4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by IceFire

Interesting. I had always read about how pilots were told to fire in short bursts...

The big reason was to prevent jams, for the reasons that others have mentioned. The other big issue was conservation of ammunition - since planes never carried enough of it.

My guess is that preserving the life of the gun was less important, since even if you fry an entire machine gun, it's a trivial expense compared to the cost of an airplane.