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Heckler & Koch UMPlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch UMP | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
450 mm (17.7 in) ( stock folded) 690 mm (27.2 in) (stock extended)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
UMP40
Single sourceUMP45 · source measurement 2
Single sourceUMP45 · source measurement 5
Single sourceWithout magazine UMP9/UMP40
Single sourceWith unloaded magazine UMP9
Single sourceWithout magazine : 2.3 kg (5.1 lb) ( UMP9/UMP40 ) 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) ( UMP45 ) With unloaded magazine: 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) ( UMP9 ) 2.55 kg (5.6 lb) ( UMP40 ) 2.65 kg (5.8 lb) ( UMP45 )[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Effective; 45 ACP
Single sourceEffective; 9×
Single source100 m (328 ft) ( 9×19mm Parabellum ) 65 m (213 ft) ( .45 ACP )[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceCaliber
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 | Iraq 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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| Designed | 1990s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2000–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum ( UMP9 ) .40 S&W ( UMP40 ) .45 ACP ( UMP45/USC )[source] MEN DM51[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Blowback-operated , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 30-round detachable curved box magazine ( UMP9 ) 30-round detachable straight box magazine ( UMP40 ) 25-round detachable straight box magazine ( UMP45 ) 10-round detachable straight box magazine ( USC )[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights and Picatinny rail for various optical sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Magazine capacity | 30 Rounds[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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