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Beretta 92larger figure on 0 of 4
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Length
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| Specification | Beretta 92 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Vertec
Single source217 millimetres (8.5 in) 211 millimetres (8.3 in) (Vertec) 197 millimetres (7.8 in) (Compact/Centurion)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single sourceCompact/Centurion
Single sourceVertec/Elites/Border Marshal/Combo
Single source125 millimetres (4.9 in) 119 millimetres (4.7 in) (Vertec/Elites/Border Marshal/Combo) 109 millimetres (4.3 in) (Compact/Centurion)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1975[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Beretta[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1976–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 3,500,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum (92 series) .380 ACP (92 series) .40 S&W (96 series) 9×21mm IMI (98 series) 7.65mm Luger (98 series)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil , hinged locking piece assisted breechblock[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine : 10, 15, 17, 18, 20, 30, 32 rounds (92, 98 series) 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 rounds (96 series) 10, 13 rounds (Compact L) 8 rounds (Compact Type M)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[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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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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