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BUL Cherokeelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BUL Cherokee | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design)[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | BUL Transmark[source] |
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.
210mm / 215mm[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 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.
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Produced | 2000–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap.[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | DA/SA short recoil , tilting barrel[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Used by | Israeli security agencies[source] | See Users[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[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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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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