If you think, now a single soldier with an automatic rifle has more or less same firepower of this piece of artillery, if not more (since reloading a rifle costs less time than reloading this Mitralleuse).
Time has shown the superiority of the Gatling design, but before 1874 Gatlings were very heavy and needed artillery carriages to transport the gun and the large quantity of ammunition needed, which limited mobility. 1000 rounds would weigh 1 cwt (50 Kg) and this had to be transported by horse drawn wagon or mule in those days, so supplying the ammo needed for a rapid firing gun was a problem (at least on land)
Way excellent animation! What software did you use?
As for the rapid firing weaponry of the time, I like the Gatling much better because of the rotary barrels and the ability to keep on firing for as long as you have a magazine large enough to keep on feeding it and for as long as you can crank the handle.
however, respect baby, this is first automatic weapon ever ever made. when you see rambo shooting his full auto m60, think to this grand grand dad.
andrew881thebest 4 weeks ago
If you think, now a single soldier with an automatic rifle has more or less same firepower of this piece of artillery, if not more (since reloading a rifle costs less time than reloading this Mitralleuse).
andrew881thebest 1 month ago
This gun is pure geometry.
Janshevik 1 month ago
Very cool animation, only too bad the frenchie soldiers didn't know how to use it properly, or perhaps not too bad after all...
Nunatag1 4 months ago
Ce mécanisme était un chef d'oeuvre.
fm192429 4 months ago
The plate, what an intelligent idea it is ! Simple and great.
yehchidatw 9 months ago
We had this MG and we lost????????? We are really fucking stupid French bastard...
grou28 11 months ago
@grou28 The Prussians had better artillery, and the French Second Empire forces used their Reffyes like they were artillery, not machine guns.
ARP7777777 11 months ago
Art!
TheFinlandnator 1 year ago
Cinema 4D.
Time has shown the superiority of the Gatling design, but before 1874 Gatlings were very heavy and needed artillery carriages to transport the gun and the large quantity of ammunition needed, which limited mobility. 1000 rounds would weigh 1 cwt (50 Kg) and this had to be transported by horse drawn wagon or mule in those days, so supplying the ammo needed for a rapid firing gun was a problem (at least on land)
vbbsmyt 1 year ago
Way excellent animation! What software did you use?
As for the rapid firing weaponry of the time, I like the Gatling much better because of the rotary barrels and the ability to keep on firing for as long as you have a magazine large enough to keep on feeding it and for as long as you can crank the handle.
SavageJim01 1 year ago
spectacular!
BobbyIronsights 1 year ago
Wow, that's a great animation. I had no idea how the firing pins were triggered. That's pretty clever. A really cool weapon.
Trefellin 1 year ago
A well-done bit of animation! Very educational and interesting. :D
Noahandtheark7 1 year ago
If France had only won the 1870 War, a lot of lives could have been saved in World War I. Still, this is an extremely cool gun.
TonoFonseca 1 year ago
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brava!
DAILEYericCaryUSA 1 year ago