ASmall arms
Brügger & Thomet APC
Submachine gun Assault rifle (APC556), (APC300) Battle rifle (APC308)
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ASmall arms
Submachine gun Assault rifle (APC556), (APC300) Battle rifle (APC308)
At a glance
Brügger & Thomet APClarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Stock folded
Single sourceStock unfolded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brügger & Thomet APC | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun Assault rifle (APC556), (APC300) Battle rifle (APC308)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2011–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | Russian invasion of Ukraine[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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
597 mm (23.5 in) (Stock unfolded) 385 mm (15.2 in) (Stock folded)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[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.
| Designer | B&T[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2010[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | B&T[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2011—present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Action | Straight blowback , closed bolt Gas-operated , rotating bolt (APC556 and APC308)[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 15-, 20-, 25-, and 30-round B&T MP9 detachable box magazine , 50-round drum magazine STANAG magazine (APC556) SR-25 pattern magazine (APC308)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights and Picatinny rail for various optical sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Alternative designation | B&T APC[source] | — |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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