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1. www.britannica.com › technology › Gatling-gunGatling gun | History, Description, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jun 28, 2024 · Gatling gun, hand-driven machine gun, the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was invented about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling during the American Civil War.

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   1 day ago · During the Black Hills Expedition two years earlier, a Gatling gun had turned over, rolled down a mountain, and shattered to pieces. Lieutenant William Low, commander of the artillery detachment, was said to have almost wept when he learned he had been excluded from the strike force.

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4. supportourtroops.org › news › 2468-terrified-enemyThis Invention Still Terrifies The Enemy - Support Our Troops

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   Jun 16, 2024 · (June 5, 2024): In 1861, a gunsmith named Richard Gatling had an idea, one that revolutionized warfare to this day. He invented the rotary cannon, a multiple barrel machine gun with a huge rate of fire that terrorized the enemy.

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   Jun 24, 2024 · The Gatling gun stands as a pivotal invention in the history of warfare, revolutionizing the dynamics of combat and influencing military strategy for decades to come. Invented by Richard Jordan Gatling in 1861, this early machine gun was designed to reduce the size of armies and make warfare more efficient.

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   1 day ago · The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin - turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". [3]

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   3 days ago · The Thompson submachine gun (also known as the " Tommy gun ", " Chicago typewriter ", or " trench broom ") is a blowback-operated, selective-fire submachine gun, invented and developed by United States Army Brigadier General John T. Thompson in 1918.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › Gatling gunGatling gun - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Jun 27, 2024 · Definitions of Gatling gun. noun. an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated. see more.

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   What is a Gatling gun?

   • A Gatling gun is a hand-driven machine gun that was the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was created about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling, an American inventor. The name “Gatling gun” continues to be applied to some modern weapons.

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   Who invented a Gatling gun?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by J.E. Luebering. A Gatling gun is a hand-driven machine gun that was the first to solve the problems of loading, reliability, and the firing of sustained bursts. It was created about 1862 by Richard Jordan Gatling, an American inventor.

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   What did Gatling say about machine guns?

   • According to an essay by Gatling published in 1884 in the Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, for example, a “new improvement” to the gun’s feed meant that it could “be fired at the rate of over 1200 shots per minute, and at all degrees of elevation or depression, which is something no other machine-gun can do.”

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   How did Gatling work?

   • Gatling contrived a cluster of 10 barrels, each of which, when rotated by a crank, was loaded and fired once during a complete rotation. The barrels were loaded by gravity and the camming action of the cartridge container, located directly above the gun.

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