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The roots of the only original Czechoslovak semi-auto shotgun design that has seen a serial production can be traced back to the late interwar period. The development started in 1938, less than a year before the beginning of the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia in the ČZ Strakonice factory. The team led by Antonín Šlechta received this request along with a sample of the FN Browning shotgun which they examined thoroughly but in the end, their design was, as always with Czech guns, quite unique.
After the beginning of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the development continued until being put on hold in 1942 due to the order for all arms manufacturers to focus on military production. The shotgun was tested for durability and managed to withstand 80.000 rounds without any significant issue.
In 1945, when the war was finally over, Czechoslovak arms factories remained pretty much untouched and were able to refocus on civilian firearms. That was the moment for CZ 241 project to be resurrected and transferred to the CZ factory in Uherský Brod.
The Clair brothers were three men from Saint Etienne, France – Benoit, Jean Baptiste, and Victor Clair. They submitted their first patent in 1889, which described in general a gas-operating system for firearms. This was followed by a British patent (#15,833) in 1893 for their system, which they claimed was applicable to anything from a pistol up to a rifle, Gatling-style large gun, or even cannon. We know that they did apply the design to shotguns (like the one in today’s video), rifles, and handguns. At least one functional example of their pistol was built, because it was tested (unsuccessfully) against the French Mle 1892 revolver. The basic system is a long stroke gas pistol system and a magazine extending from the action backwards into the stock.
We all love the double barrel shotguns of Germany, Russian and Japan being a good balance at br 1 with the 5 shot bolt action rifles. Only the us really has any options for stronger shotguns. even more rarely used than pistols or flame throwers. the first step is to include more shotguns in more factions to give more players the buckshot option.
the other step is to improve the shotgun to increase its use in the game. define its role as a close range weapon even more so than the smgs that are so prevelant in ww2 and enlisted. give it a little less range and more spread making it the weapon of last resort before the knife, shovel, ax, sword. the shit gun becomes a room abnd bush clearing weapon that can be fired without ads.