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Heckler & Koch P9larger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source19.2 cm (7.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P9 | 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] |
| In service | 1969-present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
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1,105 mm (43.5 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.
| Wars | Lebanese Civil 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[source] |
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| Designer | Herbert Meidel[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1965-1969[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | c.1969-1978(P9) 1970-1995(P9S)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | SAO: 485; P9S: unknown[source] | — |
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| Variants | P9S, P9 SAO[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .45 ACP 7.65×21mm Parabellum[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Roller delayed , Traditional Double Action[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 9-round (9×19mm) or 7-round (.45 ACP) single column, detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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