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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
metal stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Misr assault rifle |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Egypt[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1960s–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars |
Misr assault riflelarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock folded (AKMS)
Single sourcewooden stock (ARM, and RML)
Single sourcewooden stock (RML only)
Single source880 mm (34.6 in) wooden stock (ARM, and RML) 1,000 mm (39.4 in) wooden stock (RML only) 902 mm (35.5 in) metal stock extended / 655 mm (25.8 in) stock folded (AKMS)[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.
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] |
War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Gulf war Sinai insurgency[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1959–present[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Factory 54, Maadi Company for Engineering Industries[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] | 7.62x39mm[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 30-round box magazine , 60 round box magazine, 100 round drum[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius Compatible with most NATO optical sights.[source] |
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| No. built | — | 50,000 (1985)[source] |
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