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IWI Danlarger figure on 2 of 3
Type 73 light machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single sourcestock folded
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IWI Dan | Type 73 light machine gun |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | North Korea[source] |
| Designer | Nehemia Sirkis[source] | First Machine Industry Bureau[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | North Korea |
1,280 mm (50.4 in) 1,030 mm (40.6 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,190 mm (47 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source1200 m[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source881 m/s (2,890 ft/s)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600–700 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Unit cost | $9,000[source] | — |
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| Produced | 2014–present[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | .338 Lapua Magnum[source] | 7.62×54mmR[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas[source] |
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| Feed system | 10-round detachable box magazine[source] | Box magazine - or belt-feed[source] |
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| Sights | day or night optical sights back-up iron sights[source] | iron sights[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1973[source] |
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| Hangul | — | 73식대대기관총[source] |
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| Hanja | — | 七三式大隊機關銃[source] |
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| Revised Romanization | — | 73-sik daedae gigwanchong[source] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | — | 73-sik taedae kigwanch'ong[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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