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- From: Amalaye Oyake <oyakea@rpi.edu>
- Subject: The Gatling Gun
- Message-ID: <C19nxv.3F6@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 17:44:19 GMT
- Approved: military@law7.daytonoh.ncr.com
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- From Amalaye Oyake <oyakea@rpi.edu>
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- Hello my name is Amalaye Oyake, and I am an AFROTC cadet at rpi,
- anyway getting to the point I Have a briefing to give on the
- gatling gun and its importance to the usaf. I would like all
- military buffs to provide any info you have on this topic.
- I know the gun was a multi baarrel gun mad by will gatling but as
- I am not an expert I ask the proffesionals YOU GUYS.
- THANX ---> oyakea@rpi.edu
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-
- [mod note -- the original Gatling Gun was a multi-barrel hand-powered gun
- developed in the mid 19th century. The current multi-barrel cannons used
- by the USAF operate on the same principle, but properly shouldn't be called a
- Gatling Gun
-
- Steve]
-