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WA-1980 Police Sniper Rifle (Alt-Timeline)
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Throughout the ceasefire period of the war, Axis forces focused heavily on establishing submission and stability in captured territories. No one in the German leadership had any delusions as to if the war would continue or not. Knowing that resumption of conflict was inevitable, an aggressive campaign to assimilate occupied peoples and re-brand Axis image was launched.
From the first day, the various resistance networks proved a significant obstacle to this effort. Wherever the resistance lived, a stifling of old nationalism was impossible. Before long, the entire campaign was redirected from building Axis sympathy and loyalty, to counter terrorism and riot suppression.
As war tensions increased during the 70's, the urgency for the resistance to be suppressed increased as well. To this end, Walther manufactured a semi-automatic sniper rifle system to be issued to the police fighting resistance cells. The WA-1980 would prove to be a bit too late. Although it was incredibly effective and helped significantly reduce the number of resistance agents, the war broke back out shortly after.
In the uprisings across Europe during the Allied reconquest of Britain, many of these rifles were seized; some from the hands of killed officers, others from a Walther factory that a resistance cell successfully raided. These captured rifles, in the hands of resistance fighters, drove fear into the hearts of Axis officers. Successful assassinations dramatically increased, and police were forced to abandon their suppression campaign to focus on VIP security.
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WA-1980 Police Sniper Rifle (Alt-Timeline)
(See notes for details about function)
Throughout the ceasefire period of the war, Axis forces focused heavily on establishing submission and stability in captured territories. No one in the German leadership had any delusions as to if the war would continue or not. Knowing that resumption of conflict was inevitable, an aggressive campaign to assimilate occupied peoples and re-brand Axis image was launched.
From the first day, the various resistance networks proved a significant obstacle to this effort. Wherever the resistance lived, a stifling of old nationalism was impossible. Before long, the entire campaign was redirected from building Axis sympathy and loyalty, to counter terrorism and riot suppression.
As war tensions increased during the 70's, the urgency for the resistance to be suppressed increased as well. To this end, Walther manufactured a semi-automatic sniper rifle system to be issued to the police fighting resistance cells. The WA-1980 would prove to be a bit too late. Although it was incredibly effective and helped significantly reduce the number of resistance agents, the war broke back out shortly after.
In the uprisings across Europe during the Allied reconquest of Britain, many of these rifles were seized; some from the hands of killed officers, others from a Walther factory that a resistance cell successfully raided. These captured rifles, in the hands of resistance fighters, drove fear into the hearts of Axis officers. Successful assassinations dramatically increased, and police were forced to abandon their suppression campaign to focus on VIP security.
(Comments and notes welcome)