The Tactical 12-Gauge is a combat shotgun with an extended breach capacity. It deals a great amount of damage with each shot and can easily obliterate opponents at close range. The double-barrel is better for maps with few bots, since there is no need for a large magazine, and therefore more time for the player to reload; however, on a well-populated or smaller map, the Tactical 12-Gauge comes into a league of its own, being able to cut eight players to ribbons before needing to reload. Of course, the 12-Gauge has the longest reload time of all weapons; this can be troublesome in a big firefight. It also fires four pellets like the shotgun.