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AKS-74Ularger figure on 0 of 4
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| Specification | AKS-74U | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Carbine Assault rifle Personal defence weapon[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Transnistria War Afghan Civil War (1992-1996) Tajikistan Civil War First Chechen War Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russo-Georgian War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
730 mm (28.7 in) (stock extended) 490 mm (19.3 in) (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.
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] |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1970s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Developed from | AK-74[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-, 30-round AK-74, 45-round RPK-74 detachable box magazine or 60-round casket magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Adjustable iron sights , front post and U-shaped flip rear notch[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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