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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | RG-6 grenade launcher |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Revolver grenade launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1994–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | Russia |
RG-6 grenade launcherlarger 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
Single source690 mm (27 in) stock extended / 520 mm (20.5 in) stock folded[source]
in combat /
Single sourcein travelling
Single source280 mm (11 in) in combat / 200 mm (7.9 in) in travelling[source]
Barrel length
Single source560 mm (22.0 in)[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] | First Chechen War Second Chechen War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Russo-Ukraine War[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1993–1994[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Tula Arms Plant[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1994–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 40 mm caseless grenades[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Double action[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 6-Round, Revolving , Swing Out-Type Cylinder[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | folded, ladder-type rear sight[source] |
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| Designer | — | TsKIB SOO Valery Nicolayevich Telesh[source] |
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