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At a glance
FB Glauberytlarger figure on 1 of 1
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
stock collapsed (PM-84)
Single sourcewith stock collapsed (PM-06)
Single sourcewith stock collapsed (PM-84P)
Single sourcewith stock collapsed (PM-98, PM-98S)
Single sourcewith stock extended / · source measurement 1
Single sourcewith stock extended / · source measurement 3
Single sourcewith stock extended / · source measurement 5
Single sourcewith stock fully extended (3 position stock) /
Single source560 mm with stock extended / 354 mm stock collapsed (PM-84) 575 mm with stock extended / 375 mm with stock collapsed (PM-84P) 605 mm with stock extended / 405 mm with stock collapsed (PM-98, PM-98S) 615 mm with stock fully extended (3 position stock) / 392 mm with stock collapsed (PM-06)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
PM-06
Single sourcePM-84
Single sourcePM-84P
Single sourcePM-98, PM-98S
Single source51 mm (PM-84) 54 mm (PM-84P) 58 mm (PM-98, PM-98S) 62 mm (PM-06)[source]
PM-06
Single sourcePM-84, PM-84P
Single sourcePM-98, PM-98S
Single source160 mm (PM-84, PM-84P) 172 mm (PM-98, PM-98S) 224 mm (PM-06)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | FB Glauberyt | M60 machine gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Submachine gun Machine pistol Personal defense weapon[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1984–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Policja Polish Army Polish Military Gendarmerie Iraqi Ground Forces[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Operation Iraqi Freedom Iraqi insurgency War in Afghanistan Yugoslav wars[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] |
| Designer | OBR Radom[source] | — |
| Designed | 1981[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | FB Radom[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Produced | 1984–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
| Variants | PM-84 (Makarov ammunition version), PM-84P (Parabellum ammunition version), PM-98, PM-98S (increased auto fire to 770 rpm), PM-06 (with top rail to mount optical sights with silencer use & 3 position straight stock)[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | 9×18mm Makarov (PM-84) 9×19mm Parabellum (PM-84P, PM-98, PM-98S, PM-06)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
| Action | Straight blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
| Feed system | 15- and 25-round box magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
| Sights | Fixed, front post and rear flip-up sight with notch and aperture settings, 280 mm sight radius[source] | Iron sights[source] |
| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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