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CAR 816larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
191 mm barrel
Single source267 mm barrel
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CAR 816 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle , Carbine , Personal defense weapon[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Arab Emirates[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2014–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users below[source] | See Users[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
368 mm barrel
Single source406 mm barrel
Single source925–840 mm (36.42–33.07 in) 406 mm barrel 887–802 mm (34.9–31.6 in) 368 mm barrel 778–694 mm (30.6–27.3 in) 267 mm barrel 709–627 mm (27.9–24.7 in) 191 mm barrel[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
191 mm barrel
Single source267 mm barrel
Single source368 mm barrel
Single source406 mm barrel
Single source3.4 kg (7.50 lb) 406 mm barrel 3.3 kg (7.3 lb) 368 mm barrel 3.05 kg (6.7 lb) 267 mm barrel 2.92 kg (6.4 lb) 191 mm barrel[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
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Single source406 mm (16.0 in) 368 mm (14.5 in) 267 mm (10.5 in) 191 mm (7.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Saudi-led intervention in Yemen[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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| Manufacturer | Caracal International PC 816 V1: Pindad[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See #Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Barrels | — |
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| Action | Short-stroke piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG magazine[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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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