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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | SAR 21 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Bullpup assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Singapore[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
SAR 21larger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
SAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail
Single source805 mm (31.7 in) (SAR 21, SAR 21 40 GL/M203, SAR 21 P-Rail) 680 mm (26.8 in) (SAR 21 MMS) 640 mm (25.2 in) (SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine)[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
GL/M203 SAR 21
Single sourceP-Rail
Single sourceSAR 21 Light Weight Carbine
Single sourceSAR 21 MMS
Single sourceSAR 21 SAR 21
Single source• SAR 21: 4 kg (8.82 lb) • SAR 21 GL/M203: 5.3 kg (12 lb) • SAR 21 P-Rail: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb) • SAR 21 MMS: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) • SAR 21 Light Weight Carbine 3 kg (6.6 lb)[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] | — |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1996[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | • CIS: 1999–2000 • ST Kinetics : 2000–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1999–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[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 plastic box magazine Export models: STANAG magazines[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | 1.5x or 3x optical sight; back-up iron sights[source] |
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| Designer | — | Tuck Wah Chee and Felix Tsai of Chartered Industries of Singapore / ST Kinetics[source] |
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| Barrels | — | Single barrel 1:12" and 1:7" twist options[source] |
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