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M1918 Browning automatic riflelarger figure on 2 of 2
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
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.
Configuration
| Specification | M1918 Browning automatic rifle | M60 machine gun |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Light machine gun Automatic rifle[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1918–1973 (United States)[source] | 1960–present[source] |
| Used by | See § Users[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | List of conflicts World War I Banana Wars Cuban Revolution of 1933 Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Hukbalahap Rebellion Palestinian Civil War Korean War Algerian War Cypriot intercommunal violence Cuban Revolution Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Thai–Laotian Border War Myanmar Civil War Invasion of Panama[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] |
| Designer | John Browning[source] | — |
| Designed | 1917[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
| Manufacturer | List of manufacturers Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company Winchester Repeating Arms Company Marlin-Rockwell Corporation New England Small Arms Royal McBee Typewriter Company IBM Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów FN Herstal[source] | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Unit cost | $319[source] | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
| Produced | 1917–1960 (original BAR Only) 2013–present (HCAR)[source] | 1957–present[source] |
| No. built | 351,554 M1918 : 102,174 M1918A2 : 249,380[source] | — |
| Variants | See § Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | 7.62×63mm (.30-06 Springfield)[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
| Action | Gas-operated , long-stroke gas piston , rising bolt lock[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
| Feed system | 20-round detachable box magazine (7oz empty; 1lb, 7oz full) 40-round detachable box magazine (14 oz empty; 2lb 7oz full. Used for anti-aircraft)[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
| Sights | Rear leaf, front post 784 mm (30.9 in) sight radius (M1918, M1922, M1918A1) 782 mm (30.8 in) (M1918A2)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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