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FN Model 30-11larger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
1,117 mm (44.0 in) barrel
Single source1,117 mm (44.0 in) barrel 502 mm (19.8 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | FN Model 30-11 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[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 | Cold 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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
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]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 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.
| Manufacturer | Fabrique Nationale de Herstal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1976–1986[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | 1975, 1978, 1981[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Bolt action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round internal or external FAL 10-round magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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