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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
with fixed or extended stock /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | RK 62 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Finland[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1965–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
RK 62larger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
with stock folded
Single source940 mm (37 in) with fixed or extended stock / 710 mm (28 in) with 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] | War in Afghanistan[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1962[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Valmet , SAKO[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1965–1994[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | RK 95 TP[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×39mm (main) .222 Remington .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm NATO .243 Winchester .308 Winchester / 7.62×51mm NATO .30-06 Springfield 7.62×53mmR (prototype only)[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 30-round detachable AK magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Aperture rear sight on a sliding tangent with flip tritium night sight, forward hooded post, 470 mm (19 in) sight radius[source] |
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| Designer | — | Lauri Oksanen Valmet[source] |
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| No. built | — | 350,000+[source] |
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