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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | MAS-36 rifle |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Bolt-action rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | France[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1936–1967 (France) 1936–Present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
MAS-36 riflelarger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,020 mm (40.16 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.
| 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] | World War II First Indochina War Vietnam War Algerian War Suez Crisis Ifni War 1958 Lebanon Crisis Laotian Civil War Chadian Civil War Nigerian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Cambodian Civil War Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Chadian–Libyan conflict Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1927–1936[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1937–1952[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.5×54mm French[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Bolt action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 5-round internal box magazine , loaded with 5-round stripper clips[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| No. built | — | 1,100,000[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | MAS-36[source] |
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