SPAS-12

Overview
The SPAS-12 is a Combine manufactured shotgun used by both the Combine and Resistance extensively.

Compared to the other shotguns, the SPAS-12 is the most well balanced, having a decent magazine capacity for a shotgun, moderately high damage, and being fairly accurate.

Primary attacks consist of a single shell being fired at a decent speed with moderate spread which quickly increases at a distance. Secondary attacks will instead fire two shells at once, doubling the damage launched, but also increasing spread and slowing the attack speed.

Acquisition
The SPAS-12 is first found in We Don't Go To Ravenholm... and is given once the player reaches a specific spot in Ravenholm. Once there, Father Grigori will meet with the player and toss them the shotgun.

Afterwards, it becomes a common weapon in the hands of Combine and Resistance members alike.

Advantages
-High damage up close, especially with the secondary fire.

-Reloads and fires fairly quickly for a shotgun.

-Negligible recoil.

-Uses the common shotgun ammo.

-Movement will not affect accuracy.

-The most accurate of shotguns (the Jackhammer is technically more accurate at first glance, but accuracy diminishes quickly due to it's fire rate and intense recoil.).

Disadvantages
-Magazine size isn't very large.

-Useless at longer ranges.

-Secondary attacks are rather slow.

-Enemies with this weapon can become a problem real fast up close.

-Iron sights don't help with the weapon's spread.

Tactics
-Forget about using this weapon at a distance. Pass short range, and the SPAS-12 becomes worthless.

-Headshots with this weapon are often devastating, especially if used with the secondary fire.

-The SPAS-12 isn't massively effective in groups, but can pick off specific targets fairly easily.

-Try saving secondary attacks for stronger targets such as Augmented Combine units.

-It's generally not recommended to use the SPAS-12 against faster moving enemies, such as Aces, due to it's slow attack rate.

-The SPAS-12 is devastating to slower moving targets such as Poison Zombies. Get up close and give them a face full of lead with it.