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Originally Posted by AussieNick Quote:
I do not want to take the honour away from the inventor but the system is as old as muzzle loading rifles.
In fact these systems were the first machine guns and called something like "salvo guns". They were used at least in the Danish-German war in 18...
| Operated by electricity, with no moving parts.... wow those Danes and Germans were ahead of their time. |
The ignition system does not matter, the system was exactly the same. And yes, no moving parts. A big bunch of barrels stuffed with propellant and Projectiles in several layers. This is exactly what metal storm is doing just with an electrical primer (also invented about 150 ago).
Correct, they were smart.