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Submachine gun Pistol-calibre carbine (MP5SF, HK94, SP5, MP5 .22 LR) Pistol (SP89, SP5K)
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Heckler & Koch MP5larger figure on 1 of 6
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Length
Single sourceMP5K
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch MP5 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun Pistol-calibre carbine (MP5SF, HK94, SP5, MP5 .22 LR) Pistol (SP89, SP5K)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | West Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 5 of 6
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
680 mm (27 in) 325 mm (12.8 in) (MP5K)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 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 | The Troubles Operation Marajoara Western Sahara War Operation Feuerzauber Operation Storm-333 Soviet–Afghan War Iranian Embassy siege Operation Eagle Claw Lebanese Civil War Internal conflict in Peru Colombian conflict Sri Lankan Civil War Afghan Civil War (1989-1992) Yugoslav Wars Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Mexican drug war Armed conflict for control of the favelas Boko Haram insurgency Libyan Civil War 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Russian invasion of Ukraine Banjska attack[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 | Tilo Möller, Manfred Guhring, Georg Seidl, Helmut Baureuter[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1964–1966[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1966–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum 10mm Auto (MP5/10) .40 S&W (MP5/40) .22 LR (MP5 .22 LR)[source] MEN DM51[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Roller-delayed blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 15-, 30-, 40-, or 50-round detachable box magazine , 50-round drum magazine and 100-round Beta C-Mag drum magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights . Rear: rotary drum; front: hooded post[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 30 Rounds[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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