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Heckler & Koch GMGlarger figure on 0 of 5
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Length
Single source1,090 mm[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch GMG | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Automatic grenade launcher[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1990s–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
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1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
without ammunition box
Single source226 mm (without ammunition box)[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 | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Russian invasion of Ukraine[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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| Designed | 1992–1995[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1996–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | GMW[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 40x53 mm[source] DM138[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | API Blowback[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 32-round disintegrating, closed-link belt[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Reflex sight and back-up leaf sight[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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