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AK-63larger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
Single source34.6 in (88 cm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AK-63 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Hungarian People's Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Somalian Civil War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017)[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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| Designed | 1977[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Fegyver- és Gépgyár[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1977–2001[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[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 | 10, 20, 30, 40-round box magazines, 75 or 100-round drum magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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