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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
PPS-42 stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | PPS submachine gun |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1942–1960s (USSR) 1942–present (other countries)[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
PPS submachine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
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PPS-42 stock folded
Single sourcePPS-43 stock extended /
Single sourcePPS-43 stock folded
Single sourcePPS-42: 907 mm (35.7 in) stock extended / 641 mm (25.2 in) stock folded PPS-43: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock extended / 615 mm (24.2 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] | World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Bay of Pigs Invasion Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Liberian Civil Wars Rhodesian Bush War Namibian War of Independence Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1942[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Sestroretsk Arsenal[source]PPS-42 · mass production from 1943 Sestroretsk Tool Factory[source]PPS-42 · pilot production from December 1942 |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1942–1946 (USSR) 1946–1970s (Poland)[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | PPS-42, PPS-43, M/44, PPS wz. 1943/1952, Type 43[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×25mm Tokarev[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Blowback , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 35-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Flip rear sight, fixed blade front sight[source] |
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| Designer | — | I. K. Bezruchko-Vysotsky and A. I. Sudayev[source] |
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| No. built | — | ~2 million (USSR)[source] |
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| Alternative designation | — | PPS-43[source] |
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