The Roman Legion are now equipped with 12 gauge shotguns. How does this effect the course of history?
>who is making their shotguns?>who is making their shotgun shells? >how are they supplied on campaign?>how will the Romans prevent the Germans from manifesting their engineering Autism much earlier in history, given their fascination with copying Roman technology (they depicted their own chief God with a Roman Cavalry Officer helmet)>what if the nomadic horse archer people start adapting firearms to become even better skirmishers?
>>18754472The Romans are really good at hand reloading shells. The Shotguns themselves are mysteriously gifted to them by shadowy benefactors in robes, don't think too hard about it.
>>18754392No big deal. Roman armies had expert slingers by the thousands, trained from childhood. It's pretty much the same lethality
>>18755821>It's pretty much the same lethalityI'd rather get pelted by sling rocks than take a shotgun blast to the face to be honest
>>18755823A sling shot will blast your head like a watermelon at proper range. Men from balearic islands, Corsica and sardinia were the best at it
>>18755821Why didn't they just train archers instead
>>18755821>>18755831Shotguns are easier to aim, have somewhat longer rage, and even a pump shotgun has a greater rate of fire than a sling. What a silly comparison
