What is Rate of fire?
[[File:M61 Vulcan on pedestal.gif|thumb|The M61 has one of the highest rate of fire in the world.]] '''Rate of fire''' is how fast a [[weapon]] can fire or launch its projectiles. It is usually measured in rounds per minute (RPM or round/min), or per second (RPS or round/s). [[Pistol]]s usually have a very slow RPM, which large [[machine gun]]s may get up to 1000 RPM. The ''[[M61 Vulcan]]'', a [[gatling]]-gun, could fire around 6000 RPM in tests. {{Military-stub}} [[Category:Firearms]]