Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Kyaftin Luis Germán Astete na Sojan Ruwa na Peru ya ɗauki dozin Gatling bindigogi daga Amurka zuwa Peru a watan Disamba na 1879 yayin Yaƙin Peru-Chile na Pacific. Rundunar sojan ruwa da sojojin Peru sun yi amfani da bindigogi na Gatling, musamman a yakin Tacna
(Mayu 1880) da Yaƙin San Juan (Janairu 1881) a kan mamaye sojojin Chile.