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
12016-11-27T00:15:00-05:00Machine Guns6plain2016-12-14T00:53:05-05:00With the invent of machine guns and breech loading single-shot rifles, this particular author from an 1881 edition of The Saturday Review has become increasingly concerned with the growing need for space on supply trains to accommodate the increased need for ammunition. Citing how the new army now carries for one soldier what the old Brown Bess could suffice for one regiment, he posits that the only two potential answers to the issue of increased ammunition are either a tremendous increase in wagons or that all other materials be replaced with ammunition. This article presents an example of the intense anxiety and resistance towards the advent of new technologies, for as the author believes, a higher rate of fire means more cartridges required and those cartridges take space that the current military transport line is not equipped to handle.