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FB Tantallarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
stock extended /
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FB Tantal | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Poland[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1991–present (Middle East)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
943 mm (37.1 in) stock extended / 748 mm (29.4 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 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 | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Kosovo War UNDOF Iraqi insurgency 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] |
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| Designer | OBR Radom[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1981–1988[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FB Radom[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1989–1994[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | ~25,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | Kbkg wz. 1974, skbk wz. 1989 Onyks[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.45×39mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-actuated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear sight notch sight on sliding scale, front post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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