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AMD-65larger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
stock extended/
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AMD-65 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Hungary[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1967–present[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.
847 mm (34.4 in) stock extended/ 648 mm (27 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.
| Wars | Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War Angolan Civil War Croatian War of Independence Somali Civil War Second Sudanese Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Gaza war[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 | 1965[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Fegyver- és Gépgyár[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1965–1980[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine 30-round detachable box magazine Also compatible with 40-round box magazines and 75-round drum magazines from the RPK[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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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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