Gatling Gun Civil War Project by Joseph Caropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r SS Padlet "Gatling Gun" en-us 2016-11-17 14:58:42 UTC 2023-10-22 03:05:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Terminator.png Gatling Gun jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138426772 By Joseph C.]]> 2016-11-17 15:05:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138426772 What was it, and how was it used? jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138427591 The Gatling gun solved the problems of taking a long time to reload, reliability on the battlefield, and a slow rate of fire.
     The Gatling gun is a machine gun that consists of multiple barrels revolving around a central axis and can be fired at a high rate of fire. 
]]> 2016-11-17 15:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138427591 Gatling gun replaced after the Civil War jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138433479 The Gatling gun wasn't used a lot in the Civil War. It was mostly used after the Civil War. It was replaced by a one barreled machine gun. ]]> 2016-11-17 15:20:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138433479 Gatling Gun jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138435175 This is an image of a Gatling gun.]]> 2016-11-17 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138435175 Who invented it? jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138436172 The Gatling gun was invented by Richard J. Gatling in 1862 during the Civil War.

]]> 2016-11-17 15:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138436172 How did it change the course of the war? jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138436760 It gave the side with it the advantage of having an automatic weapon/a lot of firepower against the enemy.]]> 2016-11-17 15:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138436760 How is this an example of “Modern Warfare”? jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138438170 The Gatling gun was the father of what is called today the minigun. The minigun is basically a modern/upgraded version of the Gatling gun. The Gatling gun was the minigun at the time of the Civil War. Its rate of fire was unlike any other gun at that time.]]> 2016-11-17 15:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138438170 Cites jcaropreso https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138444563 http://www.history.com/topics/gatling-gun

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MLA (Modern Language Association) style:
Billingsley, John D. "Gatling Gun." Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Online, 2016. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.

Gatling Gun Video-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtrX9vKPqtg#t=302.741767]]> 2016-11-17 15:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jcaropreso/1mmzdpuvpt4r/wish/138444563