[archy]

I've seen this video however someone told me a gattling gun is never used on an Apache...do you know anything about that?

The 30mm gun used on the Apache is a single-barrel chain gun, rather than the multibarrel rotary Gatling. But as both are mechanically or power-operated weapons rather than being dependent on the gas generated by their firing, both weapons systems are similar, close cousins if not brothers.

Apache's *chin-mount* underbelly chain gun:

Gatling *mini-gun* in use:

20mm M61 *Vulcan* Gatling-type aircraft gun:

mini-gun mounted as helicopter dsoor gun:

[johnb838]

So amazing that a weapon debuted in the Civil War could have grown into such a monster. Especially as it was laid aside in favor of gas powered water cooled machine guns by the First World War.

[Paul_Denton]

I love that picture of the lady and her gatling gun. Islamofascist's worst nightmare!

[shield]

Great info...thanks. ;o)