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Measured figures
XM177E1, stock extended
Single sourceXM177E1, stock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CAR-15 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–1998 (US service) 1966–present (other countries)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Lebanese Civil War Operation Eagle Claw 1982 Lebanon war Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War United States invasion of Grenada United States invasion of Panama Gulf War[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.
XM177E2, stock extended
Single sourceXM177E2, stock retracted
Single source31 in (790 mm) (XM177E1, stock extended) 28.3 in (720 mm) (XM177E1, stock retracted) 32.5 in (830 mm) (XM177E2, stock extended) 29.8 in (760 mm) (XM177E2, stock retracted)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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] |
| Manufacturer | Colt Defense[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Variants | XM177 (R610 in US Army service) XM177E1 (R609 in US Army service) XM177E2 (R629 in US Army service) GAU-5/A (R609 in US Air Force service) GAU-5A/A (R649 in US Air Force service)[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO , .223 Remington[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round box magazine or other STANAG magazines .[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights or various optics[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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