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CPL DICK S. KOTECKI, USMC · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Beretta M12larger figure on 0 of 3
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Fixed stock
Single sourceFolding stock stock extended
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| Specification | Beretta M12 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Italy[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1961–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
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stock folded
Single sourceFixed stock: 660 mm (26.0 in) Folding stock: 645 mm (25.4 in) stock extended 418 mm (16.5 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
M12S2
Single sourceM12S · source measurement 2
Single sourceM12S · source measurement 5
Single sourceMetal stock M12
Single sourceWood stock M12
Single sourceMetal stock: 3.0 kg (6.61 lb) (M12) 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (M12S) 3.480 kg (7.67 lb) (M12S2) Wood stock: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) (M12) 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) (M12S)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[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.
| Wars | Vietnam War The Troubles Basque conflict Operation Marajoara Afghanistan wars Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Libyan Civil 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] |
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| Designer | Beretta[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1950–1959[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Beretta , Taurus , Defence Industries Corporation, MAS , PT Pindad[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1959–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20-, 32-, or 40-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Two-position flip rear aperture, shrouded front post 285 mm (11.2 in) sight radius[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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