The problem with high rates of fire
The problem with high rates of fire While many perceive a higher rate of fire in a firearm to improve it's combat effectiveness, generally speaking this is only true in a very limited number of circumstances. Either when attempting to blanket the sky in bullets, so as to intercept an incoming missile for example, or when trying to hit a moving target while also moving very quickly (such as in a helicopter), in general a higher rate of fire doesn't result in improved effectiveness of a firearm under ordinary combat conditions, especially in the use of infantry weapons. There's a few reasons as to why, but the primary reason is that shooting the same target 30 times, or 50 times as opposed to 5 or 10 usually doesn't result in substantial benefit over the ordinary weapon. An individual who is shot 5 times is generally no less incapacitated than someone shot 50, meaning that it's simply a waste of ammunition to use more rounds. As bullets travel in roughly the same pat...