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MKFI · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
BDA, BDAO
Single sourceBDAM, BDAC
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FN HP-DA | 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] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | Lebanese 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 |
200 mm (7.9 in) (BDA, BDAO) 173 mm (6.8 in) (BDAM, BDAC)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
BDA, BDAO, BDAM
Single sourceBDAC
Single source38 mm (1.5 in) (BDA, BDAO, BDAM) 27 mm (1.1 in) (BDAC)[source]
BDA, BDAO, BDAM
Single sourceBDAC
Single source130 mm (5.1 in) (BDA, BDAO, BDAM) 93 mm (3.7 in) (BDAC)[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.
| Designed | 1983[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1983–1987 (first version, standard model only) 1990–1999 (updated version and variants)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Locked breech, short recoil[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 14-round detachable box magazine 7-round magazine (compact models)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed iron sights , front – blade, rear – notch[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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