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Automatkarbin 4larger figure on 0 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,045 mm (41.1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Automatkarbin 4 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1964–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 6 of 6
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]
with inserted magazine
Single source220 mm (8.7 in) with inserted magazine[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceEffective; sight adjustments
Single sourceEffective; with optics
Single source500 metres (547 yd) 200–500 metres (219–547 yd) sight adjustments 100–600 metres (109–656 yd) with optics[source]
3,700 metres (4,046 yd)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
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 | War in Afghanistan[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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| Designer | Heckler & Koch[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Husqvarna Vapenfabrik Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1965–1985[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Roller-delayed blowback[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine.[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear: rotary diopter; front: hooded post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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