I looked at Ms. #32 and thought, "Cool. Old school tommy gun and new school minigun." But then I realized that the Gatling systems predates the tommy gun by quite a number of years.
edutcher. The Navy tested a shipboard electric powered Gatling in 1893. I could go to the basement and dig out my hardcover reference book on the Gatling gun to cite the exact date and details, but then my coffee would get cold. :)
I looked at Ms. #32 and thought, "Cool. Old school tommy gun and new school minigun."
ReplyDeleteBut then I realized that the Gatling systems predates the tommy gun by quite a number of years.
Beautiful smile on Ms. #42.
But the Gat was hand cranked.
DeleteStill external manual power.
Deleteedutcher. The Navy tested a shipboard electric powered Gatling in 1893.
DeleteI could go to the basement and dig out my hardcover reference book on the Gatling gun to cite the exact date and details, but then my coffee would get cold. :)
Siiiiiiigh.........
ReplyDeleteWe can still watch the cars go by even if we've been run over too many times to chase them any more.
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