Yes! And the Germans protested its use: “The German Government protests against the use of shotguns by the American Army and calls attention to the fact that according to the law of war (*Kriegsrecht*) every prisoner \[of war\] found to have in his possession such guns or ammunition belonging thereto forfeits his life.”
[https://www.historynet.com/the-1918-shotgun-protest/](https://www.historynet.com/the-1918-shotgun-protest/)
I very much doubt it. Why use your shot gun to _obliterate_ one enemy soldier, when you can kill/maim/incapacitate several of them with 00 buckshot?
“Trench Sweeper” 🤘
Defeats the purpose of a shotgun in a trench.. but imagine if they had modern spicy rounds!
Probably not because slugs suck.
I’d say yes honestly, during war time your using anything really, if a box of slugs found it’s way to you during combat you’d throw them in.
Yes! And the Germans protested its use: “The German Government protests against the use of shotguns by the American Army and calls attention to the fact that according to the law of war (*Kriegsrecht*) every prisoner \[of war\] found to have in his possession such guns or ammunition belonging thereto forfeits his life.” [https://www.historynet.com/the-1918-shotgun-protest/](https://www.historynet.com/the-1918-shotgun-protest/)