Thread 64501662

Why do we measure rate of fire in rounds per minute instead of rounds per second?

>>64501662 (OP)
1: Historical precedence. We were measuring rates of fire long before we were breaching the 1 round per second barrier.
2: Converts easier for logistics. Man-portable ammo containers fit right around that scale of usage, mission planning considers expected time a unit will be in combat, it just flows more intuitively on the back end.

>>64501662 (OP)
You should start by coming up with a single good reason for using rps.

>>64501662 (OP)
Gun fights are measured in minutes.

>>64501781
but only if you're using le 9mm haha amirite?

>>64501662 (OP)
Nah. It should be Joules per sq meter per second of the projectile impacting the target.

>>64501732
This. We're still using terminology from the flintlock musket days simply because it's too much of a pain to change things.

>>64501662 (OP)
The same reason America only uses metric for important shit, like guns and drugs