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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 3
Star Model Z84larger figure on 1 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Corto/Short with stock extended
Single sourceCorto/Short with stock retracted
Single sourceLargo/Standard with stock extended
Single sourceLargo/Standard with stock retracted
Single sourceLargo/Standard: 465 mm (18.3 in) with stock retracted 670 mm (26 in) with stock extended Corto/Short: 410 mm (16 in) with stock retracted 615 mm (24.2 in) with stock extended[source]
Mass
Single source10.5 kg (23.15 lb)[source]
Corto/Short barrel
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 3
Single sourceEmpty · source measurement 5
Single sourceFull
Single sourceFull 30-round magazine
Single sourceLargo/Standard barrel 25-round magazine
Single sourceCorto/Short barrel: 3.10 kg (6.8 lb) Largo/Standard barrel: 3.15 kg (6.9 lb) 25-round magazine: Empty: 0.22 kg (0.49 lb) Full: 0.532 kg (1.17 lb) 30-round magazine: Empty: 0.24 kg (0.53 lb) Full: 0.607 kg (1.34 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Star Model Z84 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Submachine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Spain[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1980s–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | 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[source] | Iran–Iraq War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1984[source] |
| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.[source] |
| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1984–present[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Blowback-operated , open bolt , telescoping bolt[source] |
| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 25/30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Diopter-type iron sights[source] |
| Designer | — | Eduardo Iraegui[source] |
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