Saiga

The Saiga 20K, in reality known as the Saiga 12K, or simply as the S20K or S12K, is a Kalashnikov-pattern 12-gauge Combat Shotgun available in a wide range of configurations, manufactured in Russia.

The Saiga 20K is called such, or abreviated to S20K, in Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2, but in reality, the name for the weapon is the Saiga 12K, and is named as such, or abreviated to S12K, in Battlefield 2.

Appearances in Battlefield
The Saiga-20K appears in Battlefield 2, Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Battlefield 2
The weapon, refered to in-game as the S12K, is the default weapon for the Engineer kit for the MEC team. It is the first automatic shotgun players will most likely get to use. The weapon is superior to the American M-1187 and Chinese NOR-182 combat shotguns, as the S12K is semi-automatic while the other 2 shotguns are pump-action. It is very similar to the Engineer class' Tier one unlock weapon, the MK3A1 Jackhammer, as both have the same magazine capacity, fire rate, and range, although the MK3A1 boasts a higher damage output per pellet.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In Bad Company, the weapon, refered to in-game as the S20K, is featured in both single and multiplayer modes.

In singleplayer, Russian enemies wield it as their standard shotgun.

In multiplayer it is the default shotgun for the Russian "Demolition" Kit and is the first semi-automatic shotgun avaliable to the player. It has an 8 round magazine and can kill within 3 or so shots with a good fire rate, but like all shotguns, it is limited to a very short range.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2


The weapon returns in Bad Company 2, again being called the S20K in-game, now having the ability to be used by every class.

Its performance is similar to that of Bad Company's, only now having a default capacity of 6 shells, a higher rate of fire and a longer effective range.

With the 12 Gauge Slugs specialization, it can be used as an effective semi-automatic rifle.