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Daewoo Precision Industries K5larger figure on 1 of 3
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DP51C
Single sourceDP51 (MKII)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Daewoo Precision Industries K5 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1989–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
178 mm (7.0 in) DP51 (MKII) 177.8 mm (7.0 in) DP51C[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
DP51C
Single sourceDP51 (MKII)
Single source125 mm (4.9 in) DP51 (MKII) 118 mm (4.6 in) DP51C[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.
| Wars | Global War on Terrorism Iraq 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 | Daewoo Precision Industries[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1984–1988[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Daewoo Precision Industries (1981-1999) Daewoo Telecom (1999-2002) Daewoo Precision (2002-2006) S&T Daewoo (2006-2012) S&T Motiv (2012-2021) SNT Motiv (2021-present)[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1989–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Tilting Barrel Short Recoil[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 13- or 15-round magazine DP51 (MKII) 10-round magazine DP51C Also accepts 10-, 13-, 14- or 15-round S&W 5906 magazines, but they will protrude out from the magazine well.[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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