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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 5 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Type 54 pistol |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Operators |
Type 54 pistollarger figure on 0 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
195 mm (7.7 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[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] | Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War Kargil war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1954[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Norinco[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×25mm .38 Super 9×19mm Parabellum[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Short recoil actuated , locked breech, single action, semi-auto[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 7 and 8 -round detachable box magazine , 14-round box magazine (213A/B)[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Front blade, rear notch 156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius[source] |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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