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Beretta 93Rlarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source240 mm (9.4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beretta 93R | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Machine pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designed | 1977–1979[source] | 1952–1957[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.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
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.
| Manufacturer | Beretta[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1979–1993[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 10 rounds ( restricted ) 15 rounds ( flush standard ) 17 rounds ( flush high-capacity ) 18 rounds ( flush high-capacity ) 20 rounds ( standard extended ) 30 rounds ( extended ) 32 rounds ( extended ) 35 rounds ( extended ) Detachable drum magazine ; capacity: 50 rounds[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[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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| Action | — | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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