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Unfortunately, the Gatling gun has not had a significant impact on military tactics. The original Gatling gun was a precursor to the fully automatic machinegun, but its potential was never recognized by those militaries to which it was demonstrated. Those few armies which purchased it never did obtain sufficient quantities for it to make any impact.
So, while it was an interesting invention, the impact the Gatling gun had on world history is insignificant. Even in its modern forms, it does not significantly differ from other quick-firing automatic cannons to have any unique effect.
In the end, the Gatling gun has had no lasting effect of any measurable amount, so I'd have to say that life (i.e. History) would be no different.
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The basic flaw, built into it by the multi barrell weight is not relevant to surface ships which employ the Close In Weapons System (CLIWS) for defense. It is after all a high technology, multi million dollar variant of the Gatling Gun.
Ships also defeat the second limitation of rapid fire weapons which is the ammunition supply chain. Ships that leave port with a ton of fresh banannas and five tons of Ice cream can easily find space for ammunition.
The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) is still in service and is nothing more then a Gatling Gun with attached wings.
The AC-130 U (Spooky) and AC-130 H (Spectre) Gunships are a godsend in Close Air Support missions and are dependent on the Gatling Gun design.
The M-134 Gun System mounted on various Helicopter and vehicle platforms is a Gatling Gun.
While the second section above certainly is true, in that the modern incarnations of the Gatling Gun have found good use, the fact remains that the concept of the Gatling Gun never has made any significant impact on world events. Even the current uses could easily be replaced by other types of rapid-fire devices, without significantly altering their overall performance.
In the end, the Gatling Gun simply has not had any measurable impact on world history, unlike the true automatic gas-recoil machine gun as invented by Hiram Maxim, which has gone on to radically change the face of modern land combat.
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