Search: in
Paris Gun
Paris Gun in Encyclopedia Encyclopedia
  Tutorials     Encyclopedia     Videos     Books     Software     DVDs  
       
Encyclopedia results for Paris Gun

Paris Gun





Encyclopedia results for Paris Gun

  1. Paris Gun

    infobox weapon image File parisgun2.jpg 300px caption The German Paris Gun , also known as William s Gun was the largest artillery gun of World War I . In 1918 the Paris Gun was able to shell Paris from ... breech recoil carriage elevation 55 degrees traverse The Paris Gun lang de Paris Gesch tz was a Germany German long range siege gun used to bombard Paris during World War I . It was in service ... For an instance of war time naming of this gun as Big Bertha , see cite news title Paris again Shelled ... weapon, the Paris Gun was not a great success the payload was minuscule, the barrel ... the city itself. Description The Paris Gun was a weapon like no other, but its capabilities ... 1942. At the start of its 170 second trajectory, each shell from the Paris Gun reached a speed ... to achieve a range of over Convert 130 km . The Paris Gun was the largest gun built at the time, but it was surpassed ... Iraqi super gun would have been bigger. Projectiles File Miller Paris Gun Shell diagrams.jpg thumb left 250px Post war diagram of a Paris gun shell, ref Miller 1921 pg.742 ref The Paris Gun shell ... removed File paris Gun.jpg thumb right 325px Paris gun The gun was fired from the forest of Coucy ... pg.728 ref aviator Didier Daurat . The Paris gun emplacement was dug out of the north side of the wooded ... with the Germans. Barracks and tunnels were dug underground. The Paris gun was used to shell ... been destroyed as well. The Paris Gun holds a significant place in the history of astronautics ... Army became interested in rockets for long range artillery as a replacement for the Paris Gun which was specifically banned under the Versailles Treaty . In popular culture A parody of the Paris Gun appears ... Gun The Bombardment of Paris by the German Long Range Guns and the Great German Offensive of 1918 ... category Paris gun http www.firstworldwar.com atoz parisgun.htm The Paris Gun in the First World War.com Encyclopedia http home.att.net Berliner Ultrasonics ordsuper.html parisgun Paris Gun at S. Berliner ...   more details



  1. Gun

    of a gun in the first paragraph of the introduction that fits WP MOSBEGIN. The narrow naval definition does not match the basic definition of a Gun date March 2011 File M&Prevolver.jpg thumb 300px Smith & Wesson Military and Police revolver . A gun is a muzzle or breech loaded projectile firing weapon . There are various definitions depending on the nation and branch of service. A gun may be distinguished ... called cannon and sea based naval cannon were called guns. The term gun evolved into a wikt generic ... party boarding parties and Marine military marine s. In modern parlance, a gun is a projectile weapon using a hollow, tubular gun barrel barrel with a closed end the breech as the means of directing ... gun has also taken on a more generic meaning, by which it has come to refer to any one of a number ... include staple gun , nail gun , glue gun , grease gun tool grease gun . Occasionally, this tendency is ironically reversed, such as the case of the American M3 submachine gun which carries the nickname Grease Gun . Most guns are described by the type of barrel used, the means of firing, the purpose ... projectile size is a means to identify gun variations. Barrel diameter is reported in several ... gauge or as in some British ordnance the weight of the weapon s usual projectile. A gun projectile ... is interchangeable with gun as words borrowed from the French language during the early 15th century ... Online Etymological Dictionary ref Recent scholarship indicates that the term gun may have its origins ... thunderers , and donrebusse Dutch translation thunder gun which was incorporated into the English ... Muzzle flash flash . ref Ibid pg.32 ref In military use, the term gun refers primarily to direct ... arc . A variation is the howitzer or gun howitzer designed to offer the ability to fire both low or high ... application of the word is to identify one artillery weapon system or non machine gun projectile armament on aircraft. The word cannon is retained in some cases for the actual gun tube but not the weapon ...   more details



  1. .paris

    Infobox Top level domain name .paris image background D2B48C introduced 2008 type Sponsored top level domain status Unofficial proposal registry ICANN sponsor founder intendeduse Paris residents, institutions and businesses actualuse Not yet is use restrictions None structure Direct second level registrations will be allowed document disputepolicy website n We ll always have .paris ICANN votes for top level domain registration in 2009 News report .paris is a proposed generic top level domain for the city of Paris , France . It was introduced in June 2008 by ICANN, but not yet assigned. External links http info.nic.ru st 22 out 2068.shtml Info about .paris. GTLD DEFAULTSORT Paris Category Proposed top level domains Category Paris culture Category Internet in France compu domain stub fa .paris no .paris ...   more details



  1. Paris

    commune name Paris common name Paris image Paris Eiffelturm und Marsfeld2.jpg image size 280px caption Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in the foreground and the skyscrapers of La D fense in the background ... Grandes Armes de Paris.svg image coat of arms size 120px flag legend Flag of Paris City flag coat of arms legend Coat of arms of Paris City coat of arms city motto Fluctuat nec mergitur Latin It is tossed ... Time CET small UTC 1 small region le de France region le de France department Paris 75 mayor Bertrand ... Subdivisions subdivisions. Arrondissements of Paris 20 arrondissements area km2 105.4 area footnotes ... code 75001 75020, 75116 population 2211297 population date Jan.  2008 ref name paris pop 2008 ... urban area km2 2,845 urban area date 2010 urban pop 10,354,675 ref name paris UU10 pop cite web url ... 3 title Unit urbaine 2010 Paris 00851 publisher Insee language French accessdate 2011 10 20 ref ... ref name paris AU10 pop metro area pop date Jan.  2008 website http www.paris.fr www.paris.fr Paris ..., at the heart of the le de France region le de France Regions of France region or Paris Region, Lang fr R gion parisienne . The city of Paris, within its administrative limits the 20 arrondissements of Paris arrondissements largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 ref name paris pop 2008 Fr icon cite web url http www.recensement 2008.insee.fr chiffresCles.action ... title Commune Paris 75056 Th me volution et structure de la population author INSEE Institut National de la Statistique et des tudes conomiques accessdate 2011 08 31 ref January 2008 , but the Paris Metropolitan Area France metropolitan area has a population of 12,089,098 ref name paris ... 2010 Paris 001 publisher Insee language French accessdate 2011 10 20 ref January 2008 , and is one ... accessdate 2007 01 18 ref Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years ..., 2006. p. 115 ref Paris is today one of the world s leading business and culture cultural centres ...   more details



  1. This Was Paris

    Infobox film name This Was Paris image caption director John Harlow director John Harlow producer Max Milder writer Edward Dryhurst br Gordon Wellesley br Brock Williams br Basil Woon starring Ann Dvorak br Ben Lyon br Griffith Jones actor Griffith Jones music Jack Beaver cinematography Basil Emmott editing Les Norman distributor Warner Bros. released film date 1942 3 21 df y runtime 77 min country FilmUK awards language English budget gross preceded by followed by This Was Paris is a 1942 in film 1942 Cinema of the United Kingdom British drama film directed by John Harlow director John Harlow and starring Ann Dvorak , Ben Lyon and Griffith Jones actor Griffith Jones . ref http ftvdb.bfi.org.uk sift title 54112 ref Plot British agents operate in Paris during the Second World War . Cast Ann Dvorak ... Ann Morgan Ben Lyon ... Butch, Sydney Chronicle Reporter Griffith Jones actor Griffith Jones ... Capt. Bill Hamilton, MI5 Robert Morley ... Van Der Stuyl Harold Huth ... Count Raul De La Vague Mary Maguire ... Blossom Leroy Butch s Girlfriend Vera Bogetti ... Mme. Florien Harry Welchman ... Forsyth, MI5 Frederick Burtwell ... J.B. Entwhisle, Butch s Editor Marian Spencer ... Lady Muriel Billy Holland ... Liftman Miles Malleson ... Watson, Newspaper Librarian Bernard Miles ... Nazi Propaganda Officer Hay Petrie ... Popinard, Amusement Park Owner Harry McElhone ... Harry the bartender References reflist External links imdb title 0035434 CinemaoftheUK DEFAULTSORT This Was Paris Category 1942 films Category British films Category British war films Category British spy films Category English language films Category Films directed by John Harlow Category World War II films made in wartime Category Black and white films 1940s UK film stub ...   more details



  1. Nordenfelt gun

    About the rifle caliber machine gun the anti torpedo boat gun 1 inch Nordenfelt gun Image Nordenfelt machine gun 10 barrels.jpg thumb right Nordenfelt 10 barrel rifle calibre machine gun. Mus e de l Arm e , Paris . File 10BarrelNordenfeltGunInNavalAction.jpg thumb right center Sailor operating 10 barrel rifle calibre gun, with right hand on lever center The Nordenfelt Gun was a Multiple barrel firearm multiple barrel machine gun that had a row of up to twelve barrels. It was fired by pulling a lever back and forth. It was produced in a number of different calibres from rifle up to 25  mm 1  inch . Larger calibres were also used, but for these calibres the design simply permitted rapid manual loading rather than true automatic fire. This article covers the anti personnel rifle calibre typically 0.45 inch gun. Development The weapon was designed by a Swedish engineer, Helge Palmcrantz . He created a mechanism to load and fire a multiple barreled gun by simply moving a single lever backwards and forwards. It was patented in 1873 . Production of the weapon was funded by a Swedish .... The name of the weapon was changed to the Nordenfelt gun. A plant producing the weapon was set up in England .... The weapon was adopted by the British Royal Navy, as an addition to their Gatling gun Gatling and Gardner gun s. During a demonstration held at Portsmouth a ten barrelled version of the weapon, firing ... or failure. However, with the development of the Maxim gun the weapon was eventually outclassed. Nordenfelt merged in 1888 with the Maxim Gun Company to become Maxim Nordenfelt Guns and Ammunition ... Kingdom See also 1 inch Nordenfelt gun Gardner gun Bira gun Gast Gun Maxim Gun References George M. Chinn, http www.ibiblio.org hyperwar USN ref MG index.html The Machine Gun. History, Evolution, and Development ... 1884 Ellis, John. 1975. The Social History of the Machine Gun . New York Pantheon Books. External ... Nordenfelt Video video of Nordenfelt machine gun firing Category Victorian Age weapons of the United ...   more details



  1. Gun debate

    The gun debate may refer to Gun politics Gun politics in the United States Gun control disambig ...   more details



  1. Dart gun

    dart gun may refer to A Tranquilliser gun , that fires a tranquilizer dart for animals A toy gun that fires a usually sucker tipped dart See also speargun needle gun disambig ...   more details



  1. Gun Lake

    Gun Lake may refer to Gun Lake Michigan , USA. Gun Lake British Columbia , Canada, also known as Big Gun Lake and formerly spelled Gunn Lake. Lajoie Lake , near Gun Lake, British Columbia, is also known as Little Gun Lake. The two together are referred to as the Gun Lakes. disambig ...   more details



  1. 3-inch gun

    3 inch gun may refer to 3 inch M1902 field gun 1904, 1905 3 inch M1903 US gun 3 50 caliber gun US dual purpose naval gun QF 3 inch 20 cwt British anti aircraft gun 3 inch Gun M1918 US anti aircraft gun 3 inch Gun M5 US anti tank gun disambig ...   more details



  1. Bop Gun

    Bop Gun may refer to Bop Gun Endangered Species , a song by Parliament Bop Gun Homicide Life on the Street Bop Gun , an episode of Homicide Life on the Street Bop Gun One Nation , a song by rapper Ice Cube disambig ...   more details



  1. Amiens Gun

    he handed over the gun he did not see it again, but later on heard it had been exhibited in Paris ... Capture After capture, the gun was exhibited in Paris before being removed to England, via a English ...Image Bertha gun009.jpg thumb right 250px The gun on display at the eastern end of Eddy Avenue, Sydney in 1920 The Amiens Gun is a German convert 28 cm in adj on railway gun captured by the Australian ... SK Schnelladekanone quick loading cannon L L nge with a 40 calibre barrel gun was placed on public ... . ref name tram New South Wales Railway and Tramway Magazine May 1920, pp 351 354 ref While the gun s carriage was scrapped during the 1960s, the gun barrel remains on display at the Australian ... The Gun in position outside Sydney s Central Station after the Unveiling Ceremony on 26 March 1920 ..., in addressing the gathering, complimented all concerned in the unloading and reassembling of the gun. General Sir C. Rosenthal, speaking of the capture of the gun by the 31st Battalion Australia 31st ... had built the biggest gun on earth as an answer to the German Big Bertha howitzer Big Bertha . It never ...  ft. 3.35m longer than the gun at Central, and a range of 87 miles 140  km . It was intended ... M.C. and Bar was decorated for his gallantry in connection with the capture of the gun. ref name ... where the gun was captured, in the 5th Division sector, a section of sappers from the 8th Field ... of an 11.5in. naval gun on railway mounting, a locomotive, two ammunition trucks, and about twenty ... gun bullet. This was bound round with http dictionary.infoplease.com tracing tape tracing tape . The burning portion of the train was detached, shunted into a siding, and the engine, gun, and ammunition ... to move the gun back, the gun slipped the rear bogie wheels off the rails. There were nine lifting jacks on the train. With the aid of these the gun was got on to the track again and brought back ... up from Army Headquarters to take over the gun. The gun was complete in every detail, ready for firing ...   more details



  1. 5-inch gun

    A 5 inch gun can mean these naval weapons BL 5 inch gun Mk I V British naval and coast defence guns of 1880s 1890s 5 25 caliber gun 5 25 caliber US anti aircraft gun 5 51 caliber gun 5 51 caliber US anti ship gun 5 38 caliber gun 5 38 caliber US dual purpose gun 5 54 caliber Mark 42 gun US dual purpose gun 5 54 caliber Mark 45 gun US and 5 62 caliber Mark 45 Model 4 gun Oto Melara Otobreda 127 54 Compact 127 54C dual purpose gun Italian naval gun disambig Category 127 mm artillery ...   more details



  1. Needle gun

    needle gun was designed by Jean Samuel Pauly , a Switzerland Swiss gunsmith. In Paris in 1808 ...Distinguish Needlegun other uses File Dreyse needle gun model 1865.jpg thumb upright 1.5 Dreyse needle gun , model 1865. A needle gun is a firearm that has a needle like firing pin , which can pass through the paper cartridge case to strike a percussion cap at the bullet base. A needle gun with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves rifling cut into the barrel walls is also called needle rifle . Pauly needle gun Image Needle gun cartridge.jpg thumb right A diagram of a needle gun .... The needle activated central fire breech loading gun would become a major feature of firearms ... Nikolaus von Dreyse who would later become the inventor of the famous Dreyse needle gun Dreyse rifle. Dreyse needle gun main Dreyse needle gun File Dreyse mechanism model 1865.jpg thumb upright 1.5 Dreyse mechanism, model 1865. The first mass produced needle gun was invented by the German gunsmith ... produced the first viable breech loading gun model using a complete cartridge . The early Dreyse ... . Doersch and von Baumgarten needle gun This Model 1861 rifle was an improvement of Dreyse rifle ... Empire in 1871. Carl needle gun In 1865, Johannes Friedrich Christian Carl also known as Carl or Karl , a ship and insurance broker of Hamburg, patented a needle gun which was an improvement on the Dreyse gun. Sohs Zons , a Hamburg citizen, participated in the design and development of it. The Carl ..., such as the Berdan rifle . Chassepot needle gun main Chassepot File Chassepot p1000739.jpg thumb upright 1.5 Chassepot gun, with cartridge. File Compare Dreyse Chsassepot.JPG thumb left 363px ... . In the Franco Prussian War 1870 1871 it proved greatly superior to the German Dreyse needle gun, outranging ... upon pressing the trigger. Carcano needle gun Carcano Fucili di Fanteria Modello 1860 67 needle gun ... from the 1860 1867 model. References Reflist External links Cite EB1911 W1EC 1 wstitle Needle Gun Category ...   more details



  1. Grease gun

    Grease gun may refer to Grease gun tool , a common workshop tool used for lubrication M3 submachine gun , commonly nicknamed grease gun disambig ja ...   more details



  1. Gun (disambiguation)

    wiktionarypar gun A gun is an object that propels another object through a hollow tube, primarily as weaponry. Gun may also refer to TOC right Places K szeg or G ns, a town in Hungary Gun, a former administrative Districts of Japan District of Japan Gun, a County Korea South Korean county In entertainment The Gun novel , a 1933 novel by C. S. Forester The Gun short story The Gun short story , a short story by Philip K. Dick Gun cellular automaton , a pattern in Conway s Game of Life The Gun 1974 film The Gun 1974 film , television film directed by John Badham Gun TV series Gun TV series , a short lived anthology series produced by Robert Altman Gun video game Gun video game , a video game set ... that aired on CBC Television in 2008 Gun 2010 film Gun 2010 film , an American film Gun 2011 film Gun 2011 film , an Indian film Guardian Units of Nations G.U.N , an organization in the Sonic The Hedgehog series of video games In music GUN Records , a record label Gun band , a Scottish hard rock band 1987 1997, 2008 onwards The Gun band , an English hard rock band, early 1970s The Gun , a song by Lou Reed from his album The Blue Mask Gun Gigolo Aunts song Gun Gigolo Aunts song , a 1993 single by Gigolo Aunts from the album Flippin Out Gun, a song from the Soundgarden album Louder Than Love Gun , a song by John Cale from the album Fear John Cale album Fear Gun , a song by War from the album The Black Man s Burdon Other uses Clathrate gun hypothesis a hypothesised geological event where ... methane clathrate Gun name , a feminine given name in Swedish Gun staff , a weapon used in Chinese martial arts Gun Chinese , the father of Yu the Great or, in other accounts, a legendary giant fish Katharine Gun born 1974 , former GCHQ employee and whistleblower Light gun , a pistol shaped gaming controller Gun language , a dialect of the Fon language, in the Niger Congo language family Mby ... G ns disambiguation disambig de Gun es GUN fr GUN id Gun it GUN nl Gun ja GUN no Gun pl ...   more details



  1. Jump the Gun

    Jump the Gun may refer to Jump the Gun band , an Irish pop rock band, best known for competing in the Eurovision Song Contest Jump the Gun album , an album by Pretty Maids Jump the gun , in athletics disambig ...   more details



  1. Under the Gun

    wiktionary under the gun Under the Gun may refer to Music Under the Gun band , an American punk rock group Under the Gun Poco album Under the Gun Poco album , 1980 Under the Gun Tijuana Sweetheart album Under the Gun Tijuana Sweetheart album , 2012 Under the Gun...A Portrait of Aldo Nova , an album by Aldo Nova, 2007 Songs Under the Gun The Sisters of Mercy song Under the Gun The Sisters of Mercy song Under the Gun , a song by Axel Rudi Pell from Shadow Zone Axel Rudi Pell album Shadow Zone Under the Gun , a song by Blondie from No Exit Blondie album No Exit Under the Gun , a song by Circle Jerks from Golden Shower of Hits Under the Gun , a song by Danger Danger from Danger Danger album Danger Danger Under the Gun , a song by Deep Purple from Perfect Strangers album Perfect Strangers Under the Gun , a song by Dokken from Long Way Home Dokken album Long Way Home Under the Gun , a song by Face to Face from Face to Face 1984 Face to Face album Face to Face 1984 Under the Gun , a song by Foreigner from Mr. Moonlight album Mr. Moonlight Under the Gun , a song by The Killers from Hot Fuss Under the Gun , a song by Kiss from Animalize Other uses Under the Gun Sledge Hammer Under the Gun Sledge Hammer , an episode of the TV series Sledge Hammer Under the gun, a playing position, in Glossary of poker terms under the gun poker terminology Under the Gun 1951 film Under the Gun 1951 film , a film noir starring Audrey Totter Under the Gun 1988 film Under the Gun 1988 film , a television action film starring Vanessa L. Williams Under the Gun 1995 film Under the Gun 1995 film , an Australian comedy featuring Alan King comedian Alan King disambiguation fr Under the Gun ...   more details



  1. Y gun

    A Y gun may refer to A type of Depth charge projector A gun in the Gun turret Naming Y position of a war ship in this context the term will normally be plural i.e. Y guns disambig ...   more details



  1. Barrel of a Gun

    Barrel of a Gun may refer to Barrel of a Gun Depeche Mode song Barrel of a Gun Guster song disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ...   more details



  1. Gun (band)

    About the Glasgow rock band the 1960s, London band The Gun band primary sources date September 2010 lead too short date September 2010 Infobox musical artist name Gun image image size 220 alias G.U.N. ... Mark Kerr br Irvin Duguid br Stuart Kerr br Toby Jepson br Gordon McNeil Gun are a rock music rock ... song Word Up . History Early career Originally called Blind Allez then for a short time, Phobia , GUN ... location London isbn 1 904994 10 5 page 237 ref Gun toured the United States US and supported The Rolling ... G.U.N. the reason given at the time, was to distance the band s name from the Dunblane shooting incident ... in January 2008. Two new Gun CDs were released The Collection and The River Sessions a double live ... Joolz and Dante Gizzi played a set of GUN songs, with Jepson guesting on vocals, and Alan Thornton ... Robbins Music Therapy charity. In April 2008, GUN announced on Rockradio that they were to reform ..., who gave his blessing to the reformation and new line up. ref http www.tobyjepson.com gun ... anniversary of their first album, Taking On The World . In May 2008 GUN played the Rockradio ... and Tackeroo, Cannock, GUN played two one night only concerts at Shepherds Bush Empire , London ... were reunited on stage with early GUN drummer, Scott Shields. Shields replaced McNeil for one song ..., Glasgow. 2009 would have seen GUN play the Castle Rock festival in Caldicot, Wales and the Indie Guitar ... Rock ref http www.pacificrock.fr Pacificrock.fr ref in Paris . November saw the band play Lisbon ... ref 2010 saw McNeil leave GUN to concentrate on his own project, GoGoBot. He was replaced by Paul McManus, previously of the bands La Paz and No Dice . GUN supported Lynyrd Skynyrd on the UK ... down as GUN s singer due to other commitments. ref http www.tobyjepson.com news.htm Official ... GUN website the same day with an additional statement by Jools and Dante Gizzi confirming Jepson ... follow in due course. ref http www.gunofficial.co.uk GUN The Official Site News 28th June 2010 Announcements ...   more details



  1. H-Gun

    H Gun crews spent time filming in several parts of the world and around the USA Paris, London, Vancouver ...unreferenced date April 2012 H Gun Labs , officially, H Gun Corp. 1988 2001 was a film animation consortium which started in Chicago and expanded to include a San Francisco, CA San Francisco studio. H Gun began as a collective of students from The School of The Art Institute of Chicago and Columbia College in Chicago who were involved with making art, film, and music. Originally, UNGH was the name of the band formed by founders Eric Zimmermann and Benjamin Stokes. The band nearly got signed to major ... they were producing, and for other recording artists, they created H Gun Corp. The name was loosely referred to as The Lab or H Gun Labs. The H Gun family of friends, collaborators, fine artists ... contractors. H Gun gained attention by being a Chicago based music video company when at the time ... to the H Gun chemistry and artistry were Eric Matthies, Wing Ko, CW Hayes, Elizabeth Biron .... The artists at H Gun approached filmmaking in a renegade style and in some cases defining run and gun style of filmmaking. The work was purely experimental and raw. In some cases footage that would normally be considered outtakes was included into the edits. H Gun were early adopters in the use ... evolved, so did the visual styles that the collective pursued. H Gun became one of the few at the time ... created by H Gun garnered world wide attention. The work has been curated by museums, chronicled ... H Gun produced and directed on its CD DVD release Telephantasm. H Gun s work often won international .... citation needed date April 2012 As H Gun evolved the company worked with directors Frank Kozik, David ... directors. H Gun videos were often featured on marquee MTV shows such as 120 Minutes , Headbanger s Ball and Beavis and Butthead . H Gun evolved from music videos into doing major content like network ..., WI, Miami Beach, San Francisco Where are they now? Various former members of H GUN currently play ...   more details



  1. Gatling gun

    Infobox Weapon name Gatling gun image Image Gatling gun.jpg 250px caption 1876 Gatling gun kept at Fort Laramie National Historic Site type Rapid fire gun origin flag United States 1861 Type Selection ... caliber action rate velocity range max range feed sights File Mitrailleuse Gatling APX1895 Paris FRA 001.jpg thumb right Mitrailleuse Gatling mod le APX 1895 The Gatling gun is one of the best known early rapid fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun . It is known for its use by the Union ... 2000 accessdate 2009 11 24 ref The Gatling gun s operation centered on a cyclic multi barrel design ... thumb right Patent drawing for R.J. Gatling s Battery Gun , 9 May 1865. The Gatling gun ... and disease, and to show how futile war is. ref Paul Wahl and Don Toppel, The Gatling Gun , Arco Publishing, 1971. ref Although the first Gatling gun was capable of firing continuously, it required a person to crank it therefore it was not a true automatic weapon . The Maxim gun , invented in 1884 ... the weapon. Nonetheless, the Gatling gun represented a huge leap in firearm technology. Prior to the Gatling gun, the only weapons available to militaries capable of firing many projectiles in a short space of time were mass firing volley gun volley weapons like the French Reffye mitrailleuse ... on the battlefield. In comparison, the Gatling gun offered a rapid and continuous rate of fire without having to manually reload by opening the breech. The original Gatling gun was a field weapon ... or belt metal cartridge ammunition using a gravity feed system from a hopper. The Gatling gun s innovation ... 2010 nor in the use of multiple barrels to limit overheating used by the mitrailleuse gun rather ... a relatively high rate of fire of 200 rounds per minute. ref name Greeley1872 The Gatling gun was first used in warfare during the American Civil War . The gun was not accepted by the Union Army ... owned Gatling gun to Saskatchewan in Canada in 1885 for use with the Canadian military against the M tis ...   more details



  1. Gas gun

    A gas gun can be A projectile firing gun powered by compressed air Air gun Airsoft gun A Less lethal launcher , especially when loaded with CS gas grenades. A Gas pistol Devices described as pneumatic cannons Spud gun M61 Vulcan also hydraulically operated Dynamite gun A gun that fires a stream of gas. This can be for these purposes among others To generate a loud noise as a bird scarer For propulsion in space see Manned Maneuvering Unit NASA gas gun Light gas gun , a velocity generating device used in physics experiments. disambig ...   more details



  1. Gun Shy

    wiktionary gunshy Gun Shy may refer to Gunshy film Gunshy film , a 1998 film starring William Petersen , Diane Lane , and Michael Wincott and directed by Jeff Celentano Gun Shy film Gun Shy film , a 2000 film starring Sandra Bullock , Liam Neeson , and Oliver Platt Gun Shy , a 1982 television series based on the Disney film The Apple Dumpling Gang film The Apple Dumpling Gang In music Gun Shy , a song by 10,000 Maniacs from their 1987 album In My Tribe Gunshy , a song by Liz Phair from her 1993 album Exile In Guyville Gun Shy , a 1986 album by The Screaming Blue Messiahs The Gun Shys, former name of the band The Shys The Gun Shys EP , an EP by the same band disambig it Gun Shy ...   more details




Articles 1 - 25 of 195736          Next


Search   in  
Search for Paris Gun in Tutorials
Search for Paris Gun in Encyclopedia
Search for Paris Gun in Videos
Search for Paris Gun in Books
Search for Paris Gun in Software
Search for Paris Gun in DVDs
Search for Paris Gun in Store


Advertisement




Paris Gun in Encyclopedia
Paris Gun top Paris Gun

Home - Add TutorGig to Your Site - Disclaimer

©2011-2013 TutorGig.info All Rights Reserved. Privacy Statement