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Brügger & Thomet MP9larger figure on 1 of 5
Measured figures
stock extended
Single source20.6 in (520 mm) (stock extended)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brügger & Thomet MP9 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Switzerland[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 5
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]
stock extended
Single source45 mm (1.8 in) (stock extended)[source]
with 30-round magazine
Single source246 mm (9.7 in) (with 30-round magazine)[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 | War in Afghanistan[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 | Brügger & Thomet[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2001[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Brügger & Thomet[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 6.5×25mm CBJ .45 ACP (MP45)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil , locking rotating barrel[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 15, 20, 25, or 30 round transparent box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Ghost-ring sights Fully adjustable MIL-STD 1913 Picatinny rail Tritium-illuminated handgun night sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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