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At a glance
Kord machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
6P49
Single source6P50-1, 6P50-2, 6P50-3
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kord machine gun | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Heavy machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1998–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | Russian Army and Police ( MVD )[source] | See Users |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,980 mm (78.0 in) (6P50-1, 6P50-2, 6P50-3) 1,625 mm (64.0 in) (6P49)[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.
| Wars | Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Russo-Ukrainian War[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] |
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| Designer | A.A. Namitulin, N.M. Obidin, Ju.M. Bogdanov and V.I. Zhirokhin[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | V.A. Degtyarev Plant[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1998–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | 6P50-1, 6P50-2, 6P50-3, 6P49[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (export)[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 | 50-round linked belt[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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