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| Specification | FN FNC | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1979–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
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stock folded
Single sourcestock folded Carbine stock extended /
Single sourceRifle: 997 mm (39.3 in) stock extended / 766 mm (30.2 in) stock folded Carbine: 911 mm (35.9 in) stock extended / 667 mm (26.3 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single source70 mm (2.8 in) stock extended 75 mm (3.0 in) stock folded[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 | Aceh Insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War The Troubles Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Somali Civil War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Conflict in the Niger Delta 2007 Lebanon conflict Libyan Civil War 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 | FN Herstal[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975–1977[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori PT Pindad[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1979–2004[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG box magazine (standard issue) or other STANAG magazines[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear flip aperture, front post 513 mm (20.2 in) sight radius (standard rifle)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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