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A-91larger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source5,56A-91
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | A-91 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Bullpup Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1990–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Police, Military Services[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
660 mm (26.0 in) 670 mm (26.4 in) (5,56A-91)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
5,56А-91
Single sourceWidth
Single source56 mm (2.2 in) 64 mm (2.5 in) (5,56А-91)[source]
5,56A-91
Single sourceHeight
Single source291 mm (11.5 in) 292 mm (11.5 in) (5,56A-91)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; 5,56A-91
Single sourceEffective; grenade launcher
Single source300 m 300 m (5,56A-91) 400 m (grenade launcher)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1990[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1991[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | 5,56 A-91, A-91M[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm 5.45×39mm 5.56×45mm NATO (5,56A-91) 40 mm caseless (grenade launcher)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Dioptric sight, Grenade launcher sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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