Gatling guns
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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Weapons and Ammunition > weapons > projectile weapons > <projectile weapons with explosive propellant> > firearms > small arms > <small arms by form> > machine guns
Descripción
Machine guns first developed by Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861, featuring a cluster of revolving barrels equally spaced around a central shaft, a magazine to feed them, and an action by which the cartridges were chambered and fired. Early models were powered by a hand crank, later ones by electricity or gas, attaining a firing rate of up to 3000 rounds per minute.
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Otros términos
- ametralladoras Gatling [es]
- Gatling gun [en]
- Gatling gun [nl]
- Gatling machine guns [en]
- Gatlings [en]
- gun, Gatling [en]
- guns, Gatling [en]
- guns, Gatling machine [en]
- machine guns, Gatling [en]
- ametralladora Gatling [es]