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Rate of fire

Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles. This can be influenced by several factors, including operator training level, mechanical limitations, ammunition availability, and weapon condition. In modern weaponry, it is usually measured in rounds per minute (RPM or round/min) or rounds per second (RPS or…

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Rate of fire

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related to Technical limitations · 29
Rate of fire → A-10 Thunderbolt, Another, British Vickers, Browning M1919, Browning M2, Consequently, Due, Even, F-16 Falcon, F-22 Raptor, For, Gatling-type, GAU-8 Avenger, However, It, Japanese Ho-103, John Browning, M1917 Browning, M61 Vulcan's, Maxim
related to Effective rate · 7
Rate of fire → Knowing, M134, Machine, On, Realistically, Sustained, This
related to overview · 5
Rate of fire → Artillery, For, Inside, Rate, This
related to Sustained or rapid rate · 4
Rate of fire → Rapid, Such, The, These
is a · 3
Rate of fire → frequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles, Maxim machine gun that was developed in 1884 and used until World War I ended in 1918, supply of ammunition
measured by · 2
Rate of fire → The, There

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Rate of fireis afrequency at which a specific weapon can fire or launch its projectiles0.90text
Rate of fireis aMaxim machine gun that was developed in 1884 and used until World War I ended in 19180.90text
Rate of fireis asupply of ammunition0.90text
bolt-action rifles or artillery piecesinstance ofOverviewFor manually operated weapons0.80text
the rate of fire is governed primarily by the training of the operator or crewinstance ofOverviewFor manually operated weapons0.80text
within some mechanical limitationsinstance ofOverviewFor manually operated weapons0.80text
the design of the bolt or magazine release can affect the rate of fire.For artillery piecesinstance ofease-of-use features0.80text
a gun on a towed mount can usually achieve a higher rate of fire than the same weapon mounted within the cramped confines of a tank or self-propelled guninstance ofease-of-use features0.80text
machine gunsinstance ofArtillery rates of fire were increased in the late 19th century by innovations including breech-loading and quick-firing guns.For automatic weapons0.80text
the rate of fire is primarily a mechanical propertyinstance ofArtillery rates of fire were increased in the late 19th century by innovations including breech-loading and quick-firing guns.For automatic weapons0.80text
Rate of firemeasured byThere0.60section
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