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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
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Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | MP-443 Grach |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars |
MP-443 Grachlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
198 mm (7.8 in)[source]
MP-443 Grach
Single sourceMP-446 Viking
Single source140 mm (5.5 in) (MP-443 Grach) 145 mm (5.7 in) (MP-446 Viking)[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]
Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1993–2000[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Izhevsk Mechanical Plant (2003–2013) Kalashnikov Concern (2013–present)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2003–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | MP-446 Viking[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum 9×19mm 7N21 +P+[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Short recoil , locked breech[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 17-round detachable box magazine . After 2004 produced with magazines for 18 rounds.[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Fixed iron sights , 3-dot with notch and front blade[source] |
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| Designer | — | V. A. Yarygin[source] |
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| No. built | — | more than 250,000 as of March 2023 (including civilian modifications)[source] |
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