[Marcello]

Epoletov, we have already dealt with this several times in the past. As I remember it the issue is that for the game code the ROF parameter is really important only for artillery units. For the other units having 6 instead of 7 makes almost no difference at all. This because in this case crew training and such parameters have a greater importance. The ability of the crew to operate the controls, lock on targets etc would be a bigger limitation to actual ROF that the sheer number of rounds that can be technically loaded and fired, at least in many circumstances. So I would not say that such approach is illogical.
We also dealt with autoloaders.There is wide gap in speed between the autoloader of the Leclerc and that of the basic T-72, with the T-80 and T-90 being in between. In some circumstances the basic T-72 can be considerably slower than a trained human loader, with reloading times well in excess of ten seconds. As I recall it gets 7 only to compensate some code quirk related to three men crews.