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Karabiner 98k vs M60 machine gun A Small arms
Bolt-action rifle
B Small arms
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
VS At a glance Head to head Details Methodology Length comparison One shared metre scale 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2
Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope. Karabiner 98k larger figure on 2 of 4
Karabiner 98k M60 machine gun
1.11m
1.11m
Length
All recorded figures & sources 1.11 m Length
Single source 1,110 mm (43.70 in)[source]
1.105 m Length
Single source
Barrel length+7% M60 machine gun larger figure on 2 of 4
Mass+169% Muzzle velocity+12% Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
3.7–4.1kg
10.5kg
Mass
All recorded figures & sources 3.7–4.1 kg Mass
Single source 3.7–4.1 kg (8.2–9.0 lb )[source]
10.5 kg Mass
Single source 10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
4.7km Maximum; with s.S. Patrone
3.7km Maximum; Maximum firing range
Range Scopes differ
All recorded figures & sources 1 km Effective; 870 or
Single source 0.5 km Effective; with iron sights 800 or
Single source 0.996696 km Effective; ) with telescopic sight
Single source 4.7 km Maximum; with s.S. Patrone
Single source 500 m (550 yd) with iron sights 800 or 1,000 m (870 or 1,090 yd) with telescopic sight[source]
4,700 m (5,100 yd) with s.S. Patrone[source]
1.1 km Effective; Effective firing range
Single source 3.724 km Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source 600mm
560mm
Barrel length +7%
All recorded figures & sources 0.6 m Barrel length
Single source 600 mm (23.62 in)[source]
0.56 m Barrel length
Single source 560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
760m/s
853m/s
Muzzle velocity +12%
All recorded figures & sources 760 m/s Muzzle velocity
Single source 760 m/s (2,493 ft/s)[source]
853 m/s Muzzle velocity
Single source 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
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7.6mm Caliber
Calibre
All recorded figures & sources
7.62 mm Caliber
Single source 7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
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550–650rounds/min
Rate of fire
All recorded figures & sources
550–650 rounds/min Rate of fire
Single source 550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Wars See List of conflicts and wars[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]
Manufacturer Mauser (augmented by several other makers)[source]
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source]
Unit cost 55 ℛ︁ℳ︁ (1935) 250 EUR current equivalent[source]
US$6,000 (M60E3)[source]
Action Bolt-action[source]
Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source]
Feed system 5-round stripper clip , internal magazine[source]
Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source]
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