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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | RPL-20 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 2025-present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| 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 |
RPL-20larger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,085–1,145 mm (42.7–45.1 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | August 2020 (prototype unveiled)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Концерн Калашников[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2025[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 5.45×39mm 7.62×39mm (RPL-7)[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas operated , rotating bolt , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 100-, 200-round pouch of non-disintegrating belt[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Kalashnikov Concern[source] |
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