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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:01:32 PM EDT
EDIT /// The weapon has to be correct to the time period.
Bergmann MP18 
Cartridge –– 9x19mm Parabellum Action –– open bolt blowback Rate of fire –– 500 round/min Muzzle velocity –– 380 m/s (1,247 ft/s) Feed system 32 detachable drum magazine Much weaker caliber than the BAR but I'd sacrifice that for more rounds. Plus it would be lighter and more maneuverable if I got to the other side and had to do some trench sweeping. |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:03:39 PM EDT
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I would say the Thompson, but it is one year too early and never made it overseas for WWI.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:04:16 PM EDT
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1897
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:05:05 PM EDT
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This
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:06:18 PM EDT
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1897 |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:06:58 PM EDT
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Mosin–Nagant, fought against itself many times and won everytime.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:08:36 PM EDT
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FAL
(You never said it had to be time period correct) |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:09:50 PM EDT
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How about an AK-74 with a drum mag?
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:10:38 PM EDT
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Quoted: FAL (You never said it had to be time period correct) In that case I want a radio with a flight of Phantoms on the other end loaded with napalm. |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:12:12 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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FAL (You never said it had to be time period correct) In that case I want a radio with a flight of Phantoms on the other end loaded with napalm. 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning' |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:13:15 PM EDT
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SMLE, but the 1897 is tempting.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:13:26 PM EDT
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1911
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:14:09 PM EDT
[#12]
ditto on the 1897.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:15:08 PM EDT
[#13]
BAR
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:19:00 PM EDT
[#14]
Lewis gun.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:19:59 PM EDT
[#15]
This
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:20:15 PM EDT
[#16]
airplane
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:24:10 PM EDT
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Quoted: EDIT /// The weapon has to be correct to the time period. Bergmann MP18 http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/images/prss_machinegun.gif Cartridge –– 9x19mm Parabellum Action –– open bolt blowback Rate of fire –– 500 round/min Muzzle velocity –– 380 m/s (1,247 ft/s) Feed system 32 detachable drum magazine Much weaker caliber than the BAR but I'd sacrifice that for more rounds. Plus it would be lighter and more maneuverable if I got to the other side and had to do some trench sweeping. Man portable? Lewis gun.... Otherwise, obviously, A TANK! (DUH!) Specifically, this one:  The FT-17 is the first one to follow 'modern' design, but the FT-17 was a *light* tank... |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:28:58 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:33:03 PM EDT
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Mustard Gas.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:38:13 PM EDT
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Model 1887 Akimbo
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:38:51 PM EDT
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I'll take history lessons. The only reason you're charging a trench to kill your own race of people is because you are fools, just easily manipulated animals.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:40:11 PM EDT
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M1918 BAR
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:50:36 PM EDT
[#23]
BAR, for Christ's sake !!! BAR or GTFO.
Who the fuck comes up with this shit? |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:52:12 PM EDT
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Quoted:
EDIT /// The weapon has to be correct to the time period. Bergmann MP18 http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/images/prss_machinegun.gif Cartridge –– 9x19mm Parabellum Action –– open bolt blowback Rate of fire –– 500 round/min Muzzle velocity –– 380 m/s (1,247 ft/s) Feed system 32 detachable drum magazine Much weaker caliber than the BAR but I'd sacrifice that for more rounds. Plus it would be lighter and more maneuverable if I got to the other side and had to do some trench sweeping. First post= win |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:56:34 PM EDT
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Quoted: BAR, for Christ's sake !!! BAR or GTFO. Who the fuck comes up with this shit? People who see WWI and think 'What Gun'.... I think 'Why would 'What gun' matter, if I'm just going to die in No Mans Land with it anyhow'... Rather than 'If I had to fight in WWI (or II), I am sure as hell going to NOT be a grunt with a rifle... Armor, FTW! Why carry your weapon, when your weapon can CARRY YOU? |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 10:59:48 PM EDT
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1897
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:05:01 PM EDT
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Model 1887 Akimbo so you are one of those guys.... commando with tactical knife |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:06:20 PM EDT
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Quoted: Agreed, thats pretty advanced for the era.Quoted: EDIT /// The weapon has to be correct to the time period. Bergmann MP18 http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/images/prss_machinegun.gif Cartridge –– 9x19mm Parabellum Action –– open bolt blowback Rate of fire –– 500 round/min Muzzle velocity –– 380 m/s (1,247 ft/s) Feed system 32 detachable drum magazine Much weaker caliber than the BAR but I'd sacrifice that for more rounds. Plus it would be lighter and more maneuverable if I got to the other side and had to do some trench sweeping. First post= win |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:08:13 PM EDT
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Quoted:
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BAR, for Christ's sake !!! BAR or GTFO. Who the fuck comes up with this shit? People who see WWI and think 'What Gun'.... I think 'Why would 'What gun' matter, if I'm just going to die in No Mans Land with it anyhow'... Rather than 'If I had to fight in WWI (or II), I am sure as hell going to NOT be a grunt with a rifle... Armor, FTW! Why carry your weapon, when your weapon can CARRY YOU? If you were a tank crewman in WWII you would be in the inferior Sherman. If you were in the Red Army your chances of surviving would probably be equally dismal whether you were in a tank or an infantryman on foot. |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:16:40 PM EDT
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1897 A weapon so badass the Germans tried to have it banned 
eta: Misread the question. I thought it was IN a trench. Charging a trench just basically sucks no matter what you have 
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:31:01 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: BAR, for Christ's sake !!! BAR or GTFO. Who the fuck comes up with this shit? People who see WWI and think 'What Gun'.... I think 'Why would 'What gun' matter, if I'm just going to die in No Mans Land with it anyhow'... Rather than 'If I had to fight in WWI (or II), I am sure as hell going to NOT be a grunt with a rifle... Armor, FTW! Why carry your weapon, when your weapon can CARRY YOU? If you were a tank crewman in WWII you would be in the inferior Sherman. If you were in the Red Army your chances of surviving would probably be equally dismal whether you were in a tank or an infantryman on foot. Oh believe me, I have no love lost for the M-4 'Crew-B-Que'.... However, I would much rather be in one of those, than facing an enemy that puts an MG-42 in every rifle squad, with an M1 Garand, and maybe a M1919 for support-by-fire if one was detached from weapons platoon, wearing nothing but a uniform shirt & some web gear... |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:36:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:37:26 PM EDT
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M1897 Shotgun.
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:37:32 PM EDT
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Quoted: Model 1887 Akimbo Fuck you! I was gonna say that! Gotta have FMJ on, too, just in case. |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:43:20 PM EDT
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Model 1887 Akimbo Fuck you! I was gonna say that! Gotta have FMJ on, too, just in case. Gotta cock it t2 style as well. |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:44:00 PM EDT
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trench shotgun with bayonet mounted
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:45:18 PM EDT
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I'd want a new plan.
Edit: Alright, can we charge the trenches at 120 MPH in a stolen Hun airplane?  |
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:49:33 PM EDT
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Posted: 12/16/2009 11:56:39 PM EDT
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Just a pistol, because I want something light that isn't going to slow me down while I run like a track star. If by some miracle I make it to the other side I will be engaging multipule targets at close range.
WWI was a seriously fucked up war, modern weaponry used against classical tactics. |
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Posted: 12/17/2009 12:16:12 AM EDT
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BAR-It was over there
or Thompson-On the shipping dock the day the war ended so... |
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Posted: 12/17/2009 12:20:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 12/17/2009 12:20:35 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'd want a new plan. Edit: Alright, can we charge the trenches at 120 MPH in a stolen Hun airplane? http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/images10/22.jpg Just remember to pull the pins on the grenades before you chuck them over the side... |
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Posted: 12/17/2009 12:28:15 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I'd want a new plan. Edit: Alright, can we charge the trenches at 120 MPH in a stolen Hun airplane? http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/images10/22.jpg Just remember to pull the pins on the grenades before you chuck them over the side...   |
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Posted: 12/17/2009 1:28:52 AM EDT
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1897 Winchester with the bayonet mounted. Nothing like a 12ga with an extra 17" of blade at the end to let the other guy let you know that you want them dead.
And yes, its probably a good choice if the first users of chlorine and mustard gas tried to ban the weapon on the grounds of it being excessively savage.
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Posted: 12/17/2009 1:41:28 AM EDT
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BAR, for Christ's sake !!! BAR or GTFO. Who the fuck comes up with this shit? I RAFFED OUT ROWD 
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Posted: 12/17/2009 1:48:13 AM EDT
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MP18 or handgun. If I had a shotgun, I'd rather sport a Model 12 Winchester than a M1897. But the older shotgun would still get the job done in a trench fight. |
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Posted: 12/17/2009 1:51:03 AM EDT
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Chauchat
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Posted: 12/17/2009 1:51:04 AM EDT
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just a knife, kill the first guy then rip the rest apart with my bare fucking hands.
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Posted: 12/17/2009 2:06:58 AM EDT
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Slightly off topic, but what rotten luck for Colonel Thompson! Designs a trench sweeper, coins the term "sub-machine gun", but the armistice comes. So instead of the public associating his weapon with brave doughboys, they think of Chicago gangsters, and he didn't live to see it's use in WWII.
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Posted: 12/17/2009 2:24:54 AM EDT
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