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GM-94larger figure on 0 of 2
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stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GM-94 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Pump action grenade launcher[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | Spetsnaz , FSB , MVD and National Guard[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | 2005 raid on Nalchik Libyan Civil War Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation Russo-Ukrainian 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 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
810 mm (31.9 in) stock extended 540 mm (21.3 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 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.
| Designer | KBP[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KBP[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Cartridge | 43×30mm[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Double action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 3 round pump action above-barrel tubular magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[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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| Produced | — | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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