the SPAS-12 to focus on the manufacturing of the SPAS-15 model. The SPAS-12's retail price in its final year of 2000 was $1500.00 USD averaged for final sales outside the U.S. to non-restricted countries. Franchi S.p.A. Italy.

Tips

  • The Spas-12 can kill a Tank in 8 shots.
  • The Spas-12 reloads one shell at a time, making you able to shoot whilst reloading, as you don't reload everything at once.
  • This gun contains one extra pellet that can save your life when you need it.
  • It is recommended to reload all your shells once you're finished with a zombie/hoard. You don't have to waste your time on reloading the gun whilst killing a zombie/hoard.

Trivia

  • This is the second shotgun to be added.
    • Probably the most overpowered shotgun in the R2D Series.
  • This was used to counter people with Minigun and Famas, just like the Sniper.
  • The Spas-12 was inspired by the Combat Shotgun in the game Left 4 Dead 2.
  • After Version 20, the Spas-12 is the only non-event weapon to not have a pre-release purchase option.
  • Even being named "Spas-12", it's model resemble a Ithaca 37 'Stakeout'.
  • Reformed in R2DA.


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