HMGs/MMGs and LMGs.

[Smersh]

HE Kill - the value of the round at killing soft targets. Bigger is better!.

I meant more, what determines the number. I have been looking at LMG and HMG/MMG stats , and it only seems to consider size of bullet (caliber) and ROF.

ex.

-Maxim HMG kill of 5, rate of fire (in reality) 500rpm.

-Mg42 MMG kill of 10, rate of fire (in reality) 1000-1200rpm.

-Most Mgs had a rate of fire of around 500rpm, and a >7mm<8mm bullet, the most common kill number is 5. This seems to show that indeed ROF is the biggest determining factor in determing the kill number.

Now, Should magazine size, etc. not be counted? here are some numbers:

LMGs: BAR* 20 round magazine, Dp LMG 47 round magazine, Bren LMG 30 round magazine, all have a kill of 5. Mg34/42 50 round drum/belt kills of 8 and 10.

(*I'm counting the Bar as an LMG here)

HMG/MMGs: Nearly all HMG and MMGs were fired using a 250 round belt. yets, the maxim hmg has the same kill stats as the dp, and Mg34/42 mmgs have the same stats as the lmg variant (differing only in accuracy, as already pointed out)

edit: If indeed the kill number is determined by ROF and caliber there is some inconsistency in smg kill numbers.

-a ppsh-41 SMG had a rate of fire of 900rpm compared to the 500rpm of the mp40 SMG and they have the same kill number, 5.

-the M3 "grease gun" SMG has the same kill of 6 as the thompson SMG despite it having (in reality) a rate of fire of 400rpm compared to the thompsons 700rpm.