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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | IWI Jericho 941 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Israel[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Weapon Industries[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance |
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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.
| Produced | 1990–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .41 AE (discontinued) .40 S&W .45 ACP[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine Capacities: 16 (9mm) 12 (.40 S&W) 10 (.45 ACP)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed (combat), or optional fully adjustable, or optional illuminated night sights.[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[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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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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