The concept of density of fire per minute was a very important one in Soviet strategic planning. Effective offense and defence hedges on first and foremost having enough bullets that can fly at the enemy, and some units went so far as to illustrate their abilities.
Here is a map of the 354th Rifle Division's lines with the available volume of fire that can be sent the enemy's way per linear meter in November of 1944.
The data is also broken down in a table.
Weapon | Amount | 400 m | 600 m | 800 m | 1000 m | 1200 m |
Rifle | 332 | 3320 | 3320 | 3320 | ||
SMG | 317 | 31700 | 31700 | |||
Light MG | 22-45 | 6360 | 6360 | 6360 | 6360 | |
Heavy MG | 23-25 | 14400 | 14400 | 14400 | 14400 | 14400 |
Antitank rifle | 7, 14 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 |
The range of the SMGs is very optimistic, out to 600 meters. It's also interesting that the types of anti-tank rifles are separated, but both have the same effective rate of fire. The venerable Maxim gun also shows the value of a heavy stable mount, with an effective range rivalling the high velocity anti-tank rifles.
In December, another table is drawn up, this one a little more conservative. A significant amount of reinforcements had arrived in the meantime, so some of the numbers are much higher.
Weapon | Amount | Practical ROF | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1000 |
Rifle | 1054 | 10 | 10540 | 10540 | 10540 | 10540 | 10540 | 10540 | |
SMG | 712 | 100 | 71200 | 71200 | 71200 | ||||
Light MG | 119 | 80 | 9520 | 9520 | 9520 | 9520 | 9520 | 9520 | |
Heavy MG | 63 | 250 | 15750 | 15750 | 15750 | 15750 | 15750 | 15750 | 15750 |
Antitank rifle | 19 | 10 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 |
The Maxim is still the longest hitting weapon out there, the anti-tank rifles took a bit of a hit to their range.