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FX-05 Xiuhcoatllarger figure on 2 of 3
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Single sourceAssault Rifle stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FX-05 Xiuhcoatl | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Mexico[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2008–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Mexican Armed Forces[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
mm stock folded
Single sourcestock folded Carbine stock extended /
Single sourceAssault Rifle : 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended / 740 mm (29.1 in) stock folded Carbine : 760 mm (29.9 in) stock extended / 500 mm (19.7 in) mm stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 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 | Mexican drug 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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| Designed | 2005[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Dirección General de Industria Militar del Ejército[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Unit cost | 10,000 Pesos (US$520 - 2019)[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Produced | 2005–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 44,000 (2005) 111,000 (2014) 121,000 (2018) 212,350 (by 2022)[source] | — |
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| Variants | Assault rifle Carbine Short Carbine Sharpshooter[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 , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights Picatinny rail for mounting aiming optics on receiver Removable integrated optical sight/carry handle[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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