Dalam dunia militer, senapan mesin Galling Gun dianggap sebagai pelopor senapan mesin pertama di dunia. Keganasan senjata pembunuh ini telah teruji pada saat perang saudara Amerika pada abad ke-18. Uniknya, orang yang menciptakan senjata mematikan ini bukan dari kalangan ilmuwan atau saintis, tetapi seorang dokter gigi yang bernama Richard Jordan Galling.
Richard lahir 12 September 1818 di Hertford County, sebelah utara Carolina, AS. Ia dibesarkan dalam lingkungan keluarga petani dan inovator. Selain ahli di bidang pertanian, ayahnya juga termasuk orang yang kreatif dalam bidang penemuan.
Dalam kehidupannya, Richard termasuk orang yang beruntung pada masa itu, Orang tuanya memiliki status ekonomi yang cukup mapan dan menikmati pendidikan inlelektual di bangku sekolah. Bahkan sebelum lulus kuliah, ia berhasil menciptakan sekrup untuk baling-baling yang digunakan unluk kapal uap.
Pada 1850, ia berhasil mendapatkan titel setelah lulus dari universitas kedokleran Ohio, sebagai dokler gigi. Meski demikian, ia tidak tertarik untuk mengamalkan ilmunya. Minat di bidang penemuan begitu kuat sehingga memotivasinya untuk terus menciptakan penemuan baru. Tekad yang kuat itu berbuah manis. Dari tangan kreatifnya pun banyak menghasilkan penemuan yang lebih kepada kepentingan publik. Salah satunya alat pembersih bulu domba menggunakan uap.
Menciptakan Catling Gun
Pada tahun 1861, perang sipil di Amerika Serikat pecah. Perang saudara ini melibatkan sekelompok warga dari negara bagian yang ingin memisahkan diri dari negara AS. Perang yang menimbulkan banyak korban menarik perhatian Richard untuk menciptakan sesuatu. Ia begitu prihatin setiap harinya para prajurit berangkat ke garis depan peperangan hanya unluk kemudian kembali dengan kondisi cacat, sakit, atau mati.
Lalu, Richard berinisiatif untuk menciptakan suatu benda yang dapat "meringankan" penderitaan perang atau bahkan mengakhiri perang itu sendiri. Richard berpikir bahwa banyaknya prajurit yang terluka alau mati di medan perang dapat dikurangi jika ia berhasil membuat suatu "alat pembunuh" yang lebih efektif.
Ia kemudian menggambarkan hasij rancangannya, namun hasil rancangannya ini baru ia patenkan pada 9 Mei 1865. Setelah melakukan beberapa kali percobaan, pada 1861, ia berhasil menciptakan senjata yang diberi nama Gatling Gun yang berarti senjala mesin beral yang memiliki beberapa barel berputar dan diputar oleh putaran tangan. Bentuk dan ukurannya hampir sebesar meriam kanon dan biasanya menggunakan roda untuk memudahkan pengangkutan senjata ini. Senjata ini dapat menembakkan 200 peluru per menit.Senjala tersebut harus dapat dioperasikan oleh beberapa orang saja, namun efektivitasnya sama dengan ratusan prajurit dengan senjata biasa. Ia berharap pada akhirnya jumlah prajurit yang maju ke medan perang dapat dikurangi. Dengan senjata barunya yang dahsyat itu, Richard juga berharap agar berbagai pihak yang bertikai menjadi sadar akan buasnya peperangan sehingga terdorong untuk mengambil jalan perdamaian.
Untuk menjual senjata secara resmi, pada 1862. ia mendirikan perusahaan The Galling Gun di Indianapolis, Indiana. Meskipun demikian, usahanya ini tidak menarik minat pemerintah AS. Bahkan, pemerintah AS secara tegas menolak untuk membeli senjala ini. Sebab, senjata yang bisa membunuh banyak orang tidak praktis dalam hal mekanisme penembakan disebabkan tidak memiliki pelatuk. Selain itu, senjata buatan Richard terlalu berat untuk disiapkan secara cepat dalam medan tempur. Bahkan dengan peningkatan rancangan, senapan Galling tetap tidak memiliki pelatuk dan memiliki berat 41 kg.
Meskipun begitu, seorang jendral Unionis Benjamin Butler tertarik untuk menggunakan senjata mesin. Ia pun memerintahkan anak buahnya untuk membeli dua belas dan menggunakannya dalam Pengepungan Petersburg. Pada saat debut senapan ini, para prajurit dari kedua belah pihak terkejut oleh kekuatan dan daya rusak senjata ini. Senjata ini kemudian digunakan secara terbatas oleh Angkatan Bersenjata Unionis pada saat akhir perang.
Kian canggih
Karya Richard ini melampaui zamannya. Senjata model Galling Gun yang dide- sain pertama kali tahun 1861 semakin canggih. Pada pertengaban abad ke-20, senjata mesin mini model Galling yang lebih canggih yang dipakai tentara Amerika Serikat di Perang Vietnam. Kemudian senjata Galling Gun diadaptasi oleh helikopter jenis UH-1 Huey.
Senjata ini mencapai kematangan sebagai sistem persenjataan semasa peperangan di Vietnam. Galling Gun memberikan kadar tembakan melebihi 6.000 tembakan peluru per menit (rounds per minute). Istilah senapan Galling masih sering digunakan sekarang ini untuk menunjuk kepada meriam dengan barel berputar seperti meriam auto M61 Vulcan 20 mm.
Pada tanggal 26 Februari 1903, Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling meninggal di rumah adik perempuannya. Ia meninggal karena usianya yang sudah tua. Di sebagian besar literatur, senjata yang dirancang Richard ini merupakan salah satu senjata mengerikan yang ditakuti pada masanya.
In the military world , galling machine gun Gun is considered a pioneer in the world 's first machine gun . The ferocity of the murder weapon had been tested during the American Civil War in the 18th century . Interestingly
, the person who created the deadly weapon is not of the scientist or
scientists , but a dentist named Richard Jordan galling .
Richard was born 12 September 1818 in Hertford County , north Carolina , USA . He was raised in a family of farmers and innovators . In addition to experts in the field of agriculture , his father also include people who are creative in the art .In life , Richard include people who are lucky at that time , parents have a well-established economic status and enjoy inlelektual education in school . Even before graduating from college , he managed to create a screw propeller is used unluk steamer .In 1850, he secured the title after graduating from university kedokleran Ohio , as dokler teeth . However, he was not interested in their knowledge . Interest in the field of the invention is so powerful that it motivates him to continue to create new inventions . Strong determination that sweet fruit . From the creative hand was much more to the invention generating public interest . One of these tools use a steam cleaner fleece .
Creating Catling Gun
In 1861 , civil war broke out in the United States . The civil war involving a group of citizens of the state want to secede from the United States. War , which caused many casualties entice Richard to create something . He was so concerned about every day the soldiers left for the front line of battle just unluk then returned to the condition of disability , illness , or death .
Then , Richard took the initiative to create an object that can " alleviate " the suffering of war or even an end to the war itself . Richard thought that many wounded soldiers die on the battlefield Alau can be reduced if he managed to make a " killer tool " which is more effective .
He later described hasij design , but the results of this new design he patented on May 9, 1865 . After conducting several experiments , in 1861 , he succeeded in creating a weapon that is named Gatling Gun which means senjala Liberal machine that has multiple rotating barrels and rotated by hand rotation . The shape and size is almost as big as cannon canon and usually use the wheels for easy transportation of these weapons . This weapon can fire 200 rounds per menit.Senjala must be operated by a few people , but the effectiveness is the same as hundreds of soldiers with ordinary weapons . He hopes that in the end the number of soldiers gone to war can be reduced . With a powerful new weapon , Richard also hope that the various warring parties become aware of the wars buasnya so compelled to take the path of peace .
To sell weapons officially , in 1862 . The company he founded galling Gun in Indianapolis , Indiana . However , this effort does not interest the U.S. government . In fact , the U.S. government expressly refused to buy this senjala . Therefore , a weapon that can kill a lot of people are not practical in terms of the firing mechanism caused by not having the trigger . In addition , Richard artificial arms are too heavy to be prepared quickly in a combat zone . Even with the increase in the design , galling rifle still does not have the trigger and weighs 41 kg .
Even so , a Unionist generals Benjamin Butler keen to use machine guns . He also ordered his men to buy twelve and use in the Siege of Petersburg . At the time of the debut of this rifle , the soldiers of both sides were surprised by the strength and destructive power of this weapon . This weapon was later used on a limited basis by the Unionist Army at the end of the war .
increasingly sophisticated
Richard 's work was beyond his time . Weapon Model Gun galling that dide - sain first time in 1861 increasingly sophisticated . In the 20th century pertengaban , mini machine guns galling more sophisticated models that use U.S. troops in the Vietnam War . Then galling Gun weapon adapted by helicopter UH - 1 Huey .
This weapon system reaches maturity as weapons during the war in Vietnam . Gun shots galling giving levels exceeding 6,000 bullets per minute ( rounds per minute ) . The term galling rifle is still frequently used today to refer to the cannon with rotating barrel as the M61 Vulcan cannon 20 mm auto .On February 26, 1903 , Dr. . Richard Jordan Gatling died at her sister's house . He died of old age . In most of the literature , weapons designed Richard is one of the dreaded terrible weapon in his time .
Richard was born 12 September 1818 in Hertford County , north Carolina , USA . He was raised in a family of farmers and innovators . In addition to experts in the field of agriculture , his father also include people who are creative in the art .In life , Richard include people who are lucky at that time , parents have a well-established economic status and enjoy inlelektual education in school . Even before graduating from college , he managed to create a screw propeller is used unluk steamer .In 1850, he secured the title after graduating from university kedokleran Ohio , as dokler teeth . However, he was not interested in their knowledge . Interest in the field of the invention is so powerful that it motivates him to continue to create new inventions . Strong determination that sweet fruit . From the creative hand was much more to the invention generating public interest . One of these tools use a steam cleaner fleece .
Creating Catling Gun
In 1861 , civil war broke out in the United States . The civil war involving a group of citizens of the state want to secede from the United States. War , which caused many casualties entice Richard to create something . He was so concerned about every day the soldiers left for the front line of battle just unluk then returned to the condition of disability , illness , or death .
Then , Richard took the initiative to create an object that can " alleviate " the suffering of war or even an end to the war itself . Richard thought that many wounded soldiers die on the battlefield Alau can be reduced if he managed to make a " killer tool " which is more effective .
He later described hasij design , but the results of this new design he patented on May 9, 1865 . After conducting several experiments , in 1861 , he succeeded in creating a weapon that is named Gatling Gun which means senjala Liberal machine that has multiple rotating barrels and rotated by hand rotation . The shape and size is almost as big as cannon canon and usually use the wheels for easy transportation of these weapons . This weapon can fire 200 rounds per menit.Senjala must be operated by a few people , but the effectiveness is the same as hundreds of soldiers with ordinary weapons . He hopes that in the end the number of soldiers gone to war can be reduced . With a powerful new weapon , Richard also hope that the various warring parties become aware of the wars buasnya so compelled to take the path of peace .
To sell weapons officially , in 1862 . The company he founded galling Gun in Indianapolis , Indiana . However , this effort does not interest the U.S. government . In fact , the U.S. government expressly refused to buy this senjala . Therefore , a weapon that can kill a lot of people are not practical in terms of the firing mechanism caused by not having the trigger . In addition , Richard artificial arms are too heavy to be prepared quickly in a combat zone . Even with the increase in the design , galling rifle still does not have the trigger and weighs 41 kg .
Even so , a Unionist generals Benjamin Butler keen to use machine guns . He also ordered his men to buy twelve and use in the Siege of Petersburg . At the time of the debut of this rifle , the soldiers of both sides were surprised by the strength and destructive power of this weapon . This weapon was later used on a limited basis by the Unionist Army at the end of the war .
increasingly sophisticated
Richard 's work was beyond his time . Weapon Model Gun galling that dide - sain first time in 1861 increasingly sophisticated . In the 20th century pertengaban , mini machine guns galling more sophisticated models that use U.S. troops in the Vietnam War . Then galling Gun weapon adapted by helicopter UH - 1 Huey .
This weapon system reaches maturity as weapons during the war in Vietnam . Gun shots galling giving levels exceeding 6,000 bullets per minute ( rounds per minute ) . The term galling rifle is still frequently used today to refer to the cannon with rotating barrel as the M61 Vulcan cannon 20 mm auto .On February 26, 1903 , Dr. . Richard Jordan Gatling died at her sister's house . He died of old age . In most of the literature , weapons designed Richard is one of the dreaded terrible weapon in his time .
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