BR18 vs M60 machine gun: Specs Compared

ASmall arms

BR18

Bullpup assault rifle

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BSmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

BR18larger figure on 1 of 3

Rate of fire+33%

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3

Range+272%
Calibre+37%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 76 rows sourced on both sides

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1.11m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

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10.5kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

10.5 kg

Mass

Single source

10.5 kg (23.15 lb)^[source]

1kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

3.7kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range+272%

All recorded figures & sources

0.65 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

1 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

650 m (710 yd)^[source]

1,000 m (1,100 yd)^[source]

1.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

3.724 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1,200 yd (1,100 m)^[source]

4,073 yd (3,724 m)^[source]

5.6mmCaliber

7.6mmCaliber

Calibre+37%

All recorded figures & sources

5.56 mm

Caliber

Single source

5.56mm^[source]

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62 mm (0.308 in)^[source]

700–900rounds/min

550–650rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

700–900 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

700–900 rounds/min^[source]

550–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

550–650 rounds/min^[source]

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560mm

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.56 m

Barrel length

Single source

560 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

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853m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,800 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.

Configuration

Details

BR18 and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	BR18	M60 machine gun
Type	Bullpup assault rifle^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Singapore^[source]	United States^[source]
Designer	Advanced Material Engineering^[source]	—
Designed	2012–2014 (Prototypes) 2017 (Preproduction models)^[source]	1952–1957^[source]
Manufacturer	ST Engineering (formerly ST Kinetics)^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]
Produced	2018–present^[source]	1957–present^[source]
Variants	See Variants for details^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]
Action	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	10-, 20- or 30-round detachable STANAG magazine or SAR-21 magazines^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]
Sights	Any scopes/tactical aiming device compatible with the picatinny railing Built-in iron sights^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
In service	—	1960–present^[source]
Used by	—	See Users^[source]
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]
Unit cost	—	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam

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BR18

M60 machine gun

Type

Bullpup assault rifle^[source]

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Singapore^[source]

United States^[source]

Designer

Advanced Material Engineering^[source]

—

Designed

2012–2014 (Prototypes) 2017 (Preproduction models)^[source]

1952–1957^[source]

Manufacturer

ST Engineering (formerly ST Kinetics)^[source]

Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Produced

2018–present^[source]

1957–present^[source]

Variants

See Variants for details^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

5.56×45mm NATO^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

10-, 20- or 30-round detachable STANAG magazine or SAR-21 magazines^[source]

Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Sights

Any scopes/tactical aiming device compatible with the picatinny railing Built-in iron sights^[source]

Iron sights^[source]

In service

—

1960–present^[source]

Used by

—

See Users^[source]

Wars

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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]

Unit cost

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US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Reported operators

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Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Costa Rica
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Luxembourg
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · U.S. Army
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam