SPAS-12

The SPAS-12 is a combat shotgun that was produced by the Italian Arms developer Franchi S.P.A. It's well known for its iconic folding stock, which folds upward and rests on top of the weapon itself. Due to the expensiveness and complexity of the SPAS-12, as well as importation bans, it ceased production in 2001. Despite this, it is still an iconic shotgun for its rugged appearance.

Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
In Battlefield 2: Modern Combats singleplayer, the SPAS-12' is issued to NATO demolition-class soldiers. It has high power, short range and an 8 shell capacity. It is semi-automatic and is a very good close-quarters weapon, and even for medium ranges where it can kill an enemy in 3 shots at around 80 feet away.

In multiplayer, the SPAS-12 is featured as the main weapon of the USMC's Engineer kit. It has a short range but very high power.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In singleplayer, the SPAS12 can be found off of dead mercenaries (around when the player attacks the docks in Acta Non Verba) or as a collectible in Crossing Over.

In multiplayer, it is issued to the Demolition kit as an unlockable. It has better handling at the expense of lower accuracy due to its shorter barrel. This means that it has the largest cross hairs of all shotguns. It has an 8 shell capacity (1 in the chamber; 7 in the tube) and each must be manually loaded. Being a pump-action shotgun, it can easily kill in a single shot, but it also has very low range.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
In singleplayer, the SPAS-12 Combat can be found on certain levels as a collectible or used by enemies. It can be found with either shells or slugs. The plain version of this weapon can only be found in Heart of Darkness as a collectible, found before getting on the boat following the first firefight, where it is laying in the open.

In multiplayer, the SPAS-12 is unlocked at level 18. It is the third shotgun unlocked. It also features high power, low accuracy and short range like all pump-action shotguns. It can be used by any class, like the rest of the shotguns. Slugs change its damage to about that of a sniper rifle, but remove the range limits of the buckshot, and make it usable at medium-long range, but make it somewhat less effective up close, as there is a lower chance of hitting an opponent. This weapon is highly effective in Arica Harbor Conquest or Cold War, due to the small, tight and infantry-oriented combat seen on those maps.

Trivia

 * In Battlefield: Bad Company the SPAS-12 can be shot without pumping by holding the L1/LB/F then shooting and quickly holding the L1/LB/F again.
 * In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, you cannot see the tip of the gun because of the FOV (Field of View).

Videos
thumb|300px|left|Gameplay with the SPAS-12 Combat in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at [[Port Valdez in Conquest mode]]