[Suggestion] Add Japanese shotguns

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Sadly, Pacific levels announced in latest news, Japanese can’t receive shotguns. However, during the WW2, Japanese firces used about 70,000 shotguns as a substitute of rifles in jungle warfare.

From 1942 to 1943, about 20,000 shotguns were donated to Japanese Army, and about 50,000 shotguns were donated to Japanese Navy by Greater Japan hunting association.

All of shotguns were delivered from civilian hunter, and breakdown was as follows.

  • Caliber: 12 gauge (18 mm)
  • Type:
    • Single-shot (probably bolt action Murata shotgun)
    • Double-barrel
    • Repeating-shot (pump-action / semi-auto)

I suggest to insert any shotgun in Lv11 with Type 95 military sword. It is very useful option for lots of Japanese soldiers!!

Examples

It contains both import and domestic-production. Please note that it does NOT contain captured weapons.

Murata Shotgun / 村田式猟銃

Converted/copy variant of Murata rifles for civilians.

  • Cartridge: 12-gauge
  • Feed: 1 round

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K.F.C. double-barreled shotgun (1942-)

I couldn’t find photos. KFC was a Japanese firearm manufacturer.

  • Cartridge: 12-gauge
  • Feed: 2 round

Browning Auto-5

A popular semi-automatic shotgun. It’s an expensive gun, but a certain number was imported and used by Japanese.
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AND MORE!

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Better than captured german recycled SMGs

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I’d rather stay without shotguns for the Japanese than having either a meme one or a straight out US copypaste

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meme one?
shotgun pistol like this? (Type 4 double-barrel shotgun pistol)

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ps
at least still better than swords, but it will be suitable for gold order

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I would like to see bolt-action shotguns, as they are not often seen in the game.
I am reminded of a game called SIREN :wink:.

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I’d take that pistol over a single barrel, 1-round shotgun any day.

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The bolt action shotgun looks pretty cool

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It’s basically a Berdan shotgun. Not exactly material for high campaign levels.

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They just need to make the shotguns actually powerful, instead of feeling like nerf guns.

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Let’s buff the shotguns first so they can actually kill and then this will be interesting

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Yes, i’d love that shotgun into the game.

We need less meta and boring spammy weapons having a bit more variety trying different loadouts would be cool

For me the most fun combo is Berdan II paired with TT pistol on a Moscow campaign, i have the most fun with it. Too bad i cant equip my entire squad with it. It makes kills more rewarding and just feels different than your average meta

Having that shotgun paired with either a Nambu pistol or Smith and Wesson model 3 as a japanese soldier now that shit would be awesome

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Also be cool to have some form of weapon challenges to encourage using non-meta weapons. I’d love it

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