From the early days of the hand cranked Gatling Gun to the modern chain gun, technology, industrialization and innovation automatic weapons have evolved. Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten ...

The M134 GAU-17 “Vulcan” cannon is a six-barreled, air cooled, medium machine gun used primarily as a fire suppression weapon in aircraft for the U.S. military. The so-called “Gatling ...

The machine-gun was a game-changing weapon of mass destruction. But did this awesome threat actually save lives? When, in 1861, Dr Richard Gatling patented the Gatling gun – one of the first ...

the gatling-style M134 Minigun, at 6,000 rounds per minute. The Metal Storm has a maximum effective firing range of 984 feet and is chambered for 9mm bullets. The widespread use of machine guns in ...

The Phalanx is seen as the last line of defense, but it got the job done. The Gatling Gun-style weapon, which is based on the 20mm M61 Vulcan autocannon, can fire 20mm x 102mm rounds at an ...