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How effective was the gattling gun when it made its first appearance on the battlefield? Movies like the Last Samurai and the (new) Magnificent 7 make it seem like it was an unstoppable devastating force. What impact did it have on warfare?

by /u/connerboy in /r/AskHistorians

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