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Armémuseum: AM.068401 Shisha · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Automatkarbin 5larger figure on 1 of 4
Measured figures
Ak 5(B) stock extended
Single sourceAk 5(B) stock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Automatkarbin 5 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine (AK5D)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1986–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Ak 5C stock extended
Single sourceAk 5C stock folded
Single sourceAk 5(B) 1,010 mm (39.8 in) (stock extended) Ak 5(B) 750 mm (29.5 in) (stock folded) Ak 5C 852 mm (33.5 in) – 914 mm (36.0 in) (stock extended) Ak 5C 667 mm (26.3 in) (stock folded)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Mass
Single source30-round plastic magazine empty
Single source30-round steel magazine empty
Single sourceAk 5B loaded
Single sourceAk 5C empty
Single sourceAk 5C loaded
Single sourceAk 5 empty Ak 5B empty
Single sourceAk 5 loaded
Single sourceAk 5 empty 3.9 kg (8.60 lb) Ak 5B empty 4.8 kg (10.58 lb) Ak 5C empty 4.0 kg (8.82 lb) Ak 5 loaded 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) Ak 5B loaded 5.4 kg (11.90 lb) Ak 5C loaded 4.5 kg (9.92 lb) 30-round steel magazine empty: 0.17 kg (0.37 lb) 30-round plastic magazine empty: 0.10 kg (0.22 lb)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Chadian Civil War (2005-2010) Operation Artemis War in Mali[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 | 1982[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal Carl Gustafs stads gevärsfaktori[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1986–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 200,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear flip aperture, front post iron sights 513 mm (20.2 in) sight radius (standard rifle) optical sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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