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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended /
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Škorpion |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Machine pistol Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1961–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Škorpionlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
stock folded
Single source517 mm (20.4 in) stock extended / 270 mm (10.6 in) 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] | Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War The Troubles Internal conflict in Peru Yugoslav Wars First Liberian Civil War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza war[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1959[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod , Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1961–1979 and 2009–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | .32 ACP , .380 ACP[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Blowback , closed bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 10 or 20-round curved magazine , aftermarket 30-round magazine, straight box magazine in 9 mm variants[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Adjustable front post, flip-up rear sight 148 mm (5.8 in) sight radius[source] |
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| Designer | — | Miroslav Rybář[source] |
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| No. built | — | Approx. 200,000[source] |
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