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At a glance
Measured figures
NTW 14.5
Single sourceNTW 20
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Denel NTW-20 | M60 machine gun |
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| Crew | Two; rifle breaks down into two parts for transport and fits into two backpacks weighing 15kg each, one containing the weapon receiver section, while the other contains the barrel and ammunition[source] | — |
| Type | Anti-materiel rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
1,795 mm (NTW 20), 2,015 mm (NTW 14.5)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; 14.5×
Single sourceEffective; 20× · source measurement 1
Single sourceEffective; 20× · source measurement 3
Single source1,500m (20×82mm) 1,800m (20×110mm) 2,300m (14.5×114mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
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 | Tony Neophytou[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1995[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Variants | NTW 20, NTW 14.5, NTW 20×110mm[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 20×82mm (NTW 20) 20×110mm Hispano (NTW 20×110mm) 14.5×114mm (NTW 14.5)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt action , recoiling barrel[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 3-round detachable box magazine (20×82mm and 14.5×114mm) Single shot (20×110mm)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | 8 × 56 Lynx Telescopic 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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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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