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I am here to point out in WW1 the Germans tried to declare the pump Shotgun an illegal weapon of war. The pump shotgun was new to the Germans and as everyone learned good for up close fighting and clearing trenches... The Germans threaten to kill Americans in precession of a shotgun or its ammunition...
Shotgunners would rapidly clear German trenches, cutting away the defenders. The tactic was so effective that Model 97s picked up the nicknames “trench brooms” and “trench sweepers.” The German government lobbed an official protest against the weapon, saying that the weapon inflicted unnecessary cruelty.
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A single weapon used predominantly in World War I and with a limited deployment in World War II was so effective and so terrifying that Germany lodged a diplomatic protest against its use by American forces. It wasn’t the flamethrower or the machine gun. It was shotguns, especially the Winchester Models 1897 and 1912.
Here is this... You know that slamfire mode is assume... German's said they were crueler than gas... inhumane they said the inventors of the flamethrower...
https://owlcation.com/humanities/World-War-1-History-Germany-Declares-Shotgun-Inhumane
The Weaponized Shotgun
What evolved was the Model 97 Trench Gun, a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun with a 20-inch barrel, a sling swivel, and a bayonet adapter with a perforated metal heat shield over the barrel. Without the heat shield, the barrel could get too hot to hold when using the bayonet. With one “in the spout” (chambered) and five in its tubular magazine, the Trench Gun could hold six shotgun shells. Normal cartridges made of a brass base with a cardboard tube were unfit for the terrible conditions at the front. The cardboard, when wet, swelled up and jammed, so all-brass cartridges were issued. Each 2-3/4 inch shell contained nine 00 (double-aught) buckshot pellets, each with a diameter of 8.4mm (.33 inch).
A video...
Shotgunners would rapidly clear German trenches, cutting away the defenders. The tactic was so effective that Model 97s picked up the nicknames “trench brooms” and “trench sweepers.” The German government lobbed an official protest against the weapon, saying that the weapon inflicted unnecessary cruelty.
This awesome 'trench broom' terrified Germans in both World Wars
The Winchester Model 1897 and 1912 were so effective in the trenches on the Western Front of WWi that Germany protested their use.
www.wearethemighty.com
A single weapon used predominantly in World War I and with a limited deployment in World War II was so effective and so terrifying that Germany lodged a diplomatic protest against its use by American forces. It wasn’t the flamethrower or the machine gun. It was shotguns, especially the Winchester Models 1897 and 1912.
Here is this... You know that slamfire mode is assume... German's said they were crueler than gas... inhumane they said the inventors of the flamethrower...
https://owlcation.com/humanities/World-War-1-History-Germany-Declares-Shotgun-Inhumane
The Weaponized Shotgun
What evolved was the Model 97 Trench Gun, a pump-action 12-gauge shotgun with a 20-inch barrel, a sling swivel, and a bayonet adapter with a perforated metal heat shield over the barrel. Without the heat shield, the barrel could get too hot to hold when using the bayonet. With one “in the spout” (chambered) and five in its tubular magazine, the Trench Gun could hold six shotgun shells. Normal cartridges made of a brass base with a cardboard tube were unfit for the terrible conditions at the front. The cardboard, when wet, swelled up and jammed, so all-brass cartridges were issued. Each 2-3/4 inch shell contained nine 00 (double-aught) buckshot pellets, each with a diameter of 8.4mm (.33 inch).
A video...
