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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 4
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Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | PM M1910 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russian Empire[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1910–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See § Users[source] |
PM M1910larger figure on 2 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,067 mm (42.01 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] | See § Conflicts[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1909–1910[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Tula Arsenal[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1910–1939 1941–1945[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See § Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×54mmR[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Short recoil , toggle locked[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 250-round belt[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | — |
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| Developed from | — | Maksima obr. 1905[source] |
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| No. built | — | At least 176,000 Up to 600,000[source] |
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