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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Milkor MGL |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Revolver grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Milkor MGLlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock folded
Single source778 mm (30.6 in) stock extended 565 mm (22.2 in) stock folded[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.
| 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] | South African Border War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Rwandan Civil War Colombian conflict Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Syrian Civil War Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present) 2013 Lahad Datu standoff Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1980[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Milkor (Pty) Ltd[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 40×46mm grenade[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Double-action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 6-round, revolver -type swing out cylinder[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Armson OEG collimator sight in quadrant[source] |
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| Designer | — | Andries C. Piek[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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