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Denel Y3 AGLlarger figure on 1 of 5
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Length
Single source844 mm (33.2 in)[source]
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| Specification | Denel Y3 AGL | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | High-velocity Automatic grenade launcher[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | South Africa[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | South African National Defence Force[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Aram (Pty.) Ltd. of Pretoria[source] | — |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 5
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed |
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1992[source] |
1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | Denel Land Systems[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2003 [Model № FPM-03][source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 40×53 mm grenade[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Long recoil; open breech[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | R/L Line-fed M16A2 linked 20 round belt, box cased ammunition [with a 55.5mm pitch][source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Optical or electronic [on-board ballistic computer, or 'LobSight'][source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[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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