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How early could Gatling gun like those we know today come in to operation? Its not much of an innovation. More like a new application of old ideas. What it boils down to is that by motorizing a technology from 1860s we now have the highest possible ROF for a normal gun (not considering Metal storm completely different system). I'm not 100% but i think I saw on the History Channel that Gatling himself had ideas for motorizing his gun but it wasn't feasable at the time.

When would motorizin the gun be practical. How would this change events.

I could see them becoming feasable during WW 1 but there wouldnt be much of a need for it, and it would be but on the back burner till WW2.

Once we come to WW2 however the tecnology become available to realy exploit it. How would this influence plane design and ship defense?
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