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FN Five-sevenlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source208 mm (8.2 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | FN Five-seven | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | 20+ nations (see Users )[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Indonesian offensive in Aceh Mexican drug war Libyan 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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| Designer | FN Herstal[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1993–1998[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | FN 5.7×28mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Delayed blowback[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 10 rounds ( restricted ) 20 rounds ( standard ) 30 rounds ( extended ) Detachable drum magazine ; capacity: 55 rounds[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | "Three-dot" type : fixed or adjustable; 177.8 mm (7 in) sight radius[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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