Since the other thread has found a new nice topic I didn't want to disturb them there.
Ok, some testing. Goal of the test is to find out if Soviet SMGs are firing more than their German counterparts.
Setup: a scout team with 3 PPSh/MP40s versus infantry without cover. No firing back - all troops are regular fanatics.
Please note that there are too few Soviets in this picture. I ran the test again with the correct number but forget to take a picture.
Result:
Sovi
I made my own quick and dirty test to see if anything is wrong, German pioneer squad equipped mostly with Kar98 rifles against Sov 44 SMG squad, both behind a low stone wall facing each other across a grass field, green/normal troops/in command, 150 meters range.
after 8 turns, the SMG squad fired 1890 rounds and caused 9 german casualties which works out to about 200 rounds fired for each hit.
I also wanted to test at 200 and 250 meters, but I see there is a hard coded limit and the PPS