A type of [[heavy machine gun]] with multiple rotating barrels.

The original Gatling gun was invented by Richard Jordan Gatling and first used in the American Civil War. Though not automatic in operation, it was a direct ancestor of today's [[machine gun]]s. Gatling-style rotating barrels are still used in modern heavy machine guns such as the [[M61 Vulcan]], the [[GAU-8]], and the [[M134 Minigun]], typically to increase the sheer volume of firepower while reducing the wear of each individual barrel for continued usage.

On Danbooru, [[gatling gun]] refers to any kind of [[heavy machine gun]] with multiple rotating barrels, not just the original Civil War-era Gatling gun. If the said gatling gun were small enough to be carried by a person, then the tag [[minigun]] is applicable.

h4. See also

* [[Minigun]]
* [[M134 Minigun]]
* [[M61 Vulcan]]
* [[GAU-8]]
* [[List of weapons]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Gatling Gun":[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatling_gun]
* "Wikipedia: Rotary cannon":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_cannon]
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