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Gepárd anti-materiel riflelarger figure on 3 of 4
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source157 cm (62 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gepárd anti-materiel rifle | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Bullpup anti-materiel rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Hungarian People's Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1990–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] |
1,105 mm (43.5 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.
See Users[source] |
| Designer | Engineer Major Ferenc Földi[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1987–1990[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Sero International Kft.[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1991–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 123 M1, M1A1, M1A2; over 200 M1-M6[source] | — |
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| Variants | M1A1, M1A2, M2/M2A1, M3, M4, M5, M6[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 12.7×108mm B32, .50 BMG , 14.5×114mm (M3)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | M1 Single shot 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M2 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M3 Semi-automatic 14.5×114mm M4 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M5 Bolt-action 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG M6 Semi-automatic 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | M1 : Single-shot M2 , M3 , M4 , M6 : Semi-automatic 5-round detachable box magazine M5 : Bolt-action 5-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | 12× scope[source] | Iron sights[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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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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