Heckler & Koch USP vs M60 machine gun

Heckler & Koch USP — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

Heckler & Koch USP

Semi-automatic pistol

Credit

lifesizepotato · CC0 · Resized · CC0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BSmall arms

M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Heckler & Koch USPLength

0.194 m

Length source ↗

M60 machine gunLength

1.105 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Heckler & Koch USPlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+470%
Range+3624%
Barrel length+419%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

17 of 78 rows sourced on both sides

194mm

1.11m

Length+470%

All recorded figures & sources

0.194 m

Length

Single source

194 mm (7.6 in)^[source]

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

32mm

—

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.032 m

Width

Single source

32 mm (1.3 in)^[source]

135mm

—

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.135 m

Height

Single source

135 mm (5.3 in)^[source]

0.75kgwithout magazine

10.5kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

0.748 kg

without magazine

Single source

748 g (26.4 oz) without magazine^[source]

10.5 kg

Mass

Single source

10.5 kg (23.15 lb)^[source]

0.1kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

3.7kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

Range+3624%

All recorded figures & sources

0.05 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.1 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

50 m^[source]

100 m^[source]

1.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

3.724 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

108mm

560mm

Barrel length+419%

All recorded figures & sources

0.108 m

Barrel length

Single source

108 mm (4.3 in)^[source]

0.56 m

Barrel length

Single source

560 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

Semi-automatic

550–650rounds/min

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

Semi-automatic^[source]

550–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

550–650 rounds/min^[source]

—

7.6mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62 mm (0.308 in)^[source]

—

853m/s

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,800 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.

Configuration

Details

Heckler & Koch USP and M60 machine gun configuration
Specification	Heckler & Koch USP	M60 machine gun
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]
Place of origin	Germany^[source]	United States^[source]
In service	1993–present^[source]	1960–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	Helmut Weldle^[source]	—
Designed	1989–1992^[source]	1952–1957^[source]
Manufacturer	Heckler & Koch , Hellenic Defence Systems^[source]	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]
Produced	1993–present^[source]	1957–present^[source]
Variants	See Variants :^[source]	See Variants^[source]
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum .357 SIG ( Compact version only) .40 S&W .45 ACP / .45 Super^[source]	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]
Action	Short recoil^[source]	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 15 rounds (9×19mm Parabellum) 13 rounds (.40 S&W and .357 SIG) 12 rounds (.45 ACP/.45 Super)^[source]	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]
Sights	Patridge, "3-dot" type^[source]	Iron sights^[source]
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]
Unit cost	—	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam

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Heckler & Koch USP

M60 machine gun

Type

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]

Place of origin

Germany^[source]

United States^[source]

In service

1993–present^[source]

1960–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

Helmut Weldle^[source]

—

Designed

1989–1992^[source]

1952–1957^[source]

Manufacturer

Heckler & Koch , Hellenic Defence Systems^[source]

Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Produced

1993–present^[source]

1957–present^[source]

Variants

See Variants :^[source]

See Variants^[source]

Cartridge

9×19mm Parabellum .357 SIG ( Compact version only) .40 S&W .45 ACP / .45 Super^[source]

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

Action

Short recoil^[source]

Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 15 rounds (9×19mm Parabellum) 13 rounds (.40 S&W and .357 SIG) 12 rounds (.45 ACP/.45 Super)^[source]

Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

Sights

Patridge, "3-dot" type^[source]

Iron sights^[source]

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]

Unit cost

—

US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Costa Rica
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Luxembourg
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · U.S. Army
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam