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APS underwater riflelarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
with stock extended
Single sourcewith stock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | APS underwater rifle | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Underwater Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Designer | Vladimir Simonov[source] | — |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
840 mm with stock extended 620 mm with stock retracted[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; at depth · source measurement 1
Single sourceEffective; at depth · source measurement 11
Single sourceEffective; at depth · source measurement 3
Single sourceEffective; at depth · source measurement 5
Single sourceEffective; at depth · source measurement 7
Single sourceEffective; at depth · source measurement 9
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 10
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 12
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 2
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 4
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 6
Single sourceEffective; Effective firing range · source measurement 8
Single sourceMaximum; in the air
Single source30 m at depth 5 m (98 ft at depth 16 ft) 20 m at depth 20 m (66 ft at depth 66 ft) 11 m at depth 40 m (36 ft at depth 131 ft)[source]
100 m in the air[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed |
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1970s[source] |
1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant , TsNIITochMash[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1975–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.66×39mm MPS with 5.66×120mm steel darts and tracer MPST[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas actuated[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 26-round detachable Magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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