Quote Originally Posted by BeeSting
Just think of it as gun jam... or dropping their primer to the ground in the heat of battle.... i'm sure the rate of fire was pretty damn horrible then and their guns unreliable--for pete sakes they didn't even have replaceable parts or standard issued ammos, so be creative in your imagination.
I can understand that for maybe one or two guys not firing each round, which would make some sense. However, the ENTIRE group of guys not doing so? For several rounds on end before they get a shot off?? People that have been training and drilling to know their firearms well and how to work them? Don't discount them just because there was no standardization, these men made war for a living and knew their weapons very well and how to use them as a cohesive unit, even in the heat of battle.

Careful... they might use THIS as the "fix" in the next patch: "just use your imagination, folks..."