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CS/LS7larger figure on 0 of 2
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Stock extended
Single sourceStock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CS/LS7 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2016-present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Designer | Jianshe Industry (Group) Corporation[source] | — |
| Designed |
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.
490 mm (Stock retracted) 690 mm (Stock extended)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[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.
2010s[source]
1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | China South Industries Group[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2016-present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm DAP92-9 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights QMQ-171 holographic sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[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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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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