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firing rate

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firing rate [′fīr·iŋ ‚rāt]
(mechanical engineering)
The rate at which fuel feed to a burner occurs, in terms of volume, heat units, or weight per unit time.


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The Russian equivalent of the Compact is the AK-176, a 59-calibre weapon that has a similar firing rate to the Super Compact but whose mounting weighs 11.
Adjusting the firing rate could be important because ordinary pacemaker cells beat slowly when implanted.
The new gun, which can be described as a "trainable rocket launcher," will fire a GPS (Global Positioning System) guided, rocket-assisted round called the Long Range Land Attack Projectile, among other munitions, at targets up to 100 nautical miles away, with a sustained firing rate of up to 12 rounds per minute.
 
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