eli5: Why do machine guns or gatling guns have to spin to shoot?

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Just playing Call of Duty and noticed the death machine spins and I always wondered why.

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Firearms with multiple barrels have the advantage of being able to fire for longer bursts as the heat build up is spread out. If a weapon is fired for too long the barrel can warp.

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