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A side-note, before we begin: I recognize that lever-action firearms are also semi-automatic (in particular those with tubular magazines) which is what the rifles and shotguns{{book ref|sos|19}} used by [[Wax]] seem to be. However what I am referring more to in this section is semi-automatics with a removable magazine. I make this distinction because a removable magazine typically also implies a bolt that relies on blow-back or recoil to cycle the action, which is very important for further development of fully automatic firearms. Lever-action firearms make use of mechanical force to cycle the bolt (instead of gas blowback) and so are not relevant to the development of machine guns.
[[Jackstom Harms]] is seen brandishing a semi-automatic pistol, which is noted as being both of a modern design and popular among constables in [[Elendel]].{{book ref|sos|12}}
'''Rotary Guns:'''
The [[Vanishers]] used a rotary gun in one of their train car hijackings{{book ref|aol|17}}, surprising Marasi, though Wayne seemed to be somewhat familiar with them. This suggests that they are relatively uncommon, perhaps expensive or difficult to produce. Rotary guns are a type of fully-automatic firearm, however their design prohibits a handheld variant (a Pewterarm could conceivably wield one, actually). A rotary gun is really a series of barreled upper rifle assemblies arranged in a circle, which fire sequentially. This type of machine gun is a series of separate rifles that fire one shot individually, one after another, very quickly in sequence. This design is quite bulky, although it facilitates an incredible rate of fire, and is useful into the modern era. Typically they are mounted on ships, vehicles, planes, or at a fixed position.
'''Automatics:'''
The only mention of fully automatic firearms in the Cosmere so far is on Scadrial, in the form of the submachine gun mentioned in [[Shadows of Self]]. It regrettably gets this single mention, and is discarded by the user before we can see the action on-screen, but we can assume much from this small amount of detail.
The submachine gun is differentiated from the machine gun only by the cartridge that it fires, that is to say that SMGs employ a bullet typically fired by pistols, while machine guns fire a rifle round. The action of automatically cycling a new bullet into the chamber (as opposed to pulling the trigger for each shot fired) is no different. My conclusion is that either the Scadrians already have fully automatic rifles, or will develop them ''quite'' soon.
'''Artillery:'''
The Scadrians, somewhat surprisingly, have developed naval artillery. In Era 1, [[The Lord Ruler]] suppressed knowledge of gunpowder - this means that there is relatively little time (or motivation, post-catacendre) for the Scadrians to develop cannon technology, the obvious precursor to artillery. Nevertheless, they have it, and in a big way: twelve-inch naval guns with a range of ''sixteen miles''!{{file ref|New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg|The New Ascendancy Broadsheet}}
I suspect that these armored warships will quickly develop flak-cannon technology if a war between the northern and
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