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CZ 82larger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source172 mm (6.8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CZ 82 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovak Socialist Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1983–1993 ( Czechoslovakia ), 1993–present ( Czech Republic ), ( Slovak Republic )[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | Lebanese Civil War Russo-Ukrainian 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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
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]
empty (.32 ACP)
Single sourceempty (9×18 mm Makarov/.380 ACP)
Single sourceloaded (9×18 mm Makarov/.380 ACP)
Single source800 g (28 oz) empty (9×18 mm Makarov/.380 ACP) 920 g (32 oz) loaded (9×18 mm Makarov/.380 ACP) 750 g (26 oz) empty (.32 ACP)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Augustin Nečas[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1982[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Produced | 1983–1992 (CZ 82) 1983–2012 (CZ 83)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov (82 & 83), .380 ACP (83 only), .32 ACP (83 only)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback , double action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 12-rd, staggered-column, detachable box magazine ( 9×18mm Makarov /.380 ACP) 15-rd, staggered-column, detachable box magazine (.32 ACP)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | fixed front blade; rear drift-adjustable for windage[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Czechoslovak[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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