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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
with stock collapsed (wz. 83)
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Pallad grenade launcher |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Polish People's Republic[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1974 - Present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | Poland Lithuania |
Pallad grenade launcherlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
with stock extended /
Single sourcewz. 74
Single source324 mm (wz. 74) 670 mm with stock extended / 395 mm with stock collapsed (wz. 83)[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] | — |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1968-1970[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1970 - ???[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | wz. 1983 Pallad-D[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 40x47mm[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Break action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Breech-loaded, single-shot[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Notched short range quadrant sight (0 to 400 m), folding leaf sight graduated from 170 to 430 m[source] |
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