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Beretta Nanolarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.6 inches (14 cm)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Beretta Nano | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | Beretta[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Unit cost | $536[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3) |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
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]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Produced | 2011 - 2019 2019 - present (APX Carry)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Barrels | 3.07 inches (7.8 cm)[source] | — |
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| Action | Striker[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Feed system | — | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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