ATSG-12

ATSG-12
Type	Full-Auto Shotgun
Slot	Close-quarter
Rating
Damage	High
Fire Rate	High
Range	Low
Stability	Medium
Reload Speed	Medium
Ammo Capacity	12|120
Price	$40,000 (WD1) $24,300 (WD2)
Appears in	Watch Dogs Watch Dogs 2

❝ The ATSG-12 is a fully automatic shotgun made largely out of stainless steel. It is a multi-functional weapon that can clear a room with efficiency.❞ 

―In-game Description

The ATSG-12 is a shotgun that appears in Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2.

Design

The shotgun is clearly based on the design of the MPS AA-12/ Atchisson Assault Shotgun. The in-game model features the same integrated fixed stock and a deep grey camouflage scheme across its body. Like its real life counterpart, the ATSG-12 is fitted with two iron sights. The in-game model employs eight-round box magazines (although they actually hold twelve rounds), each loaded with 12-gauge shells.

The ATGS-12 is unique in being a shotgun with full-auto capability, due to its employment of an API blowback operation system. The system gives the ATSG-12 firing capability similar to that of an Assault Rifle.

Performance

Watch Dogs

The gun's employment of 12-gauge shells, combined with its full-auto capability allow it to deal heavy damage at a quick rate for a good sustained duration (for a shotgun). The gun is ideally suited to taking down large numbers of close-medium range targets quickly. It is also well-suited to destroying vehicles, with one magazine being able to disable or destroy most cars at close range. The damage per round, rate of fire and sustained fire duration make the ATSG-12 arguably the most deadly non-explosive gun in-game, as it takes 2 shots at close range to kill a single Gunman and 4 to kill an Elite, at short-medium range. However, the ATSG-12 barely does any damage to Enforcers due their heavy Ballistics armor, an explosive weapon being a better choice when fighting Enforcers. Sustained fire, however, may deal severe damage to one, especially at close range.

Watch Dogs 2

The performance of the ATSG-12 is largely the same as in the previous iteration, but thanks to the redesigned armor of Enforcers (particularly gang members, who no longer wear head or face protection), the ATSG-12 can dispatch these enemy types with ease, requiring few shells at close range with Marksmanship Skills. Even without Marksmanship Skills, Gunmen both with and without body armor can be killed with a 1-2 shells at close range. However, as with all shotguns, damage dropoff is steep, and thanks to the increased spread of the ATSG-12 in contrast to other weapons, targets over 20 meters away will scarcely be injured by the weapon. Furthermore, despite the weapon's high rate of fire, the SGR-12 can technically fire faster thanks to its semi-automatic nature, with an indistinguishable drop in damage.

Locations

Watch Dogs

• At the gun stores (DB&R Weaponsmiths and Quid Pro Quo Guns). It will have a special offer of $40,000.
• In some sidemissions, the ATSG-12 is used by Enforcers.
• In the mission By Any Means Necessary, an ATSG-12 can be picked up at the Rossi-Fremont entrance or from Iraq after defeating him.

Watch Dogs 2

• Used by the Enforcers of SFPD SWAT.
• Used by the Enforcers of the Auntie Shu Boys and the Bratva.
• As of patch 1.08, it can be printed at any 3D Printer for $24,300, but cannot be painted.

Trivia

• It is one of 12 5-star weapons in Watch Dogs.
• There are no 12-round mags for the real life AA12, which has 20 and 32-round drum magazine and 8-round box magazines.
• It is the Enforcers' weapon of choice along with the U100.
• The ATSG-12 is available for purchase as a "special offer", along with the G106.
• This weapon appeared in Tom Clancy's The Division series, another Ubisoft series, named the Showstopper.