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IMBEL IA2larger figure on 0 of 1
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IA2 5.56 Stock Extended
Single sourceIA2 5.56 Stock Folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IMBEL IA2 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Carbine[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Brazil[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2012–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Brazil[source] | See Users[source] |
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Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
IA2 7.62 Stock Extended
Single sourceIA2 7.62 Stock Folded
Single sourceIA2 5.56 : 850 mm (33 in) (Stock Extended) 600 mm (24 in) (Stock Folded) IA2 7.62 : 800–920 mm (31–36 in) (Stock Extended) 550–670 mm (22–26 in) (Stock Folded)[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.
| Designed | 2010–2012[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | IMBEL[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2012–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 200,000+[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | STANAG magazines (IA2 5.56 mm) 20-round FN FAL -pattern magazines (IA2 7.62 mm)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Rear sight with side adjustment with 2 positions (150 and 300 meters), and various optical sights[source] | Iron sights[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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| Reported operators | — |
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