Shotguns
AA-12
Fully automatic open-bolt combat shotgun with a recoil buffer: 300 RPM of buckshot, surprisingly tame.
Origin: USA, 1972/2005 — Maxwell Atchisson / MPS
Stats
| Base | After the Forge of Ys | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | AA-12 | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| Damage (near / far) | 33 – 12 × 9 | 83 – 30 × 9 |
| Head multiplier | × 1.50 | × 1.50 |
| Effective range | 7 – 18 m | 7 – 18 m |
| Fire rate | 300 rpm | 300 rpm |
| Fire mode | Automatic | Automatic |
| Magazine / reserve | 8 / 64 | 20 / 160 |
| Reload | 2.60s (empty 3.30s) | 2.60s (empty 3.30s) |
| Reload type | Magazine | Magazine |
| Aim time | 300 ms | 300 ms |
| Sprint-out | 280 ms | 280 ms |
| Movement speed | 93% | 93% |
| Spread (hip / aimed) | 2.4° / 0.70° | 2.4° / 0.70° |
| Penetration | 1 target | 1 target |
| Zoom | × 1.12 | × 1.12 |
Effect: Hi, my name is AA-12 and I can’t stop. 20-round drum.
First pass at the Forge of Ys: 5,000 points. Each further pass (2,500 points) keeps these stats and rolls a new elemental ammo, different from the previous one.
Damage falloff
| Distance | Damage per pellet (9 pellets) | After the Forge of Ys |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 7 m | 33 | 83 |
| 13 m | 23 | 56 |
| ≥ 18 m | 12 | 30 |
Shots to kill a zombie
| Round | Torso | Head | Torso · Forge of Ys | Head · Forge of Ys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 25 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 30 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
Normal difficulty, point-blank, no Perks. Shotguns: every pellet on target.
Where to find it
- Possible starting weapon when the host allows loadout weapons (level 40).
- In the Mystery Box: weight 1 (1 = regular weapon).
Compatible attachments
| Slot | Compatible attachments |
|---|---|
| Optic | Red dot sight (weapon level 2), Holographic sight (weapon level 5), Mini reflex sight (weapon level 15), Tritium sights (weapon level 16) |
| Muzzle | Choke (weapon level 3), Suppressor (weapon level 9) |
| Barrel | Long barrel (weapon level 10) |
| Underbarrel | Vertical grip (weapon level 6) |
| Magazine | Extended mag (weapon level 4), Drum mag (weapon level 8) |
| Stock | Heavy stock (weapon level 12) |
| Laser | Laser sight (weapon level 7), Tactical light (weapon level 11) |
| Ammo | Hollow point rounds (weapon level 13), FMJ rounds (weapon level 14) |
Camos
- Woodland — Kill 25 enemies
- Sand — Kill 50 enemies
- Urban — Kill 100 enemies
- Tiger — Kill 150 enemies
- Digital — Kill 200 enemies
- Splinter — Kill 300 enemies
- Hex — Kill 400 enemies
- Carbon — Kill 500 enemies
- Blood — Get 50 headshots
- Flames — Get 100 headshots
- Frost — Get 200 headshots
- Magma — Get 350 headshots
- Damascus — Get 500 headshots
- Marble — 200 kills with the weapon upgraded at the Forge of Ys
- Gold — Unlock this weapon’s 14 challenge camos
- Diamond — Get Gold on 3 weapons in the “Shotguns” class
- Abyss — Get Diamond in every weapon class