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KS-23
Single sourceKS-23M, without/with stock
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KS-23 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Shotgun[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1985–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
1,040 mm (41 in) (KS-23) 650–875 mm (25.6–34.4 in) (KS-23M, without/with stock)[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Effective; KS-23k
Single sourceEffective; KS-23, KS-23M
Single source150 m (160 yd) (KS-23, KS-23M) 100 m (110 yd) (KS-23k)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceRate 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.
| Designer | TsNIITochMash[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1971–early 1980s[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Tula Arms Plant[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 1985–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | KS-23M KS-23K TOZ-123[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 23×75mmR[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Barrels | 1, with rifled bore[source] | — |
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| Action | Pump action , multilugged rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 3+1 shells in underbarrel tube (KS-23) 7 shell detachable box magazine (KS-23K)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Front blade, rear notch.[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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