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0 pointsneltnerb4y ago0 comments

They absolutely invented machine guns in the Civil War, as well as metal ships.

"In 1862, Richard Jordan Gatling invented a multi-barreled, rotating gun operated by a hand crank that could fire up to 200 rounds a minute."

I'm not sure what war you're thinking of.

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How many were in the civil war vs ww2? What was your odds of going against one? Huge huge huge difference

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