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LMT R-20 Rahelarger figure on 1 of 2
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stock extended/ · source measurement 1
Single sourcestock extended/ · source measurement 3
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | LMT R-20 Rahe | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Assault rifle Designated marksman rifle (R-20 L)[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States/Estonia[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2020–present[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Wars | Mali 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 |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock extended/ · source measurement 5
Single sourcestock folded · source measurement 2
Single sourcestock folded · source measurement 4
Single sourcestock folded · source measurement 6
Single source814 mm (32.0 in) stock extended/ 732 mm (28.8 in) stock folded 891 mm (35.1 in) stock extended/ 808 mm (31.8 in) stock folded 984 mm (38.7 in) stock extended/ 902 mm (35.5 in) stock folded[source]
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity · source measurement 1
Single sourceMuzzle velocity · source measurement 2
Single sourceMuzzle velocity · source measurement 3
Single source850 m/s (2,789 ft/s) 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) 750 m/s (2,461 ft/s)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[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.
| Designer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Lewis Machine & Tool Company[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
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| Produced | 2019–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| No. built | 19,000[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , rotating bolt (internal piston, not direct impingement ) or Short-stroke piston[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5.56×45mm NATO: 30-round detachable box magazine 7.62×51mm NATO: 20-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1952–1957[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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| Sights | — | Iron sights[source] |
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