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Mike Cumpston · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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FN Baby Browninglarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source104 mm (4.1 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FN Baby Browning | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | World War II , Vietnam 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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
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]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Dieudonné Saive[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1927[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Fabrique Nationale de Herstal Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne Precision Small Parts, Ltd. Precision Small Arms, Inc.[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1931–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .25 ACP (6.35×15 mm)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback-operated semi-automatic[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 6-round sealed bottom, flat follower magazine; a rounded follower and removable inner and outer bottom plates were incorporated in 1984[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed notch and blade[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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