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Degtyaryov machine gun vs M60 machine gun A Small arms
Light machine gun
B Small arms
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
VS At a glance Head to head Details Methodology Length comparison One shared metre scale 0 0.5 1 1.5
Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope. Degtyaryov machine gun larger figure on 2 of 5
Length+15% Barrel length+8% M60 machine gun larger figure on 3 of 5
Range+38% Rate of fire+9% Muzzle velocity+2% Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Degtyaryov machine gun M60 machine gun
1.27m
1.11m
Length +15%
All recorded figures & sources 1.27 m Length
Single source 1,270 mm (50.0 in)[source]
1.105 m Length
Single source Degtyaryov machine gun and M60 machine gun configuration Specification Degtyaryov machine gun M60 machine gun Type Light machine gun[source]
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source]
Place of origin Soviet Union[source]
United States[source]
In service 1928–present[source]
1960–present[source]
Used by See Users[source]
See Users
11.5kg Loaded
10.5kg
Mass
All recorded figures & sources 11.5 kg Loaded
Single source 9.12 kg Unloaded
Single source 9.12 kg (20.11 lb) (unloaded) 11.5 kg (25 lb) (loaded)[source]
10.5 kg Mass
Single source 10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
0.8km Effective; Effective firing range
1.1km Effective; Effective firing range
Range +38%
All recorded figures & sources 0.8 km Effective; Effective firing range
Single source 800 m (874.9 yd)[source]
1.1 km Effective; Effective firing range
Single source 3.724 km Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source 1,200 yd (1,100 m)[source]
4,073 yd (3,724 m)[source]
604mm
560mm
Barrel length +8%
All recorded figures & sources 0.604 m Barrel length
Single source 604 mm (23.8 in)[source]
0.56 m Barrel length
Single source 560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
7.6mm Caliber
7.6mm Caliber
Calibre
All recorded figures & sources 7.62 mm Caliber
Single source 7.62 mm[source]
7.62 mm Caliber
Single source 7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
550rpm
550–650rounds/min
Rate of fire
All recorded figures & sources 550 rounds/min Rate of fire
Single source 550 rpm[source]
550–650 rounds/min Rate of fire
Single source 550–650 rounds/min[source]
840m/s
853m/s
Muzzle velocity +2%
All recorded figures & sources 840 m/s Muzzle velocity
Single source 840 m/s (2,755 ft/s)[source]
853 m/s Muzzle velocity
Single source 2,800 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 Spanish Civil War Winter War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Korean War Chinese Civil War First Indochina War Vietnam War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Laotian Civil War North Yemen Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Portuguese Colonial War Communist insurgency in Thailand Afghan Wars Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War Northern Mali conflict Syrian 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[source]
Action Gas-operated , flapper locking[source]
Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source]
Feed system 47-round pan magazine[source]
Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source]
Sights Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent[source]
Iron sights[source]
Manufacturer — Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source]
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