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FMK-3 submachine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FMK-3 submachine gun | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Argentina[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Argentina[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
523 mm (20.6 in), stock folded 693 mm (27.3 in), stock extended[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Argentine Dirty War Croatian War of Independence Falklands War Guatemalan Civil War Salvadoran 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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| Manufacturer | Fabricaciones Militares[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1974–1993[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 85,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback , open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 25, 32, and 40-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Flip up iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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