It didn't replace any gun, it was the first rapid fire weapon to be made.
Alamo- 1836 Gatling gun- 1862 No.
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."
Not actual machine guns, but something of a predecessor to it - the hand cranked Gatling Gun.
How did Richard J. Gatling make the 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.
It depends on which type of Gatling gun and the firing speed.
Gatling guns evolved into machine guns prior to WWII.
Alamo- 1836 Gatling gun- 1862 No.
The original Gatling gun had six to ten barrels which rotated and fired independently. This was one of the earliest machine guns made.
Hiram Maxim. Other earlier rapid fire guns, such as the Gatling Gun, were not true machine guns.
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."
Sons of Guns - 2011 Gatling Gun and Dueling Pistols 2-8 was released on: USA: 7 September 2011
The first machine gun was the gatling gun, invented in 1861 There were a variety of multi barrelled guns invented prior to this, but they are not considered to be machine guns.
Not actual machine guns, but something of a predecessor to it - the hand cranked Gatling Gun.
the first rapid fire gun was the hand crannked gatling gun used in the civil war but the maxim was the first true machine gun which was developed not long after the gatling
No. Machine guns will beat Gatling guns.
How did Richard J. Gatling make the Gatling gun