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Caracal C
Single sourceCaracal F
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Caracal pistol | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United Arab Emirates[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
Caracal SC
Single source178 mm (7.0 in) Caracal F 167 mm (6.6 in) Caracal C 160 mm (6.3 in) Caracal SC[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caracal F and C
Single sourceCaracal SC
Single source28 mm (1.1 in) Caracal F and C 23.5 mm (0.9 in) Caracal SC[source]
Caracal C
Single sourceCaracal F
Single sourceCaracal SC
Single source135 mm (5.3 in) Caracal F 122 mm (4.8 in) Caracal C 112 mm (4.4 in) Caracal SC[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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 | Wilhelm Bubits[source] | — |
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| Designed | 2005[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Caracal International LLC[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2006–Present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm .357 SIG .40 S&W[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil , locked breech[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 18-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal F) 16-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal F) 15-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (.357 SIG, .40 S&W Caracal C) 13-round box magazine (9×19mm Parabellum, 9×21mm Caracal SC)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed iron sights[source] | Iron sights[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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