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| name               = Smith & Wesson AS
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| origin             = United States
| type               = [[Engineering:Automatic shotgun|Automatic shotgun]] (AS-3) Semi-automatic shotgun (AS-1 and AS-2) [[Engineering:Assault weapon|Assault shotgun]]
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| design_date        = 1980s
| manufacturer       = Smith & Wesson
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| variants           = AS-1 (Semi auto)<br>AS-2 (Semi auto with burst)<br>AS-3 (Burst with full auto)
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| weight             = {{convert|9.75|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
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| part_length        = {{convert|457|mm|in|order=flip|abbr=on}}
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| action             = Short recoil
| rate               = Semi (AS-1)<br>Semi & 3 round burst (AS-2)<br>3 round burst & full automatic (375 rounds per minute) (AS-3)
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| range              = {{convert|100|m|ft}}
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| feed               = 10-round box magazine
| sights             = [[Engineering:Iron sights|Iron sights]]
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The '''Smith & Wesson AS (Assault Shotgun)''' is a prototype 12-gauge [[Engineering:Selective fire|select-fire]] [[Engineering:Shotgun|shotgun]] manufactured by Smith & Wesson. Its layout is similar to the [[Engineering:M16 rifle|M16 rifle]] and fed from a 10-round [[Engineering:Magazine (firearms)|magazine]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/1800/1864.htm |title=SMITH&WESSON C.A.W.S (U.S.A) |website=securityarms.com |date=March 15, 2001}}</ref> The AS was a rival to the Heckler & Koch HK CAWS.<ref>The Directory of the World's Weapons, Bookmart Ltd (1996), {{ISBN|1-85605-348-2}}, {{ISBN|978-1-85605-348-8}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Engineering:AO-27 rifle|AO-27 rifle]]
*Franchi SPAS-15
*Daewoo USAS-12

==References==
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