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>>63970022
How hard would it be to just cut the rate of fire from 4000-6000 down to 2000-3000? The moment the soviet would have done that they would instantly have improved the flight safety record and improved service life. It makes sense for a really high rate of fire when shooting at aircraft since you would only have a second or so when they are infront of you so you need as much firepower per burst as possible in a dogfight. But against ground targets? 6000 rounds to strafe trucks and other soft shit?
The A-10 get's away with since it was built for it and it does not kill itself mid air everytime it fires.