The Debrief - WWI’s 500-Round-Per-Second Centrifugal Gun?

Since the American Civil War, a handful of weapons developers have sought to turn the unique powers of the centrifuge into a rapid-fire weapon. These are not firearms, of course, as no gunpowder is used. The driving force of exploding powder is replaced by a disc rotating at extremely high speed, designed to grab and fling the projectiles downrange. 113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxL43qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3n8W4DlD9s8xPXQhW5VqPHC6XTF2yW2l9j1Y3hhjZnW2yVYH84qXSw2W7gJ9YY4vzCKGW1Hbsvp7Q-K7_W97JQJy3NJHW-W16F01f3CSPwfN62vMtsgQ_cVW6WqQ_p1kfj5CW5msfmD99zzcJW1PcC5X25MkWhW3zVwSh1G4vCcW68ZXRH3n6D65W1nYpm01LPsvNW7Yhqfl10l1DDW79gSMn7d6K5pW2pGGd31pcc_JMC8j992P4j2W8DJtvp85Ytr5VBg0Qj6c5x38W89dj4w3ttxLmW37v_5r1v9SwDW7jSJCv5QHH0sf2xYd-M04 113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLn3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3lNN29Y84YW926QN3bPS-wwrl7vW25lTmK3YQ1bhN6T7T1zSKW_hW3R9BZv7k_6pSW3BB77R77K1vYW48tD1C7yD8KfVZdsnF6xWLDCTbvCx1lLVzFW6vrmpz5trWzlW2j2GHD23sP9bW6VB7c82cJP-nW8tdBkr8scF_JW3_5mNz3K7fMkW49LJrl30d1S6W5F-xbF3MTzJ_W6qr2cC2YC-s9W262DQd2zw1ztW9fXKmq55j4XJVj-NJG2Vl91zW4s3PB02gtThsV-_Ptm12XzwYW97HGpR8sCLY1W6Xz6cW28k8V_VksWSp7dhMn2W6xz9PV5rBG59f2_fXj-04 [WWI’S 500-ROUND-PER-SECOND CENTRIFUGAL GUN?](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLn3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3nKW4q4C091HPnlmW2pHsB78hz54LW9bnYyt6Sg_wZW6fnrSB99-3pvW7bzpQv8hBYXFW6-YpFV5pTc1CW5FNVcM4x4pFSN85FPxdtVyTrN1BdTcVFf1p0W6VGrqN97fSn2W1BSfSV5Lw0X3W9fvp5F7g3y3tW6nXWjR6rbZ-sN27PpmpVR11fW6qMQF22kjtKbW2Rhgx_1zrb-yW5YQyrp231TGlN1J2lFWVBM3sW1thrKh4ZvbXfW953S9C5yMyTGW4bQtqw7JJ1snW4Kx2BT91pFZ7W2TSTvH8D3n_CW6bDcJT8PBTp-W4trNKK1nFsSKW2bwpTz4_0KMff5dhTVq04) By Tom Laemlein May 15th, 2024 - Since the American Civil War, a handful of weapons developers have sought to turn the unique powers of the centrifuge into a rapid-fire weapon ... 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[WATCH VIDEO](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxL-3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3mXW8gc5Sj8Dx3p3W7z5_g33zh6HGW1PrjRM52lBc_W5wr4nX3krdXDW1c1Km36n5_tfN8-9dXv3MhR9W8kjSx228Y0DMW31WMVb1QCB9PW4rqZ4l43TtHbW8g49z549Nv-4W2FrQV16XsXLYW4ZFpRs8gJ79fW7D3klC5N7L-sW2hm3FZ8059PxW9dyThD1mm-vfW3j6h2J3s8WPPW5Cfljf5MTBs7M44jTXFbmhgW1d7fPY4LB7PpN6yNy7X7fMkGW3YS0mq7qGqfNW5CDtJ56C44dLW3ClHtm1wmf2KN2Cw1KF10z4TN7WG1fzs2H5sN7dY8hpjTxqgW4vDrsl8nhMLCW4pdPNQ3XDNHyN7_SdZ1HZw7VW7cmJ5c3JDcGWf3Y4nY404) [tal-ball-vs-FMJ](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mxW2pt1Jg40jC6dW2vZq__4JPyV8W76l09228yRz-W8Xw-9Y7S8KDhW7vVD8R6MXHXNN5lCnCcRm7fQN7Gpq7lLvbb_W1W6YkY8M-7T6W5bJ6Db62KJ-8W6-Ln9X6HjxcmW5MJ8NV39xmkcW1smLNs34BypTW1nhz7g1BFz5rW5N0Ttg4PqMvNW10vWCG7-tRTTW4St8Fy2SDJ2TW47JTvY6pjFj7W27BW931H_Dg_W7RbmMS6BXKLtW1rL60632_G3cW3KC-CH2ZYQVrW7BDW5t6PqqMHW20h8L87D5nHbW5cN4NV48DnWjW4N9ggm5wY6rkVDNXHl2xpvvLF1hfxMv9W86W38DHF284tNxVf83YH0j04) [WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN “BALL” AND FMJ?](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nkW1qhsSD5CCNwcW7z_-dC94SrxVW7nWk1H5VvX9TN18L7B2zX5bWMC6xvMmyxXfW810PhB24QhsZN1qlY-3bJnDlW2k0Dlz6cCq9MW1CVkLy56npMXW4Ltg7h2kKHZGN369Sq92YN02W36Rtmq92-nLZW1PRXpq8SBc0-N7Zw-L2dqdgSN724nsmD9cNBW6NvggN6sBM3HW6Ysl9S7hrW-nW6bJL1X95WQ99W1p5w5N1PpxT6W22m_g1970wnfVwPzgp8PyN-1W70TRsN3VvFDqW5d8Kh79drzdzW35377r4NmnC4W7hkthP4GmV0nW14D3Mt3XCSsXW7Q7rd42r3j1JVPG-Pg7WL5dZf42tW_v04) By Robert A. Sadowski May 16th, 2024 - You’ve probably seen the word “ball” printed on boxes of 5.56 NATO ammo and wondered what it meant, particularly since it looks like FMJ ... [READ MORE](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3kzW6n72pH6VBRVXW3tVZyN83_gHqW17l0T12TS8gZW4Tzhxd8M5qXsW5jY17J4p8lQ1W2468JK5YsK4hN90VlST_pY4gW4_F0R07P4rrKVZjh-67Lmph9W8Hj79g5567KxW124DXG6TkNqCW6Jjw6Y10pTBsW8Kd85y4NBS_mN7wMxgB3ZnjrV1sRxW14H5NXW4WlZ7P7M2RWHW16z87l1dmphPW8Kb-PW8kjScqW7ZkG0p7MPtx1W8ByZLy74zpsfN62P2H7jRrV_W84q4m_9dRHXYW4RR_BQ7LCLN6W528Wnk4_lSffW6HwSJF62_qrDW1Ss4q73QNJhpW5Y6V_s7tWdZvW7CDv0H6lzqZKf4g02NY04) EDITOR'S NOTE In this week’s Debrief, we take a look at America’s long and misguided obsession with centrifugal guns, consider the newest addition to the Model 2020 family of bolt-action rifles, and take up a question of ammo terminology. First up, we have historian Tom Laemlein dig into the long — and ultimately unsuccessful — history of centrifugal guns in America. Promising mind-melting rates of fire and the ability to totally dominate a battlefield, why exactly did the tech never take off? Check out the fascinating story [here](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLn3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3njW73NC-w4bnZKCN2rwSfXyv-hRW31l0M47FcSgbW5861ZG5288bXVd4JRS8Tkfp2W63X7dw8_wF6mW6DnNdN4NBbhdW14b0vd8VCzc3W3TZfj11cX_YSW7035kr13V5N5W46Qt8x5y-95zW84Nxpm5f0XKDW1CYph55GT26NW6Zx3Z92j6JHsW2hGkgY7pKkJXW3s3CjV5ZQ3fbW34bSvn6nfSS9W7lzLp64fjhNwW2n6qrW9kQvx3W11_36F5MBf57W7dwq6d6PtVkgN5VR3VYMGg_JN23RJf7Xyns7W8jv-Qd1mlpHkW1QTfNv1SjNhgN6FnZnYFvfY6f5YjcKW04). Next, we have Jeremy Tremp review the brand-new family of long-action Model 2020 Waypoint rifles. Offering new levels of downrange performance, these rifles harness the power of classics like the .30-06 all the way up to modern masterpieces like the 7mm PRC. Check out the video and article [here](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxL-3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3mkW89mS-y70cqxBW4t_bPS74l9NwMzwBj81K9bYN8R3TcJVvcDBW6xYjFS3NKKycW7KF5Kw91xcPGW3k7t4k2ZHkC3W58HjkW3mp-7kW3mSzQf3_j9whW5cKzDR6vp7-HW7Y0Nv35xsL1gW5xk09V4GylxDVVsNGL1GSRn9W5vyDLB1qJs5NW6xMH8S7vhzBCMfh33H-NLsBW9fQDc47vQnllW8nzxrh8t4YYrW726pdq83nhhyW6ZYw5f1h1bL5N7Ymk3K84Q8hW3Vhp3K5kMWjwVql4WB3bYkXBW8Lrbxk5x8SphN56KdnfV1BLFMynnPb2xsSqW71vKxX2ffGkcW4ThJLh6WZ1qxW6T2Bv586mBrKTk6V_7J5kq1f1gcKZz04). And lastly, we have Robert Sadowski tackle the topic of “ball” versus FMJ ammo. Are they the same or completely different, and have you been calling it the wrong thing all these years? Check out his article to find out for yourself [here](113/c2jPK04/MWVHn8DlT2JW2YSw0D80YX_fW4bWRWk5f8mlKN4qMxLH3qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3nyW4q2vCb3XQXtgW37sc324wr4FyW5DDtXX2qQ6k1W3CyVNm4Y_WWLW5n2krc40jpfjV257NQ1_3L5FW5SdQdZ4Z7dwVW5WpXql5wpFPDW1Sj3Vg77g1_pW3357sZ2ZKb7WW6h7mwJ8GlWcTV5bTQ52mLsX3W88n3yk56Pnx9W6S84X85ZXv6SW7gY3tN38hBDkW4mGRXT8TYLG2W3jWkpL5hp4QFW3Bcb3n1XNzD9N1YVRmH6YHHNVY80mh5g6kfbN3rfvB6nyW75W9kbw455_P64PW9958v-3D2Jd-W25859n1-s8kfW107VKP83BCB3W33hgy_2b2SR9W3Dh-yz5nC7CMW4qMdP12lzQYbf1lffmY04). Join us in exploring these captivating articles and discover the stories and reviews that make The Armory Life your go-to source for firearm insights and history. 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