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Originally Posted by mmartin798
I pose this question to gather the learned opinion of my peers. There are many historical accounts of the use of volley guns in combat. The attached picture shows a fine 9 barreled Polish version. The question I have is would weapons of this type be constructed and used?
On one hand I think that they would be considered wasteful of black powder and shot. On the other hand, I can see cases where people struggling against a larger foe may have small fire squads use them in a guerrilla fashion in a hit and run manner. The floor is now open for comments.
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These are made to blast the large concentrated formations of 18th & 19th Century warfare...... The last recorded use of volley guns was the American Civil War............ Defense of a bridge by Union troops against Confederate Cavalry if I am not totally wrong.
Even the Nock Volley gun in your picture is much to heavy and too slow to reload for an ambusher.