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Volley gun
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<p>A volley gun is a <a href="/facts/Gun/SHApdBYr">gun</a> with multiple <a href="/facts/Single-shot/sbk1Pdjo">single-shot</a> <a href="/facts/Gun_barrel/bPyBmQek">barrels</a> that <a href="/facts/Volley_fire/w6krAwc7">volley fired</a> simultaneously or sequentially in quick succession. Their volume of fire is limited by the number of barrels bundled together. </p><p>In practice, large volley guns were not particularly more useful than a <a href="/facts/Cannon/IH7VkIpm">cannon</a> firing <a href="/facts/Canister_shot/bSNMT2NC">canister shot</a> or <a href="/facts/Grapeshot/VqMBb1w3">grapeshot</a>. Since they were still mounted on a carriage, they could be as hard to aim and move around as a cannon, and the many barrels took as long or longer to reload. They also tended to be relatively expensive since they were more complex than a cannon, due to all the barrels and ignition fuses, and each barrel had to be individually loaded, unloaded, maintained, and cleaned. </p>