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Funnels can plug/jam, chains rarely fail. Chainguns generally depend upon an external drive to pull ammunition through a gun -- whether a round in the chamber
by ISL 4y ago
Funnels can plug/jam, chains rarely fail.
Chainguns generally depend upon an external drive to pull ammunition through a gun -- whether a round in the chamber has fired or not, it will be extracted and a new one put in its place. As I understand it, this is the primary difference between chainguns and belt-fed guns (which use part of the energy expended by the cartridge to cycle the weapon and feed the belt) -- reliability.
Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_gun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_gun
- dogma1138 4y agoThe chain in a chain-gun refers to the motor drive not a chain that hold the cartridges, it just an auto cannon that has its action being operated a motor drive basically it’s a very fast repeating rifle. It doesn’t have much to do with how the ammo is loaded. Also most auto cannons today even the high fire rate ones that are used for CIWS and AA aren’t chain guns.
- adolph 4y agoThe chain in an externally powered weapon is distinct from the belt [0] (which can be all metal) which is used to feed the ammunition. Its confusing since the sections of a disintegrating belt are referred to as "links." 0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_(firearms) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_(firearms) 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M242_Bushmaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M242_Bushmaster