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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
fixed stock and unfolded folding stock
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Sa 23 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1948–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users |
Sa 23larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
folding stock model folded (Sa 25, Sa 26)
Single source445 mm folding stock model folded (Sa 25, Sa 26); 686 mm fixed stock and unfolded folding stock[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.
| 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] | 1967 Israeli-Arab war Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Bay of Pigs Invasion The Troubles Basque conflict Communist insurgency in Thailand Nigerian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Angolan Civil War Mozambican Civil War Chinese-Vietnamese War Invasion of Grenada Salvadoran Civil War Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1948–1968[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×25mm Tokarev 9×19mm Parabellum[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] | 24 or 40 round (9mm Sa 23, Sa 25); 32 round (7.62mm Sa 24, Sa 26)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 100,000[source] |
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