Table of Contents
51 relations: Aircraft, Artillery, Assault rifle, Attack helicopter, Autocannon, Automatic rifle, Blowback (firearms), Bolt action, Breechloader, Cooking off, Ergonomics, Firearm, Firepower, Gatling gun, GAU-8 Avenger, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, Gun barrel, Heavy machine gun, Ho-103 machine gun, Human wave attack, Infantry, Internal combustion engine cooling, John Browning, Light machine gun, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, M134 Minigun, M1917 Browning machine gun, M1919 Browning machine gun, M2 Browning, Machine gun, Machine pistol, Magazine (firearms), Maxim gun, Multiple-barrel firearm, Open bolt, Quick-firing gun, Recoil operation, Sear (firearm), Selective fire, Self-propelled artillery, Semi-automatic firearm, Semi-automatic rifle, Submachine gun, Tank, Thermal shock, Vickers machine gun, Water jacket, Weapon, World War I, World War II, ... Expand index (1 more) »
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Aircraft
An aircraft (aircraft) is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air.
Artillery
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
See Rate of fire and Artillery
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a select fire rifle that uses an intermediate-rifle cartridge and a detachable magazine.
See Rate of fire and Assault rifle
Attack helicopter
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications.
See Rate of fire and Attack helicopter
Autocannon
An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber (or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary shells, as opposed to the smaller-caliber kinetic projectiles (bullets) fired by a machine gun.
See Rate of fire and Autocannon
Automatic rifle
An automatic rifle is a type of autoloading rifle that is capable of fully automatic fire.
See Rate of fire and Automatic rifle
Blowback (firearms)
Blowback is a system of operation for self-loading firearms that obtains energy from the motion of the cartridge case as it is pushed to the rear by expanding gas created by the ignition of the propellant charge. Rate of fire and Blowback (firearms) are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Blowback (firearms)
Bolt action
Bolt-action is a type of manual firearm action that is operated by directly manipulating the bolt via a bolt handle, most commonly placed on the right-hand side of the firearm (as most users are right-handed). Rate of fire and bolt action are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Bolt action
Breechloader
A breechloader is a firearm in which the user loads the ammunition from the breech end of the barrel (i.e., from the rearward, open end of the gun's barrel), as opposed to a muzzleloader, in which the user loads the ammunition from the (muzzle) end of the barrel. Rate of fire and breechloader are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Breechloader
Cooking off
Cooking off (or thermally induced firing) is unfired weapon ammunition exploding prematurely due to heat in the surrounding environment. Rate of fire and Cooking off are ammunition.
See Rate of fire and Cooking off
Ergonomics
Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems.
See Rate of fire and Ergonomics
Firearm
A firearm is any type of gun that uses an explosive charge and is designed to be readily carried and used by an individual.
Firepower
Firepower is the military capability to direct force at an enemy.
See Rate of fire and Firepower
Gatling gun
The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling.
See Rate of fire and Gatling gun
GAU-8 Avenger
The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is a 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style autocannon that is primarily mounted in the United States Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.
See Rate of fire and GAU-8 Avenger
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF).
See Rate of fire and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Gun barrel
A gun barrel is a crucial part of gun-type weapons such as small firearms, artillery pieces, and air guns.
See Rate of fire and Gun barrel
Heavy machine gun
A heavy machine gun (HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns.
See Rate of fire and Heavy machine gun
Ho-103 machine gun
The Type 1 machine gun (signifying its year of adoption, 1941) was a Japanese aircraft-mounted heavy machine gun widely used during World War II.
See Rate of fire and Ho-103 machine gun
Human wave attack
A human wave attack, also known as a human sea attack, is an offensive infantry tactic in which an attacker conducts an unprotected frontal assault with densely concentrated infantry formations against the enemy line, intended to overrun and overwhelm the defenders by engaging in melee combat.
See Rate of fire and Human wave attack
Infantry
Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.
Internal combustion engine cooling
Internal combustion engine cooling uses either air or liquid to remove the waste heat from an internal combustion engine.
See Rate of fire and Internal combustion engine cooling
John Browning
John Moses Browning (January 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926) was an American firearm designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world.
See Rate of fire and John Browning
Light machine gun
A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon.
See Rate of fire and Light machine gun
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is an American twin-engine all-weather stealth fighter aircraft developed and produced for the United States Air Force (USAF).
See Rate of fire and Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
M134 Minigun
The M134 Minigun is an American 7.62×51mm NATO six-barrel rotary machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute).
See Rate of fire and M134 Minigun
M1917 Browning machine gun
The M1917 Browning machine gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War; it has also been used by other nations.
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M1919 Browning machine gun
The M1919 Browning is a.30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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M2 Browning
The M2 machine gun or Browning.50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning.
See Rate of fire and M2 Browning
Machine gun
A machine gun (MG) is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges.
See Rate of fire and Machine gun
Machine pistol
A machine pistol is a handgun that is capable of fully automatic fire, including stockless handgun-style submachine guns.
See Rate of fire and Machine pistol
Magazine (firearms)
A magazine, often simply called a mag, is an ammunition storage and feeding device for a repeating firearm, either integral within the gun (internal/fixed magazine) or externally attached (detachable magazine).
See Rate of fire and Magazine (firearms)
Maxim gun
The Maxim gun is a recoil-operated machine gun invented in 1884 by Hiram Stevens Maxim.
See Rate of fire and Maxim gun
Multiple-barrel firearm
A multiple-barrel firearm is any type of firearm with more than one gun barrel, usually to increase the rate of fire or hit probability and to reduce barrel erosion or overheating. Rate of fire and multiple-barrel firearm are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Multiple-barrel firearm
Open bolt
A firearm is said to fire from an open bolt or open breech if, when ready to fire, the bolt and working parts are held to the rear of the receiver, with no round in the chamber. Rate of fire and open bolt are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Open bolt
Quick-firing gun
A quick-firing or rapid-firing gun is an artillery piece, typically a gun or howitzer, that has several characteristics which taken together mean the weapon can fire at a fast rate.
See Rate of fire and Quick-firing gun
Recoil operation
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used to implement locked-breech autoloading firearms. Rate of fire and Recoil operation are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Recoil operation
Sear (firearm)
In a firearm, the sear is the part of the trigger mechanism that holds the hammer, striker, or bolt back until the correct amount of pressure has been applied to the trigger, at which point the hammer, striker, or bolt is released to discharge the weapon.
See Rate of fire and Sear (firearm)
Selective fire
Selective fire, or select fire, is the capability of a weapon to be adjusted to fire in semi-automatic, fully automatic, and/or burst mode. Rate of fire and Selective fire are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Selective fire
Self-propelled artillery
Self-propelled artillery (also called locomotive artillery) is artillery equipped with its own propulsion system to move toward its firing position.
See Rate of fire and Self-propelled artillery
Semi-automatic firearm
A semi-automatic firearm, also called a self-loading or autoloading firearm (fully automatic and selective fire firearms are also variations on self-loading firearms), is a repeating firearm whose action mechanism automatically loads a following round of cartridge into the chamber and prepares it for subsequent firing, but requires the shooter to manually actuate the trigger in order to discharge each shot. Rate of fire and semi-automatic firearm are firearm actions.
See Rate of fire and Semi-automatic firearm
Semi-automatic rifle
A semi-automatic rifle is an autoloading rifle that fires a single cartridge with each pull of the trigger and uses part of the fired cartridge's energy to eject the case and load another cartridge into the chamber.
See Rate of fire and Semi-automatic rifle
Submachine gun
A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.
See Rate of fire and Submachine gun
Tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.
Thermal shock
Thermal shock is a phenomenon characterized by a rapid change in temperature that results in a transient mechanical load on an object.
See Rate of fire and Thermal shock
Vickers machine gun
The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled.303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army.
See Rate of fire and Vickers machine gun
Water jacket
A water jacket is a water-filled casing surrounding a device, typically a metal sheath having intake and outlet vents to allow water to be pumped through and circulated.
See Rate of fire and Water jacket
Weapon
A weapon, arm, or armament is any implement or device that is used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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.50 BMG
The.50 BMG (.50 Browning Machine Gun), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., is a 1 caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921.
See also
Frequency
- Angular frequency
- Chronometry
- Frequency
- Frequency extender
- Frequency grid
- Frequency standard
- Least-squares spectral analysis
- Normalized frequency (signal processing)
- Rate of fire
References
Also known as Cyclic rate, Cyclic rate of fire, Fire rate, Firing rate, Rates of fire, Rounds per minute, Sustained rate of fire, Usable rate of fire.