12 Gauge Slug

12 Gauge Slugs is a selectable specialization in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for any kit outfitted with a shotgun when the player reaches the rank of 16. When selected, a shotgun will fire a single, accurate, powerful, slug rather than the inaccurate but absolutely lethal spread of pellets when using the standard buckshot. The damage of the slug is less than the combined damage of all the buckshot pellets, however the accuracy and range of the slug more than makes up for it, since it is unlikely the player will hit your target with every pellet. Combined with Magnum Ammo, it can make the game's pump shotguns a one-shot kill from about 100 feet away and a two-shot kill or one-shot headshot from afar, it's also possible to kill two people with one shot aslong as the enemies are close together, usually one standing behind the other. This, and the fact that the slug uses the sniper bullet model, essentially makes the pump action a powerful, fast-firing mid range weapon.

Slugs for Pump-action shotguns do 100-50 damage (the same as most bolt-action Sniper Rifles) and for the USAS-12 and Saiga 20K slugs do 39-25 damage (the same as semi-automatic sniper rifles). Combined with Magnum Ammo, pump-action shotguns in hardcore are one-shot kills regardless of range or shot placement.

Trivia

 * The slug shot uses the bullet model used for sniper bullets, and is affected by the game's artificial gravity. The drop is inaccurate though, since a slug would travel slower and drop considerably faster. It also has the ability to get a marksman headshot at long distances.


 * A glitch may cause it to not activate and instead show (for its description) weapon stats that are all at zero.


 * The level requirement for this specialization has now been changed to level 16 instead of 12 (as of May 17, 2010).