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CETME Amelilarger figure on 1 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source970 mm (38.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CETME Ameli | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Light machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[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 | Mexican drug war[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 | CETME[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1974–1981[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–2013[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Roller-delayed blowback[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 100 or 200-round disintegrating M27 ammunition belt[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear aperture sight and front post 340 mm (13.4 in) sight radius[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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