That is why you use cyclic rate. And not rate of fire. Less prone to misunderstandings as the discussion shows. :blob_reach:
As for drums, they were rarer than diamonds. Everyone ditched them quickly. :blob_cookie:
:meowsip: Surprising Gun Fact 3: Determining the cyclic rate of the MG 42 and its successors is like trying to find out how many workers died building the Great Wall.