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minus-squareeldoom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-21 year agoIsn’t this called a deck gun volley gun? They’re for dealing with mutinees, the concept was that four people could die at random and nobody wanted to be that guy so they should stand down.
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoIt’s certainly looks very piratey.
minus-squareeldoom@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoAaaha! Sorry for the bad information! It is called a volley gun!
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minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year ago it was popular among bank guards, prison wardens and sea captains in the early 19th century. So just don’t worry about the bank customers, or what?
minus-squarePr0v3n@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI remember an episode of Pawn Stars featuring these exact weapons and it is as you say, they’re for crowd control on a ship.
Isn’t this called a
deck gunvolley gun? They’re for dealing with mutinees, the concept was that four people could die at random and nobody wanted to be that guy so they should stand down.It’s certainly looks very piratey.
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Aaaha! Sorry for the bad information! It is called a volley gun!
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So just don’t worry about the bank customers, or what?
I remember an episode of Pawn Stars featuring these exact weapons and it is as you say, they’re for crowd control on a ship.