Fire Rates: A Discussion

They are not correct, I’ve seen video of both the AVS-36 and AVT-40 firing and they are significantly faster than in game https://youtu.be/1UMBQPrWXZE?si=SwAVjIGxLTq2lxCW
https://youtu.be/CVmCONHGPQk?si=28S2geBxwjYM_Qky
And there is literally NO source that would claim the rate of fire of the ZB-26 would be anything close to 750. That’s an entire 50% increase from every source that I have read, and that kind of deviation cannot be caused simply because of the conditions of the weapon. Now I’ve seen sources saying that the ZB-30 had an increased fire rate of 550-650 rpm, but that has different bolt geometry and an adjustable gas system. The fastest I’ve seen a ZB-26 fire is in this Forgotten Weapons video, and that’s still way lower than the in game rate of fire. https://youtu.be/7BxgB1zoqKQ?si=gLLj4IX7-FS2cxr5
The rate of fire I’ve more commonly seen is this one. You’ll notice it’s pretty similar to a Bren gun, and that’s because the Bren is literally a licensed copy of a modified ZB-30. https://youtu.be/KVg1iIqvGdo?si=4pQylcJss302eRnq

AVT-40 seems realistic enough in game, AVS-36 does sound faster in your video though.
But as I said, DF has their own sources and they rarely back down.

Edited my comment to include the ZB-26, because that’s an even more ridiculous difference. The most annoying part about the ZB-26 in game is that the rate of fire increase is actually just a detriment, because it only has 20 round mags and it makes it way less controllable.

You should try writing a suggestion about fixing the guns one by one like I did with Király39 and 43M,

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