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Виталий Кузьмин · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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AEK-971larger figure on 1 of 3
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Single sourcewith stock unfolded
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| Specification | AEK-971 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1980–present 2018–present (KORD rifle)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
960 mm (37.8 in) with stock unfolded 720 mm (28.3 in) with stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Second Chechen war 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine[source] | 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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| Designer | Stanislav Koksharov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1978[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kovrovskiy Mekhanicheskiy Zavod (original) Degtyarev plant (current)[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1990–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm (AEK-971, AEK-971S, 6P67 KORD) 5.56×45mm NATO (AEK-972) 7.62×39mm (AEK-973, AEK-973S, 6P68 KORD)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt , balanced recoil system (BARS)[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | AEK-971, AEK-971S, 6P67 KORD: 5.45×39mm AK-74 and RPK-74 30-, 45-round detachable box magazines , 60-round casket magazines AEK-972: 5.56×45mm NATO AK-101 , AK-102 and AK-108 magazines AEK-973, AEK-973S, 6P68 KORD: 7.62×39mm AK-47, AKM and RPK magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | AEK-971: Adjustable iron sights , hooded front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent 6P67 KORD: Iron sights that consist of a rotary rear drum aperture and an integrated Picatinny rail for various optics[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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