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FN Minimilarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,040 mm (40.9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FN Minimi | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Light machine gun Squad automatic weapon[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Belgium[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1980–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 5
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 | United States invasion of Panama Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Gulf War Burundian Civil War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Moro conflict Iraq War Mexican drug war Communist rebellion in the Philippines Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict Second Ivorian Civil War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War Northern Mali Conflict War in Iraq (2013–2017) ISIL insurgency in Tunisia Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[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 | Ernest Vervier[source] | — |
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| Designed | Early 1970s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FN Herstal FN USA Thales Australia Beretta Bofors Carl Gustav Caracal International Pindad Sumitomo Heavy Industries[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1977–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO / 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-actuated , open bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 100 or 200-round belt contained in a 100-round or 200-round soft pouch, or 200-round box or 30-round M16 -type STANAG magazine to 60-round STANAG casket magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear aperture, front post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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