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Colt CM901larger figure on 1 of 3
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stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
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| Specification | Colt CM901 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Battle rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2013–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
950 mm (37.5 in) ( stock extended) 870 mm (34.24 in) (stock retracted)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[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.
| Wars | 2013 Lahad Datu standoff[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 | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2010s–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | SP901 LE901-16S[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 6.8mm Remington SPC 7.62×39mm 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , closed rotating bolt , Stoner bolt and carrier piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG magazines, or Proprietary box magazines ( 7.62×51mm NATO ), or SR-25 pattern magazine ( 7.62×51mm NATO )[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Flip-up/Fixed (depends on upper receiver)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Designed | 2014[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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