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Heckler & Koch G36larger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
stock extended /
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch G36 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1997–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | 40+ countries (see Users )[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
999 mm (39.3 in) stock extended / 758 mm (29.8 in) stock folded[source]
1.000 auf 750 Millimeter[source]G36 · Schulterstütze ausgeklappt / abgeklappt · two source configurationsSource text · numeric interpretation needs review
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single source600 metres (660 yd)[source]
2,860 metres (3,130 yd)[source]
max. 500 m[source]G36 · Kampfentfernung (source engagement distance)
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 1
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 2
Single sourceBarrel length · source measurement 3
Single sourceG36 · Barrel length · Rohrlänge
Single source480 mm (18.9 in) 318 mm (12.5 in) 228 mm (9.0 in)[source]
480 mm[source]G36 · Rohrlänge
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[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.
| Wars | See Conflicts[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 | Heckler & Koch[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1991–1995[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch Santa Bárbara Sistemas Military Industries Corporation[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1996–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 260,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] 5,56 mm x 45[source]G36 · Kaliber | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short-stroke piston , closed rotating bolt[source] automatischer Gasdrucklader mit Drehkopfverschluss[source]G36 · Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round proprietary detachable box magazine 100-round C-Mag drum magazine STANAG magazines (with optional adaptor)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Reflex sight with 1× magnification, telescopic sight with 3× magnification (export version has a 1.5× magnified sight) and back-up fixed notch sight Picatinny rails for various optics (later models)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 100 Patronen[source]G36 · Drum magazine (Trommelmagazin) 30-Patronen- Magazin[source]G36 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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