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The first ones had six barrels that used .58-caliber ammunition.
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What is the difference between a minigun and a Gatling gun?
The Minigun is Gatling gun where the barrels are powered by an electric motor. The Gatling gun, was a hand cranked, multi-barreled gun.
How does the gatling gun work?
A Gatling Gun works by using a series of rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. A motor is used to load and spin the barrels which allows for a high rate of fire with reduced heat buildup.
Which country invented the Gatling Gun?
The Gatling Gun was invented in the USA by Dr. Richard Gatling, but other countries bought them and used them. General Gorloff who purchased them for the Russian Army renamed them Gorloff Guns, and a gatling gun is known as a gorloff gun in Russia today. Also, any machine gun or automatic cannon which now uses Gatling's principle of revolving barrels can be called a gatling with a lower case "g."
How did Richard j gatling make the gatling gun?
How did Richard J. Gatling make the Gatling gun
Who made the first gatling gun?
The gatling gun was invented by Richard Gatling in 1861 (it was a common weapon in the American civil war, i must add).
How many barrels did the gatling gun have?
The original Gatling gun had six to ten barrels which rotated and fired independently. This was one of the earliest machine guns made.
What is the gun with the spinning barrels called?
Gatling gun
What is the difference between a minigun and a Gatling gun?
The Minigun is Gatling gun where the barrels are powered by an electric motor. The Gatling gun, was a hand cranked, multi-barreled gun.
What type of gun did Richard gatling make?
Hand cranked, multiple barrels
How does the gatling gun work?
A Gatling Gun works by using a series of rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. A motor is used to load and spin the barrels which allows for a high rate of fire with reduced heat buildup.
Which country invented the Gatling Gun?
The Gatling Gun was invented in the USA by Dr. Richard Gatling, but other countries bought them and used them. General Gorloff who purchased them for the Russian Army renamed them Gorloff Guns, and a gatling gun is known as a gorloff gun in Russia today. Also, any machine gun or automatic cannon which now uses Gatling's principle of revolving barrels can be called a gatling with a lower case "g."
How many rounds per second on a gallatin gun?
Gatling gun rates of fire depend on caliber, number of barrels and whether electric or hand powered.
What were some of the features of the Gatling gun?
Multiple barrels arranged around a common center, barrels turn around that center as they fire.
How many barrels does a Gatling gun have?
6 barrels the reason for this is so that the weapon can fire a sustained rate of fire without overheating the gun. the barrels spin keeping the weapon cooler than a single barrel weapon. this weapon can fire roughly 50 r/pm with relative accuracy
How did Richard j gatling make the gatling gun?
How did Richard J. Gatling make the Gatling gun
Who was Dr. Gatling?
Dr. Richard Gatling was the inventor of the Gatling Gun which used revolving barrels to achieve a high rate of fire. The principle was revived in the 1960's and is still used today. Gatling refused to sell his gun to the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and the US Army was not interested, but after the War the US Army adopted the gun. Gatling, a medical doctor by trade, was ironically inspired to invent the Gatling Gun for humanitarian reasons, so as to make war more efficient, thus reducing the appalling casualties as a result of disease. Gatling patented numerous nonlethal inventions and improvements to existing inventions, but none as famous as the Gatling Gun.
How many deaths by the gatling gun?
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