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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 1 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Type 80 machine gun |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] |
Type 80 machine gunlarger figure on 4 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,192 mm (46.9 in)[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.
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] | Lebanese Civil War Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency Second Sudanese Civil War War in Darfur Sri Lankan Civil War Somali civil war (2009–present) South Sudanese ethnic violence Sudanese conflict Syrian Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present)[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1980[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Norinco Changfeng Machinery (For CS/LM4 variant) Military Industry Corporation[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1983–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×54mmR 7.62×51 NATO (For CF 06 version)[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Belts in 100/200/250 round boxes[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Open sights. Optical/Night vision scope can be outfitted.[source] |
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| Designer | — | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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1,640 yd (100—1,500 m sight adjustments)[source]