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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
with stock open
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Madsen M-50 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Denmark[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1950–1980s[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
Madsen M-50larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
795 millimetres (31.3 in) with stock open[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | First Indochina War Indonesian National Revolution Korean War Malayan Emergency Vietnam War Salvadoran Civil War The Troubles Colombian Civil War Araguaia Guerrilla War Insurgency in Aceh[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Dansk Industri Syndikat[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | M/46, M/53[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Blowback[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Magazine 32 rounds[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Single aperature set for 100 m (110 yd)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Dansk Industri Syndikat[source] |
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