by Haijun watcher » Sat May 29, 2021 6:27 am
Is this really an improvement when some say CIWS will be made obsolete by hypersonic weapons in a decade or so?
Popular Mechanics
Meanwhile, in China, Engineers Built a 20-Barrel Gatling Gun
Seems excessive.
BY KYLE MIZOKAMI
MAY 26, 2021
Newly leaked photos allegedly show a 20-barrel Gatling gun reportedly under development in China.
The Gatling gun easily has twice as many barrels as similar weapons.
China is likely testing the weapon as a defense against drone swarms.
A new gun system reportedly under development in China features a whopping 20 barrels, making it one of the most powerful�and weirdest�Gatling guns ever.
? You love badass military tech. So do we. Let�s nerd out over together.
China is likely designing the gun to counter the threat of drone swarms, throwing up a wall of lead as a defense against dozens, or even hundreds, of armed drones.
Russian defense blogger Yuri Lyamin tweeted the photos, which show what appears to be a 20-barrel Gatling gun undergoing testing in China. Popular Mechanics can�t confirm the veracity of the photos.
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In China experimenting with 20-barelled CIWS, as I understand... pic.twitter.com/A1imN9CllX
� Yuri Lyamin (@imp_navigator) May 20, 2021
The Gatling gun, which dates back to 1861, utilizes multiple barrels, rotating between them as firing continues. This allows the gun itself to operate at a much higher rate of fire without overheating.
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Is this really an improvement when some say CIWS will be made obsolete by hypersonic weapons in a decade or so?
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[quote] [b][size=200]Meanwhile, in China, Engineers Built a 20-Barrel Gatling Gun[/size][/b]
Seems excessive.
BY KYLE MIZOKAMI
MAY 26, 2021
Newly leaked photos allegedly show a 20-barrel Gatling gun reportedly under development in China.
The Gatling gun easily has twice as many barrels as similar weapons.
China is likely testing the weapon as a defense against drone swarms.
A new gun system reportedly under development in China features a whopping 20 barrels, making it one of the most powerful�and weirdest�Gatling guns ever.
? You love badass military tech. So do we. Let�s nerd out over together.
China is likely designing the gun to counter the threat of drone swarms, throwing up a wall of lead as a defense against dozens, or even hundreds, of armed drones.
Russian defense blogger Yuri Lyamin tweeted the photos, which show what appears to be a 20-barrel Gatling gun undergoing testing in China. Popular Mechanics can�t confirm the veracity of the photos.
This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
In China experimenting with 20-barelled CIWS, as I understand... pic.twitter.com/A1imN9CllX
� Yuri Lyamin (@imp_navigator) May 20, 2021
The Gatling gun, which dates back to 1861, utilizes multiple barrels, rotating between them as firing continues. This allows the gun itself to operate at a much higher rate of fire without overheating.
(...SNIPPED)[/quote]