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DI MA-1larger figure on 1 of 2
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Barrel Length, Mk. II
Single sourceMk. I-II · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DI MA-1 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Light machine gun Designated marksman rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Myanmar[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2002–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
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Mk. I-II · source measurement 2
Single source978 mm (39 in) (Mk. I-II) 1,065 mm (42 in) (Mk. I-II) 508 mm (20 in) (Barrel Length, Mk. II)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Ethnic conflicts in Myanmar Myanmar civil 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 | Yisrael Galili of Israel Military Industries[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1991[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Ka Pa Sa No. 1 Myanmar Fritz Werner Industries[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2002–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 35-, 50-, or 65-round box magazine (Galil-based) 30-round magazine (For Mk. II variants c. 2019) 70 or 100-round drum magazine (MA-2) 10-round magazine (MA-S Mk. I) 20-round magazine (MA-S Mk. II)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights Scopes (MAS)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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