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chain gun

firearm mechanism that uses an external source of power to cycle the firearm
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chain gun

Summary

chain gun is a weapon type[1]. It draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #212 of 694).[2]

Key Facts

  • chain gun's image is recorded as M230 30mm chain gun.JPG[3].
  • chain gun's image is recorded as Chaingun.jpg[4].
  • chain gun's instance of is recorded as weapon type[5].
  • chain gun's subclass of is recorded as firearm[6].
  • chain gun's Commons category is recorded as Chain operated cannon[7].
  • chain gun's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0320s8[8].
  • chain gun's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chain operated cannon[9].
  • chain gun's name in kana is recorded as チェインガン[10].

Why It Matters

chain gun draws 325 Wikipedia views per month (weapon_type category, ranking #212 of 694).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). chain gun. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/chain-gun
MLA “chain gun.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/chain-gun.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chain-gun_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{chain gun}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chain-gun}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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