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Measured figures
Fully extended · source measurement 1
Single sourceFully extended · source measurement 4
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FN EVOLYS | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Light machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | FN Herstal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Produced | 2021–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
Fully retracted · source measurement 2
Single sourceFully retracted · source measurement 5
Single sourceFully extended: 950mm (37.40") Fully retracted: 850mm (33.46") (5.56 mm) Fully extended: 1,025mm (40.35") Fully retracted: 925mm (36.42") (7.62 mm)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Width · source measurement 1
Single sourceWidth · source measurement 2
Single sourceWidth · source measurement 3
Single sourceWidth · source measurement 4
Single source133 mm (5.56 mm) 135 mm (7.62 mm)[source]
Maximum; Maximum firing range · source measurement 1
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range · source measurement 2
Single source800 m (5.56 mm) 1000 m (7.62 mm)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 1
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 2
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 3
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 4
Single source355mm (14") (5.56 mm) 406mm (16") (7.62 mm)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 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.
| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas operated short-stroke piston , open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 100 or 200 round ammunition belt (5.56 mm) 50 round ammunition belt (7.62 mm)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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