The Picard ManeuverMar 2
Sacrificing realism for game balance
Show threadMwa
TIL, that rotary machines guns spin to cool down.
Mar 3 at 7:15pmWeb
Show threadSoggyMar 3
It’s more that using multiple barrels keeps any one barrel from heating up too quickly, and it’s easier to have multiple barrels than entire firing assemblies.
Show threadDelphiaMar 4
Not only that but the barrel is rotating quite fast which encourages cooling.
Show threadSoggyMar 4
Sure, but realistically air isn’t a good enough heat conductor for this to help much. Fixed machine guns used to use water-cooling but that’s been phased out and modern weapons simple replace the barrel when it gets too hot.