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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | MAC Mle 1950 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | French Fourth Republic / France[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| 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 |
MAC Mle 1950larger figure on 0 of 5
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195 mm (7.7 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
First Indochina War Algerian War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Chadian Civil War Western Sahara War Chadian–Libyan conflict Shaba II Algerian Civil War First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War Libyan civil war (2011) Libyan civil war (2014–2020)[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault MAS[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1950–1970[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Short recoil , locked breech, dropping barrel[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 9-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Fixed iron sights 155 mm (6.1 in) sight radius[source] |
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| No. built | — | 341,900[source] |
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