Re: Chainguns vs. Gatlings

In a message dated 4/24/00 12:18:03 AM Central Daylight Time, 
kaladorn@home.com writes:

<< Actually, I suspect this is another good argument for going to a
gauss
 weapon - as long as your electrics are good, no misfires... >>

With a minigun as long as your electronics are good the barrels spin and
the 
gun fires. The only real advantages at this caliber (given a practical -
in 
atmosphere muzzle velocity for the gauss weapon) is that you don't have
a 
pile of casings around your feet.