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| Girl from Europe |
Posted - November 23 2004 : 9:47:37 PM
Did the Sioux warriors were familiar with Gatlin-gun ?
Why every regiment and every fort in the West wasn't armed with at least 5-6 Gatlin guns ?
Jan |
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| joe wiggs |
Posted - May 25 2008 : 5:33:17 PM
After Lo these many years, I must answer in the negative. By the way, who in the hell is Frank Spencer? |
| Frank Spencer |
Posted - February 21 2005 : 3:34:54 PM
Poll - Would Frank Spencer have handled the Little Big Horn better than Custer?
A. YES
B. NO |
| joseph wiggs |
Posted - November 28 2004 : 8:20:24 PM
Gatling Guns were invented in 1861 and, by the time of LBH battle, had improved very little. They often malfunctioned and were only effective in mass attacks, something Indian warriors were not inclined to do. Each gun was mounted on wheels so high off the ground that the gunners had to stand erect. This, of course, would have made them easy targets. We know that Gen. Terry transported these guns from Fort Lincoln to the Little Big Horn. Quite often, the horses that pulled them had to be un-harnessed while soldiers pushed and toted these weapons up hills and across ditches.
In battles where gorilla tactics were the norm (Plains Indian Wars) they were useless. |
| Anonymous Poster8169 |
Posted - November 23 2004 : 10:34:34 PM
Gatling guns weren't very ideal for Indian campaigning. If fighting Indians, you'll always be on the move, and Gatlings were a drag on the march. They were used occasionally, but I can't think of one battle where they had an impact. If you must drag along a piece of machinery to fight Indians, a howitzer makes more sense, since it has longer range (and a bigger noise). Howitzers were used effectively against the Nez Perce, and against the Sioux at places like Killdeer Mountain.
R. Larsen
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