mrw311 - AnthologyMain MenuIntroductionThe Gatling Gun and Machine GunsRifles and HandgunsIronclad Battleships and Torpedo TechnologyThe Boer WarsStagnation and Fear of DestructionAnxious, Fictional Accounts of the FutureBibliographyMatthew Werkheiserbaf3c422a98f36dbd4c83c180176ff0854fcbc18
12016-11-27T17:11:40-05:00The Coming Race2plain2016-11-28T20:11:04-05:00Although the Victorians lacked a technology anywhere close to the power of Vril, the power suggested by the Vril was permeating throughout Victorian culture. With the invention of the Gatling gun and other automatic weapons, many Victorians had a tremendous fear of the capacity for destruction inherent within these weapons. Whether it is the wounds they cause or the reduction of people necessary to inflict tremendous damage, military technologies allowed for increasing amounts of bloodshed without the need for individual riflemen.