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== Overview ==
A '''Gatling Gun''' is a fixed weapon that discharges rounds in rapid succession. It can be mounted on a small ship, and fired either by piloting and using it via action bar or manually inside the control panel.

== Usage ==
It occupies a 4x1x1 space. In [[Creative Mode]] it has infinite ammo, but in [[Survival Mode|Survival]] it must be loaded with [[25x184mm_NATO_Ammo_Container|25x184mm Ammo Containers]] via one of the two access points on the sides. It can hold 4 full ammo containers, which is enough for approximately 10-12 seconds of continuous firing.

=== Control panel ===
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! Shoot Once
| Fires the weapon once when activated
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! Shoot
| On/Off will fire the weapon continuously until turned off or runs out of ammo
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== Media ==
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|[[File:Gatling_Gun_Gatgun01.jpg|none|400px]]
|[[File:Gatling_Gun_Gatgun02.jpg|none|400px]]
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== Tips ==
*The gatling gun has some kick to it. If you place a large amount of them on your ship, you will be propelled back by the recoil.
*By themselves, gatling guns aren't very threatening. If you fire a lot of them in a massive burst however, they can shred everything but heavy armor within a few seconds.

== Known Issues ==
*Mass amounts of gatling guns can cause a lot of lag, so be careful how many you place!
*Caution: on dedicated servers do NOT fire this gun while moving forward. The bullets will spawn behind the gun and damage any components in the way. It's best to extend these guns on pylons away from you ship to avoid shooting yourself.

== Related Items ==
*[[Weapons]]
*[[Gatling Turret]]

== Programming ==

== Update History ==
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.057|Update 01.057.005]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Fixed crash on weapon lasers
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.054]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Fixed gatling gun damage is too soft
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.033]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Fixed issue with small ship gatling guns not connecting to conveyor system
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.030]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Balanced damage of projectile weapons/turrets - now everything does 4x more damage
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.017.012]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Fixed gatling guns shooting itself
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.016.003]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Reduced multiplayer gatling gun lag
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.015.013]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Crosshair for small ship weapons introduced
*Fixed placing of some objects (small ship weapons)
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.014.010]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*Gatling guns can now rotate
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|style="text-align: left;width: 8%"| [[Update 01.012.002]] ||style="padding-left: 10px;padding-right: 10px;"|
*[[Small ship|Small block]] Gatling Gun introduced
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[[Category:Weapons and Tools]]
[[Category:Functional Blocks]]