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Someone want to elaborate for non-americans?
Pickett's Charge, an action in the American Civil War where the Confederates rushed prepared Union defenses and got owned by machine guns
This didn't happen, machine guns weren't used in any major actions during the civil war. Pickett's charge was repelled by canister shot and musket fire.
I wouldn't even call the Gatling gun a "machine gun". You had to hand crank the beast.