The fact that you have to go back to an event almost 50 years ago to make your point in itself, makes a point.
Even military snipers don't use assault weapons. His location made up for the lack of rapid fire. How many would he have killed with a slingshot?
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.