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Heckler & Koch HK4larger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source157 mm (6.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch HK4 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Designer | Alex Seidel[source] | — |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 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.
| Designed |
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1963[source] |
1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch , MAS[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1964 or 1967-1984[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | .22 Long Rifle .25 ACP .32 ACP .380 ACP[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Straight blowback , unlocked breech[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 7, 8-round box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed, front post and rear notch, sight radius 121 mm[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | 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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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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