KSG-12

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KSG-12
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Overview
Weapon Type	Primary Weapon
Weapon Class	Shotgun
Rank Prerequisites	Rank 1
Damage	30 → 20
Range	40 max → 80 min
Accuracy
Hip Accuracy
Sight Accuracy
Magazine Size	14
Ammo Reserve	50
Fire Modes	Semi
Rate of Fire	120 RPM
Advanced WEAPON BALLISTICS TTK (Time to Kill) 0.00 s Head & Body Multiplier Hitbox per bullet/pellet Range Max (40 studs) Min (80 studs) (x1.1) Head 33 22 (x1.00) Torso 30 20 (x1.00) Limbs 30 20 Red color signifies a fatal hit. Suppressed Stats Suppressor/Bullet Attachment Suppressed Damage Suppressed Range Suppressor → max → min R2 Suppressor → max → min ARS Suppressor → max → min PBS-1 Suppressor → max → min PBS-4 Suppressor → max → min Flechette (8 pellets) 27 -> 20 44 max -> 80 min Birdshot (16 pellets) 27 -> 20 44 max -> 80 min Slugs (1 pellet) 90 -> 50 40 max -> 80 min Muzzle Velocity 1500 studs/s Penetration Depth 0.5 studs Suppression 1.8 HIP ACCURACY 20 Min Camera Kick (3.00, -1.61, -0.31) Max Camera Kick (4.19, -1.11, 0.30) Min Recoil Displacement (0.10, 0.80, 12.19) Max Recoil Displacement (0.40, 1.10, 12.80) Min Recoil Rotation (6.19, -1.00, -0.31) Max Recoil Rotation (7.09, 0.20, 0.30) Hipfire Spread Factor 0.08 Hipfire Recovery Speed 9 Hipfire Spread Damping 0.70 SIGHT ACCURACY 32 Min Camera Kick (2.29, -0.50, -0.50) Max Camera Kick (2.70, -0.90, 0.50) Min Recoil Displacement (-0.11, 0.69, 7.19) Weapon Shot Displacement (0.10, 1.60, 7.80) Min Recoil Rotation (2.20, -0.50, -0.81) Max Recoil Rotation (3.40, -0.21, -0.50) Sight Magnification 2.5x ACCURACY 23 Hipfire Camera Recovery Speed 15 Sight Camera Recovery Speed 15 Weapon Recovery Speed 15 Weapon Recoil Damping 0.6 Hip Choke {{{HipChoke}}} Aim Choke {{{AimChoke}}} WEAPON HANDLING Reload Time 1.5 seconds Empty Reload Time 1.3 seconds Equip Speed 12 Aiming Speed 15 Crosshair Size 40 Crosshair Spread Rate 850 Crosshair Recover Rate 10 MISCELLANEOUS Weapon Walk Speed 14 stud/s Aiming Walk Speed 8.4 stud/s Ammo Type 12 gauge Round in Chamber Template:Weapon/Chamber Shot Suppression Range None

The KSG 12 is a bullpup shotgun in Phantom Forces. It is unlocked at rank 1 or it can be purchased with Credits.

History

Desgined by Kel-Tec in 2011, The KSG-12 is a pump action, bullpup shotgun, which is an uncommon setup for shotguns. It has two tube magazines that hold a total of 14 12 Gauge rounds with fully ambidextrous use. The user can also use a lever to switch tube magazines.

It also has a Picatinny rail above/near the barrel, where optics can be mounted.

The perpendicular forward grip and back-up iron sights seen in most media are not included in the basic package.

In-Game

The KSG-12 is a powerful pump action shotgun chambered in 12 Gauge with a high capacity and Rate of Fire. Comparatively, it has a higher Rate of Fire (RoF) and capacity than the Remington 870 and Serbu Shotgun.

However, the high capacity is not necessarily an advantage, since the time to grab and load a round into the KSG-12 is similar/same as other shotguns, the high capacity renders the reload time very long. Since shotguns do not lose already loaded ammo when reloading, tactical reloads can get rid of this problem. 

The KSG fires 8 pellets from each shell/round, but the damage per pellet is lower than the Remington 870, but higher than the Serbu Shotgun, and the pellet spread is average between the R870 and Serbu Shotgun.

Optics, barrel, under-barrel, canted sight, and laser attachments do not affect the pellet spread. But optics are generally recommended for a better field of view, and lasers can aid in hip firing.

While barrel attachments may decrease recoil or visibility, note that certain suppressors can hinder the 1 hit kill damage of the KSG-12 in close quarters range.

As is with all other shotguns, the KSG-12 is best used in Close Quarters Battles (CQB). Its effective 1 hit kill range is similar to that of the R870, but it might take more shots to kill a full health enemy at higher ranges.

But with the recent addition of Slug shells, it can be used effectively in all ranges, even long range too.

In very close quarters battles, it is recommended to aim down your sights/optic.

The reason for this is that, should the player hip-fire, the bullet mechanism of Phantom Forces will cause all pellets to be fired towards the bottom left corner of the screen, again, lasers can help solve this, as they show exactly where the fired round will go.

With the addition of the shotgun ammo update, the KSG-12 became way more powerful with the added ammunition.

With the KSG's fast rate of fire and good/high capacity, using the Birdshot round will make the KSG a devastating weapon in close quarters. However this option will hinder medium/long range performance even more, since the birdshot round increases the pellet spread, and in turn, pellet "drop."

The KSG-12 is also very good with slug ammunition. Again, because of it's high capacity and rate of fire, the player can kill a player at any range in a quick succession, however it is generally not recommended to use the it for long range. However, because of the Remington 870's lower ROF and higher damage, the R870 can avoid ammo spamming and also has a higher usability at range than the KSG.

Overall, since the update, the KSG-12 had become from the obselete counterpart to the Remington 870 to a potential monstrosity and competitor to the R870.

The KSG favors rate of fire and damage at the cost of higher pellet spread, lesser pellet damage, and some of the other aforementioned disadvantages. But it's overall a good weapon of it's type, though not the best by any means.

Ammunition

• Without any attachments, only with the different type of ammunitions.

Birdshot:

x0.9 max damage - x1.1 max range - x3 pellets

Hitbox	Range
	Max (44 studs)	Min (70 studs)
(x0.99 - x1.1)(x24 pellets) Head	29.7 (712.8)	22 (528)
(x0.9 - x1)(x24 pellets) Torso	27(648)	20 (480)
(x0.9)(x24 pellets) Arms and Legs	27(648)	20 (480)
Yellow color signifies when all of the pellets hit the target.

Flechette:

x0.9 max damage - x1.1 max range - x5 penetration

Hitbox	Range
	Max (38.5 studs)	Min (80 studs)
(x0.99 - x1.1)(x8 pellets) Head	29.7 (237.6)	22 (176)
(x0.9 - x1)(x8 pellets) Torso	27 (216)	20 (160)
(x0.9 - x1)(x8pellets) Arms and Legs	27 (216)	20 (160)
Yellow color signifies when all of the pellets hit the target.

Slugs:

x3 max damage - x2.5 min damage - x5 penetration - One projectile - Special multipliers

Hitbox	Range
	Max (35 studs)	Min (80 studs)
(x1.8) Head	162	90
(x1.5) Torso	135	75
(x1) Arms and Legs	90	50
Red color signifies a fatal hit.

Note: The damage value in-game is rounded down, example: 99.9 damage is counted as 99 damage and not 100 damage.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Higher capacity compared to the Remington 870.
• Higher Rate Of Fire than the Remington 870.
• Becomes devastating when used with slug or birdshot ammo.

Cons:

• Very loud gun noise.
• More pellet spread than the Remington 870
• Less damage than the R870
• Long reload due to capacity (Though reload can be canceled by pressing left click again)

Trivia

• The sights are the same as the normal iron sights but the front post is little bit thicker.
• It is the first gun and shotgun to be unlocked in-game.
• It has 2 tubes that need to be switched in real life. However, for the ease of development and usability, it is not included in the game.
• It's the only shotgun in the game that is bullpup.
• Because the KSG is smaller and has a shorter barrel than the Remington 870, it can be concluded that this is the reason it deals less damage and has a bigger spread.
• There is a feature exclusive to shotguns which allows the player to look over the optics by pressing "T". Attaching Canted sights deactivates this.
• It doesn't have ballistic tracker attachment, unlike Remington 870 and even Serbu Shotgun.

Gallery

The KSG-12 in-game.