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Carl Gustaf m/45larger figure on 0 of 2
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| Specification | Carl Gustaf m/45 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Sweden[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1945–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[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.
21.65/31.81 in (550/808 mm)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single sourcewith A-SATS M/45(Accelerations-Sats M/45) short-stroking device installed
Single source600 rounds/min 900 rounds/min with A-SATS M/45(Accelerations-Sats M/45) short-stroking device installed[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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 | Suez Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Congo Crisis Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Israeli-Arab conflict Soviet–Afghan War First Congo War Iraq War Mali War Russian invasion of Ukraine[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 | Gunnar Johansson[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1944[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori Maadi Factories, Egypt[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1945–1964 (Sweden) 1965–1970 (Egypt)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | approx. 300,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | m/45, m/45B, m/45C, m/45BE, m/45BET, m/45S, Port Said, Akaba, US Navy modification (no official designation) with suppressor.[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum (Known as 9×19mm m/39B in Sweden)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback , open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 36-round box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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