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A quick-firing or rapid-firing gun is an artillery piece, typically a gun or howitzer, that has several characteristics which taken together mean the weapon can fire at a fast rate. Quick-firing was introduced worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s and had a marked impact on war both on land and at sea.
Jan 27, 2014 · ONE OF THE GREAT ironies of history is that the inventor of the first modern machine gun, Dr. Richard Gatling, devised his famous rapid-fire weapon because he wanted to prevent human suffering. The North Carolina-born physician recognized that the mass armies of the 19th Century were ideal breeding grounds for infectious diseases.
RapidFire is a multi-role artillery 40mm gun system designed by Thales and Nexter, to meet the very short-range defence requirements of the armed forces.
Sep 27, 2017 · We introduce the fastest, deadliest, and most famous rapid-fire weapons on the planet. The Fastest. The Russian AK-630M-2 Duet, a shipborne twin 30mm naval close-in weapon, has its roots in the Soviet-era AK-630 rotary cannon.
The OTO Melara 76 mm gun, marketed as the OTO 76/62 Gun Mount, is a naval autocannon built and designed by the Italian defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales. The system is compact enough to be installed on relatively small warships.
May 28, 2015 · In 1980, General Dynamics developed the Phalanx CIWS (Close In Weapon System), which is a radar-guided 20mm ship-mounted Gatling gun designed to shoot down anti-ship missiles with a rate of fire of 4,500 rounds per minute and a range of 3.6 kilometres (2.2 miles).
25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after which they were only slightly changed until the two major revisions of 1989 and 2005.
