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The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). [2] It features a Gatling-style rotating barrel assembly with an external power source, normally an electric motor.
The Ijesha used a Gatling gun against the Ibadan during the early 1880s. [42] In 1882 the Bonny used a Gatling gun during an attack on New Calabar. [44] By 1880 Siam had imported an unknown number of Gatlings. By 1885 the kingdom had a Gatling Gun regiment of 600 men; those weapons were possibly used in the Haw Wars. They were also seen among ...
1.7 Machine guns. 1.8 Artillery. 2 Defensive weapons. ... This is a list of weapons used in the American Indian Wars and Canadian Indigenous ... Gatling machine gun ...
The earliest rotary-barrel firearm is the Gatling gun, invented by Richard Jordan Gatling in 1861, and patented on 4 November 1862. [74] [75] The Gatling gun operated by a hand-crank mechanism, with six barrels revolving around a central shaft (although some models had as many as ten). Each barrel fires once per revolution at about the same 4 o ...
The ability to fire the 5.56 mm round used by the M16 rifle was the major selling point for the Microgun. With a fast-firing gun using standard rifle ammunition, the US Army and US Air Force showed interest for use of the XM214 on aircraft, helicopters, and armored vehicles.
Winchester M1873 (used by Cuban rebels) Winchester M1886; Winchester M1892; Winchester M1894; Winchester M1895; Explosives and grenades. Dynamite; Ketchum grenade; Machine guns. Colt–Browning M1895 machine gun; Gatling machine gun; Artillery. 3.2-inch M1897 field cannon; Dynamite gun; Hotchkiss cannon; Hotchkiss five barrel revolver cannon
An attendee holds a Glock Ges.m.b.H. GLOCK 19 Gen5 9mm pistol during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022.
The General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer is a five-barrel 25 mm Gatling-type rotary cannon.The GAU-12/U is used by the United States, Italy and Spain, which mount the weapon in their attack jets such as the AV-8B Harrier II, airborne gunships such as the Lockheed AC-130, and land-based fighting vehicles.