Most of us players don’t want to sacrifice an smg for a shotgun so we just kind of leave it there and not be put to use, if we can allow a radioman to handle it I would most likely utilize it.
For my assault class I also rarely select the secondary weapon slot, I use the backpack for extra ammo etc, so having the shotgun be available to other classes would be a nice addition to the game. Whether or not if it’s historically accurate I’m not sure.
What do you guys think of this?
Before any change to shotguns they need to revert their stupid nerf because at this state they are literally unusable
i never know shotguns full potential since i got it after nerf 
I think the radio should move to the weapon slot myself like every other “special” item like hammers, AT guns etc. I feel like engineers would be the class to have shotguns if any BUT like others have said i still would never use one in their current state
I’m still salty I can’t use a shotgun on german pilots in Tunisia, considering the axis shotgun description. 
Honestly would be nice to be able to use the shotguns on the radioman and even the engineer as yes there isn’t much point in using the shotgun over the submachine other than a backup even then i rarely use backup weapons.
Since radiomen can only have the “two main weapons” upgrade,
Yes.
It was such a wonderful weapon, one shot killed 2-3, shoot from a distance of 50 m?No problem, you’ll kill him anyway.I do not know about the Winchester, but toz was wonderful.
TF ?
Radists need sniper rifles. Am i need to explain this obvious thing ?
Prefer giving them the backpack slot.
Most of us players don’t want to sacrifice an smg for a shotgun so we just kind of leave it there and not be put to use, if we can allow a radioman to handle it I would most likely utilize it.
Most players dont want a shotgun at all. I would rather have default bolt actions that a shotgun as they are right now.
I think the radio should move to the weapon slot myself like every other “special” item like hammers, AT guns etc. I feel like engineers would be the class to have shotguns if any BUT like others have said i still would never use one in their current state
I think the radio makes perfect sense where it is, it is very bulky and carried as a backpack.
I would actually say the engineer would need to have all his enginerring tools in a backpack. Its not just a hammer, its also sandbags, radio equipment, ammo boxes, metal and wires…
Radio squads can accommodate long range classes, but giving them sniper rifles eliminates the purpose of snipers.
Assaulters don’t want shotguns.
There’s a huge backpack shaped radio on their back already… 
Do snipers have purpose rn ?
Okay, give at least binoculars. This more actual than shitguns
Primary purpose has always been killing machine gunners, but they can go after any emplacement as well as sometimes mortars well.
Then bar them from using backpacks but allow them to use ammo pouches. A hammer shouldnt take up the spot of a spare rifle either but yet it does. You cant equip a rifle and a “backpack” on any class but the radio operator for some reason
Right now shotguns are not viable for any range beyond very close, and at those ranges they are outshone by semi-autos (also instant kill) and SMG’s (more kills before reload). Though semi-autos cannot be used by assaulters, they are a radioman weapon. So I’d still never pick a shotgun if radiomen were allowed to use one - at least not when the shotgun is TOZ-B, the only one I have experience with.
Western Allied Shotgun is okay (mostly due its clip size and pump-action).
Still inferior to SMGs