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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Madsen-Saetter machine gun |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Denmark[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | Indonesia El Salvador[source] |
Madsen-Saetter machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,190 millimetres (47 in)[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.
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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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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1952–1960[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | DISA[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] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO .30-06 Springfield .50 BMG[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | gas-operated[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | belt[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | blade foresight and a tangent notch rearsight[source] |
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| Designer | — | Eric Larsen-Saetter[source] |
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