The AA12, or Auto Assault-12, is an American-made automatic combat shotgun, first designed in 1972 and added to Arsenal in the September Update. In-game, the AA12 fires from a 20-round drum magazine, with 60 rounds to spare. Nobody is legally selling new assault rifles to civilians in the US. The AA-12 was intended for sale to military and LE. It turns out that nobody wants an 11lb full auto shotgun that fires slower than the lighter weight semi-auto shotguns they already have. So, the design was reworked to semi-auto to hopefully sell a few to wealthy gamers. Winning putt forums.

An AA-12 shotgunTypePlace of originUnited StatesProduction historyDesignerMaxwell Atchisson, further developed by Military Police Systems, Inc.DesignedOriginal design: 1972MPS design: 2005ManufacturerMaxwell AtchissonSpecificationsMass5.2 kg less magazine. 7.3 kg with loaded 32-round drum (original version)Length991 mm (Atchisson Assault Shotgun, 1972)966 mm (AA-12, 2006)length457 mm300 rounds per minute350 m/s (1,100 ft/s)Effective firing range100 m (12 gauge slug)Maximum firing range200 m (FRAG-12 ammunition)Feed system8 rounds in box magazine, 20 or 32 rounds in drum magazinesSights, 2× zoom optical scopeThe Auto Assault-12 ( AA-12), originally designed and known as the Atchisson Assault Shotgun, is a developed in 1972 by Maxwell Atchisson. The most prominent feature is reduced recoil.

The current 2005 version has been developed over 18 years since the patent was sold to Military Police Systems, Inc. The original design was the basis of several later weapons, including the.

The weapon operates in only. However, the relatively low cyclic rate of 300 rounds per minute enables the shooter to fire semi-automatically de facto with brief trigger pulls. It is fed from either an 8-shell, or a 20- or 32-shell. Contents.History In 1987, Max Atchisson sold the rights of the AA-12 to Jerry Baber of Military Police Systems, Inc., Piney Flats, Tennessee.

MPS in turn developed the successor simply known as Auto Assault-12, which was redesigned over a period of 18 years with 188 changes and improvements to the original blueprint, modifications included changing the AA-12 from blowback- to gas-operated with a locked breech. 'When the bolt flies back after firing to cycle another round, around 80% of what would normally be felt as recoil is absorbed by a proprietary gas system. A recoil spring grabs another 10%, leaving the final recoil a remarkable 10% of the normal recoil for a 12-gauge round—so you can point the AA-12 at a target and unload the full magazine without significant loss of accuracy'. MPS also teamed up with Action Manufacturing Company, and Special Cartridge Company to combine the gun with High-Explosive ammunition into a multifunction weapon system.The weapon was lightened to 4.76 kg (10.5 lb) and shortened to 966 mm (38.0 in) but retained the same barrel length. The model has a 13-inch barrel, and is half a pound lighter than the regular model.

Uncommon in other automatic shotguns, the AA-12 fires from an, a feature more commonly found in submachine guns, as well as heavy and squad-level machine guns. It uses 8-round box, 20-round drum, or 32-round drum magazines, as opposed to the original 5-round box magazine. Due to the abundant use of stainless steel and the designed clearance for fouling, MPS has stated that the weapon requires little to no cleaning or lubrication. The designer states that cleaning is required after 10,000 rounds. Ammunition The AA-12 can use different types of 2 3/4-inch, 12-gauge ammunition such as, or less-lethal rubber stun batons.Usage In 2004, ten firing models of the AA-12 were produced and demonstrated to the. The HAMMER unmanned defense system by More Industries proposed to use dual-mounted AA-12s on the H2X-40 turret Neural Robotics also wanted to mount the weapon on their AutoCopter. See also.References.

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