Machine guns were invented in the Civil War? But not in time for the war right? Couldn't they just shoot down those balloons? Seems like you'd be a sittin duck up there.
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Machine guns were invented in the Civil War? But not in time for the war right? Couldn't they just shoot down those balloons? Seems like you'd be a sittin duck up there.
Dr Gatling made his toy before the Civil war got real hot. He was from the south and they were afraid he might provide it to the South, so they were winning, and just sat on it.
Custer had them and refused to take them to the Little big horn. He thought they would slow him down....
Shooting down a balloon is hard to do. Drop and elevation together is tough! Estimating distance is hard too. Even if you hit it, a small hole will not bring it down quickly....
:)>What?? Custer would normally had Gatling guns with him but he didn't want them on that trip? Oh man!
If he had taken the gatlings along, as he should have; the result would have been very different!
But he had a poor opinion of the ability of Sitting Bull et al. They explained his error to him, at the Little Big Horn....
:)>lol...they explained his error to him. lol.,
Interesting that he was the only one they didn't scalp.
If he had been competent (he wasn't a very good General), and brought these guns, the battle would have turned out very differently....
:)>Oh I didn't know that fact either! I thought of buying some research books about him and doing a series.
His Brother was there with him, bad day for the Custer family!
:'(