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Name: M1914 Trench Gun
Caliber: Frag-15 (19x71mm)
Action: Double-Action
Magazine: 7-round drum
Length: Varies with model
Barrel Length: 264mm
Weight: 3.4kg/4.1kg (unloaded/loaded)
Ammunition Variants:
~Frag-15 (Large-shot, tight circular damage pattern)
Range: 40m
~Frag-15S (F15-Bore slug)
Range: 50m
~Frag-15W (Small-shot, wide damage pattern)
Range: 35m
Attachments:
~M1911 11" bayonette
~Barrel and Drum oiling kit
~compound screwdriver
Price: $215

Range?

35-45m depending on the ammunition.

M1914 Trials, Salerno, New Roman Empire

The Army Leiutenant walked along the line of soldiers, looking at them with a stern face. Finally, he spoke.

"Listen up, men!" he shouted at them. "In front of you are Remington M1897 Trench guns. You are to load them full, unlock safety, and empty the gun accurately as fast as possible. Is this clear?"

"Clear, sir!" shouted his soldiers in response.

"Good. Begin...now!" the leiutenant shouted. The Italian soldiers ran up to the guns and began sliding in the shells, then pumping the slide. They clicked off safety and began firing. The loading took about ten seconds while the emptying of the seven rounds took close to 15 seconds. "Good." said the Leiutenant. "Now you are to do the same with the M1914 in front of you. Begin...now!" The soldiers ran up to the M1914s and loaded them up. They snapped the drum into place and began firing. The double-action on the gun allowed them to fire faster while still keeping a steady aim on their targets. The loading took 10 seconds while firing took 4 seconds. At the expense of slightly more weight and the trigger being a bit more stiff, the M1914 Frag-15 was a faster, more accurate gun.

We would like to purchase 100 of these weapons for testing.

(MY bad, thought these were made by prussia. They are still owned by the Italians)

The design for these weapons are now property of Tunisia. All money shall be wired to Tunisia respectivly.

Your purchase of 100 weapons is completed, and are being shipped by airship.

Funds sent to Tunisia.

Why are you paying Tunisia for MY gun?

Why are you paying Tunisia for MY gun?

Because he said it was property of his nation now.

Assuming you have just made a semi-automatic low-velocity grenade launcher with a seven round drum, I'd advise to get rid of the magazine. It's not very realistic for the time, and if anything the pull on the trigger would be made nasty by the weight of dragging the drum around with each shot.

The M79 GL of the Vietnam War was a single-shot weapon, and so is the M203 of today. Better, given that you're using a closer to rifle-sized calibre, that this be a single-shot bolt-action weapon.

Also, I'd expect something along the lines of a 500-750m range.

You, erm, do understand the meaning of "trench gun" correct? =/

Because he said it was property of his nation now.

No it isn't. This is Italian designed, Italian Manufactured. I get paid for it.

Assuming you have just made a semi-automatic low-velocity grenade launcher with a seven round drum, I'd advise to get rid of the magazine. It's not very realistic for the time, and if anything the pull on the trigger would be made nasty by the weight of dragging the drum around with each shot.

The M79 GL of the Vietnam War was a single-shot weapon, and so is the M203 of today. Better, given that you're using a closer to rifle-sized calibre, that this be a single-shot bolt-action weapon.

Also, I'd expect something along the lines of a 500-750m range.

It's a shotgun, not a GL.

No it isn't. This is Italian designed, Italian Manufactured. I get paid for it.

Right-O, payment sent to your nation. Also where can I find your ship storefront?

My mistake. I don't often see shotgun cartridges measured in ZxZZmm format.

My mistake. I don't often see shotgun cartridges measured in ZxZZmm format.

Yeah, the shell is between guages so I decided to make my own (Frag-15) in that format. For those of you wondering what guage it is, it is between 12 and 10.