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minus-squareP00ptart@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoTheir math was wrong. 45 seconds of sustained fire would require a belt far larger than any one man could carry. It wouldn’t even be logical in a vehicle turret.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days ago20 rounds per second, 45 seconds is 900 rounds. Each round is 25g, so 900 rounds is about 25 kg. I don’t see the issue.
Their math was wrong. 45 seconds of sustained fire would require a belt far larger than any one man could carry. It wouldn’t even be logical in a vehicle turret.
20 rounds per second, 45 seconds is 900 rounds. Each round is 25g, so 900 rounds is about 25 kg. I don’t see the issue.