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Measured figures
266 mm barrel
Single source318 mm barrel
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Haenel MK 556 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine Semi-automatic rifle (CR series)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2024–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | 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 |
368 mm barrel
Single source408 mm barrel
Single source923–838 mm (36.34–32.99 in) 408 mm barrel 838–798 mm (33.0–31.4 in) 368 mm barrel 812–748 mm (32.0–29.4 in) 318 mm barrel 781–696 mm (30.7–27.4 in) 266 mm barrel[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
266 mm barrel
Single source318 mm barrel
Single source368 mm barrel
Single source408 mm barrel
Single source3.6 kg (7.94 lb) 408 mm barrel 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) 368 mm barrel 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) 318 mm barrel 3.35 kg (7.4 lb) 266 mm barrel[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
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Single source408 mm (16.1 in) 368 mm (14.5 in) 318 mm (12.5 in) 266 mm (10.5 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | C.G. Haenel[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | C.G. Haenel[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short-stroke piston , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable STANAG magazine , 100-round detachable Beta C-Mag[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[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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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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