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GP-25larger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
GP-25
Single sourceGP-30
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | GP-25 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Grenade launcher[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1978–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
GP-34
Single source323 mm (12.7 in) (GP-25) 275 mm (10.8 in) (GP-30) 315 mm (12.4 in) (GP-34)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Afghan conflict Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan Transnistria war First Chechen war Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian war Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict[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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| Designer | TsKIB SOO[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1966–1978[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kalashnikov Concern STC Delta Arsenal AD Zastava Arms[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | GP-30, GP-30M, GP-34[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 40 mm internal propellant caseless ammunition (CL)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Closed system, single-shot[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Muzzleloader[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Notched quadrant sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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