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AK-101larger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
with stock extended /
Single sourcewith stock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AK-101 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1995–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[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.
943 mm (37.1 in) with stock extended / 700 mm (28 in) with stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Papua conflict Insurgency in Aceh Syrian Civil War Operation Madago Raya[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 | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1994[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1995–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 270,500+[source] | — |
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| Variants | AK-102 RPK-201[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-Operated , rotating bolt with two lugs[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine 45-round detachable box magazine from the RPK-201[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Adjustable iron sights , Equipped with optical plate for attaching various scopes[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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