AS Val and VSS Vintorez vs M60 machine gun

FORCETALLY

Loading the evidence…

Preparing your view.

ASmall arms

AS Val and VSS Vintorez

Assault rifle (AS Val) Designated marksman rifle / Sniper rifle (VSS Vintorez)

Credit

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:VitalyKuzmin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AS Val and VSS VintorezVSS Vintorez

0.894 m

Length source ↗

M60 machine gunLength

1.105 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AS Val and VSS Vintorezlarger figure on 1 of 3

Measured figures

Head to head

20 of 86 rows sourced on both sides

894mmVSS Vintorez

1.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.875 m

AS Val, stock extended

Single source

0.65 m

AS Val, stock folded

Single source

Configuration

Details

AS Val and VSS Vintorez and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	AS Val and VSS Vintorez	M60 machine gun
Type	Assault rifle (AS Val) Designated marksman rifle / Sniper rifle (VSS Vintorez)^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Soviet Union^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1987−present^[source]	1960–present^[source]
Used by	See users^[source]

Wars	First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Russo-Ukrainian 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]

Designer	Pyotr Serdyukov and Vladimir Krasnikov^[source]	—

Designed	1983 (VSS Vintorez) 1985 (AS Val)^[source]	1952–1957^[source]

Manufacturer	Tula Arms Plant^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Produced	1987−present^[source]	1957–present^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	See Variants^[source]

Cartridge	9×39mm^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action	Gas-operated long-stroke , rotating bolt^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system	10-, 20-, 30-round detachable box magazines^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Sights	Iron sights , telescopic sight , night sight^[source]	Iron sights^[source]

Former operator · Chechen Republic of Ichkeria	Chechen Republic of Ichkeria^[source]	—

Former operator · Soviet Union	Soviet Union^[source]	—

Source measurement	The VSS Vintorez ( Russian : ВСС «Винторе́з» ; Винто́вка Сна́йперская Специа́льная, romanized: Vintóvka Snáyperskaya Spetsiálnaya "Vintorez" , lit. 'Special Sniper Rifle–Thread Cutter'), GRAU designation: 6P29 , is a Soviet -designed specialised sniper rifle / designated marksman rifle chambered in the 9×39mm subsonic cartridge that features an integral suppressor and is capable of fully automatic fire . Its initial development began in 1983, and was shortly followed by the development of the AS Val.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The VSS Vintorez was based on the RG-036 prototype that was designed in 1981 by TsNIITochMash . Further development of the VSS Vintorez was carried out in parallel with the AS Val, to provide a suppressed sniper rifle for Spetsnaz undercover or clandestine units and capable of defeating NATO body armour at ranges up to 400 m (440 yd) with as little noise as possible.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The VSS Vintorez and AS Val uses a modified Kalashnikov action, a gas-operated rotating bolt combined with an integral suppressor and chambered for the 9×39mm subsonic cartridge. The barrel of the VSS Vintorez is optimised for accurate sniper fire paired with the SP-5 (7N8) cartridge firing a heavy 250 grain FMJ bullet at subsonic speed, whilst the barrel of the AS Val is optimised for sustained automatic fire paired with the SP-6 (7N9) cartridge that features a hardened steel or tungsten tip to defeat body armour.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Both the VSS Vintorez and AS Val feature a selective fire mechanism and use the same detachable box magazine design. The AS Val is primarily used with 20-round magazines and the VSS Vintorez is normally used in semi-automatic mode with 10-round magazines, whilst fully automatic mode is used for emergency situations, ambushes or attacks against soft-skinned vehicles such as trucks. Both rifles are also compatible with the 30-round SR-3M magazines. The magazines have a series of horizontal indentations to provide tactile identification and prevent confusion with Kalashnikov-pattern magazines. The indentations also provide rigidity to the magazine walls.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The VSS Vintorez and AS Val can be broken down for transport in a special aluminium briefcase for clandestine operations. A PSO-1-1 (1P43) telescopic sight, a NPSU-3 night sight with a 3.46× magnification, and two magazines are included in the briefcase. According to Janes , the PSO-1-1 has a length of 375 mm (14.8 in) and weights 580 g (20 oz), while the night sight has a length of 340 mm (13 in) and weights 2.1 kg (4.6 lb). The VSS Vintorez and AS Val can also mount the PSO-1 telescopic sight of the SVD rifle , or the 1PN52-1 night sight. Both rifles also feature a built-in iron sights integrated with the suppressor.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details / Sights; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	—

Source measurement

The VSS Vintorez ( Russian : ВСС «Винторе́з» ; Винто́вка Сна́йперская Специа́льная, romanized: Vintóvka Snáyperskaya Spetsiálnaya "Vintorez" , lit. 'Special Sniper Rifle–Thread Cutter'), GRAU designation: 6P29 , is a Soviet -designed specialised sniper rifle / designated marksman rifle chambered in the 9×39mm subsonic cartridge that features an integral suppressor and is capable of fully automatic fire . Its initial development began in 1983, and was shortly followed by the development of the AS Val.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The VSS Vintorez was based on the RG-036 prototype that was designed in 1981 by TsNIITochMash . Further development of the VSS Vintorez was carried out in parallel with the AS Val, to provide a suppressed sniper rifle for Spetsnaz undercover or clandestine units and capable of defeating NATO body armour at ranges up to 400 m (440 yd) with as little noise as possible.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The VSS Vintorez and AS Val uses a modified Kalashnikov action, a gas-operated rotating bolt combined with an integral suppressor and chambered for the 9×39mm subsonic cartridge. The barrel of the VSS Vintorez is optimised for accurate sniper fire paired with the SP-5 (7N8) cartridge firing a heavy 250 grain FMJ bullet at subsonic speed, whilst the barrel of the AS Val is optimised for sustained automatic fire paired with the SP-6 (7N9) cartridge that features a hardened steel or tungsten tip to defeat body armour.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Both the VSS Vintorez and AS Val feature a selective fire mechanism and use the same detachable box magazine design. The AS Val is primarily used with 20-round magazines and the VSS Vintorez is normally used in semi-automatic mode with 10-round magazines, whilst fully automatic mode is used for emergency situations, ambushes or attacks against soft-skinned vehicles such as trucks. Both rifles are also compatible with the 30-round SR-3M magazines. The magazines have a series of horizontal indentations to provide tactile identification and prevent confusion with Kalashnikov-pattern magazines. The indentations also provide rigidity to the magazine walls.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The VSS Vintorez and AS Val can be broken down for transport in a special aluminium briefcase for clandestine operations. A PSO-1-1 (1P43) telescopic sight, a NPSU-3 night sight with a 3.46× magnification, and two magazines are included in the briefcase. According to Janes , the PSO-1-1 has a length of 375 mm (14.8 in) and weights 580 g (20 oz), while the night sight has a length of 340 mm (13 in) and weights 2.1 kg (4.6 lb). The VSS Vintorez and AS Val can also mount the PSO-1 telescopic sight of the SVD rifle , or the 1PN52-1 night sight. Both rifles also feature a built-in iron sights integrated with the suppressor.^[source]AS Val and VSS Vintorez · Design details / Sights; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

—

Unit cost	—	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Armenia Reported operator · Azerbaijan Reported operator · Belarus Reported operator · Cuba Reported operator · Georgia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Ukraine	Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam