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CETME Model Llarger figure on 0 of 1
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Model L
Single sourcestock collapsed (Model LC)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CETME Model L | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Spain[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1987–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Spain , Malawi , Ukraine[source] | See Users[source] |
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stock extended /
Single source925 mm (36.4 in) (Model L) 860 mm (33.9 in) stock extended / 665 mm (26.2 in) stock collapsed (Model LC)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
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| Designer | CETME[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1981[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | CETME[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1986–1991[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | Model LC, Model LV[source] | See Variants[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 | 12, 20, 30-round detachable STANAG magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Front: shrouded post, rear: flip-up sight with two apertures 440 mm (17.3 in) sight radius[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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