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GAU-19larger figure on 2 of 2
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length · source measurement 1
Single sourceLength · source measurement 2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GAU-19 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Rotary heavy machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See History[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | General Electric[source] | — |
| Manufacturer |
53.9 in. (1,369 mm)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Width · source measurement 1
Single sourceWidth · source measurement 2
Single source13.5 in. (343 mm)[source]
Height · source measurement 1
Single sourceHeight · source measurement 2
Single source15 in. (381 mm)[source]
GAU-19/A · source measurement 1
Single sourceGAU-19/A · source measurement 2
Single sourceGAU-19/B · source measurement 3
Single sourceGAU-19/B · source measurement 4
Single sourceGAU-19/A:138 lbs. (63kg) GAU-19/B:106 lbs. (48kg)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[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.
Fulcrum Concepts[source] |
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Produced | GAU-19/A: 1983–present GAU-19/B: 2012–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | 3-barrel or 6-barrel[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Barrels | 3 or 6[source] | — |
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| Action | Electric[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | linkless or M9 linked belt[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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 | — | 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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