What is Gatling gun?
[[File:Gatling Gun 1887.jpg|thumb|Gatlin Gun, 1887 version]] The '''Gatling gun''' is a [[machine gun]] that has many [[Barrel (weapons)|barrels]] that fire bullets by turning the barrels around in a circle. It was the first machine gun ever made. It was first used by the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]. Although it was very powerful, it was not much used because it cost a lot of money and was heavy. It was used more often in other wars during the second half of the [[19th century]]. It was used in the [[Anglo-Zulu War]], the [[Boshin War]], and the [[Spanish-American War]]. Early in the [[20th century]] armies stopped using it because other machine guns were better. The [[Minigun]] is based on the Gatling gun. The Gatling gun is a machine gun, but it is not called an [[Automatic firearm|automatic weapon]] because a user must continue to crank it instead of merely holding down the [[trigger]]. Still it was very useful in the wars. [[Category:Machine guns]]