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The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon.

By 1893, the Gatling was adapted to take the new .30 Army smokeless cartridge. The new M1893 guns featured six barrels, later increased to ten barrels, and were capable of a maximum (initial) rate of fire of 800-900 rounds per minute, though 600 rpm was recommended for continuous fire.[6] Dr. Gatling later used examples of the M1893 powered by electric motor and belt to drive the crank.[7] Tests demonstrated the electric Gatling could fire bursts of up to 1,500 rpm.

This rate of fire was not match until much later in time(world war2)

For more info : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun

M61 Vulcan

One scary piece of armament....

Each of the cannon's six barrels fires once in turn during each revolution of the barrel cluster. The multiple barrels provide both a very high rate of fire — around 100 rounds per second—and contribute to prolonged weapon life by minimizing barrel erosion and heat generation. The average time between jams or failures is in excess of 10,000 rounds, making it an extremely reliable weapon.[citation needed] The success of the Vulcan Project and its progeny, the very-high-speed Gatling gun, has led to guns of the same configuration being referred to as "Vulcan cannon", which can sometimes confuse nomenclature on the subject.[citation needed]

Most aircraft versions of the M61 are hydraulically driven and electrically primed. The gun rotor, barrel assembly and ammunition feed system are rotated by a hydraulic drive motor through a system of flexible drive shafts. The round is fired by an electric priming system where an electric current from a firing lead passes through the firing pin to the primer as each round is rotated into the firing position.[9]

The self-powered version, the GAU-4 (called M130 in Army service), is gas-operated, tapping gun gas from three of the six barrels to operate the gun gas-driven mechanism. The self-powered Vulcan weighs about 4.5 kilograms (10 lb) more than its electric counterpart, but requires no external power source to operate, except for an electric, inertia starter to initiate gun rotation, allowing the first rounds to be chambered and fired.[9]

The initial M61 used linked ammunition, but the ejection of spent links created considerable (and ultimately insuperable) problems. The original weapon was soon replaced by the M61A1, with a linkless feed system. Depending on the application, the feed system can be either single-ended (ejecting spent cases and unfired rounds) or double-ended (returning casings back to the magazine). A disadvantage of the M61 is that the bulk of the weapon, its feed system, and ammunition drum make it difficult to fit it into a densely packed airframe.[10]

The feed system must be custom-designed for each application, adding 140 to 180 kg (300 to 400 lb) to the complete weapon. Most aircraft installations are double-ended, because the ejection of empty cartridges can cause a foreign-object damage hazard for jet engines and because the retention of spent cases assists in maintaining the center of gravity of the aircraft. The first aircraft to carry the M61A1 was the C model of the F-104, starting in 1959.[citation needed]

A lighter version of the Vulcan developed for use on the F-22 Raptor, designated M61A2, is mechanically the same as the M61A1, but with thinner barrels to reduce overall weight to 92 kilograms (202 lb). The rotor and housing have also been modified to remove any piece of metal not absolutely needed for operation and replaces some metal components with lighter-weight materials. The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet also uses this version.[11]

The Vulcan's rate of fire is typically 6,000 rounds per minute, although some versions (such as that of the AMX and the F-106 Delta Dart) are limited to a lower rate, and others (A-7 Corsair) have a selectable rate of fire of either 4,000 or 6,000 rounds per minute. The M61A2's lighter barrels allow a somewhat higher rate of fire, up to 6,600 rounds per minute.[12]

read more here!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61_Vulcan

There are some very interesting reads in this tread.

@mcshilling. I have a spreadsheet going to keep track as I expect more to answer and more subsequent entries from existing members who have previously submitted.

On June 2, 1891, Beadle's Half Dime Library, a weekly publication of the dime novel company Beadle & Adams, published the first in a series of four "Silverblade" novels by Joseph Badger.



"Badger was a regular writer for the company, and published over 200 dime novels with them over the course of his career. In many ways, his "Silverblade" novels were typical of other dime novels published by the firm including Deadwood Dick, Buffalo Bill, and Pawnee Bill. The Silverblade series included recurring plot devices with plenty of action and suspense and were very popular when first published.What makes these four novels exceptional is Badger's fictionalization of recent history. In the Silverblade stories, the plot revolves around a half-blood Shoshone named Silverblade and his experience in the Ghost Dance. Throughout the previous year, news coverage of the Ghost Dance and the associated violence in South Dakota was extensive, and Badger, writing only months later, most likely drew upon this coverage in his depictions of historical events and figures. While the stories are fictional, they fairly accurately depict the historical events of the Ghost Dance as they were understood by the American public at the time. Therefore, although these stories are historically erroneous, they do provide an accurate picture of how the Ghost Dance was popularly understood and described by newspapers in 1890."

The Pledge of Allegiance:

https://battleofhomestead.org/1892-...-of-america/

Good luck to everyone!

Sorry about the out of date Post... My dyslexia kicked in!

The Panic of 1893
At the time of this depression, the United States had never before seen a sink in the economy of this magnitude. Argentina was a main investor in wheat crops. In 1893 when crops failed to produce their quota an Argentinian bank, Baring Brothers, sold all of their investments, which caused a mass withdrawal of gold from the U.S. treasury. Additionally; there was a military takeover of the Buenos Aires government in the same year, which ended further investments. New mines of silver rapidly came about, meaning the price of silver declined suddenly. Railroads were very popular at the time, and soon many people found that they were spending more many than receiving from them. As people realized financial crisis was on the way, they hurried to withdraw their money from banks, which caused bank runs. The Panic of 1893 caused stock prices to fall, 600 banks to close, and 15,000 businesses to close. The economy of the United States began to recover in 1897.