You remember The Terminator 2 or even the Predator movie. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura, or Sonny Landham hefting one of these bad boys. The whining sound of the barrels spinning up only hints at the dragonfire that is to be let loose from six revolving metal tubes. Its quite an impressive sight and makes for great cinematic effect. Up to 6000 rounds per minutes can be spewed from one of the larger mounted versions.
Disassembled, there are quite a number of pieces aside from the 6 barrels and motor. Its more humble beginnings came from the Gatling gun. Though it still had the multiple barrel design, it utilized a hand crank to rotate the barrels into place. Rounds were gravity fed from the top. Around 200 rounds per minute was the top end of the original design. Add modern materials and engineering and the original is far out paced
