The Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan [Hardcover ed.] 0873646444, 9780873646444

Here is the first complete 130-year history of what is a truly remarkable and timeless weapon. Author Joseph Berk traces

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The Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan [Hardcover ed.]
 0873646444, 9780873646444

Table of contents :
1 Richard Jordan Gatling
2 The Gatling Principle of Operation
3 The Early Gatling Guns
4 The Early Gatling Guns in Action
5 Early Production History
6 A Prelude to the Future
7 Project Vulcan
8 20mm Vulcan Operation
9 Gatling Guns Take to the Air
10 The Gunship Story
11 The A-10 Thunderbolt Story
12 The Vulcan Air Defense System
13 The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System
14 Pod-Mounted Gatling Guns
15 Replica Gatling Guns
Conclusion - The Future of the Gatling Gun

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