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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Type 73 light machine gun |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Light machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Type 73 light machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,190 mm (47 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.
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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 Lebanese Civil War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1973[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | North Korea[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×54mmR[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Box magazine - or belt-feed[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | iron sights[source] |
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| Designer | — | First Machine Industry Bureau[source] |
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| Hangul | — | 73식대대기관총[source] |
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| Hanja | — | 七三式大隊機關銃[source] |
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| Revised Romanization | — | 73-sik daedae gigwanchong[source] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | — | 73-sik taedae kigwanch'ong[source] |
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