06-15-2016, 07:50 PM
(06-15-2016, 07:08 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Actually, you'd get a barrel flame out well before 700 rounds of continuous fire. Probably in the 300-400 round range.
While I appreciate the means of attack in this post you and I both know that the cyclic rate and the rate a gun can fire and continue to function are not the same thing. Yes, I know you mentioned that.
Let's say I have a M240B, I hold the trigger to the rear for 30 seconds and let it fire as fast as it can. What is the rate of fire? Cyclic. You don't have to fire the entire minute to be firing at the cyclic rate.
If I hold the trigger while I say, "Kill a family of 6-8" then release the trigger, wait 4-5 seconds then repeat and keep repeating for the next 30 seconds my rate of fire is sustained.
If I do the same with only a pause of 2-3 seconds between bursts my rate is rapid.
This type of fire control could apply to a point ambush for an infantry platoon. The PL could direct the guns to initiate on his signal at a cyclic rate for 15 seconds then drop down to rapid or sustained.
