From:	Robert Watkins <robertdw@*******.NET.AU>
Subject:	Re: 6 gas vents on a minigun (was Re: Assault cannons)
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 1996 13:26:20 +1100

>One question about a minigun. Wouldn't the fact that the barrels are
>spinning help offset recoil? You know, that principle about trying to
>rotate something that is spinning? I don't remember the name off the top
>of my head...

The trouble is that the barrel end is lighter at one point of the
cycle... whilst the barrel is re-loading. This means that your weight
isn't balanced, and gives miniguns a tendency to drag up, and to the side.


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