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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
with stock extended
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Vektor R4 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | South Africa[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1980–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Vektor R4larger figure on 2 of 5
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
877 mm (34.5 in) with stock extended[source]
Width
Single sourcewith folded stock
Single source60mm (2.4 inches), 90mm with folded stock[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] | South African Border War Rwandan Civil War Bophuthatswana crisis Burundian Civil War Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–99) Kivu conflict Central African Republic conflict Insurgency in Cabo Delgado Banjska attack[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | Late 1970's early 1980's[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Lyttelton Engineering Works, now Denel Land Systems[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] | R5, R6, LM4, LM5, LM6[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 5.56×45mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Gas-operated ( rotating bolt )[source] |
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| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | 35-round detachable magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Flip up aperture rear sight graduated for 300 and 500 meters[source] |
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| Designer | — | Yisrael Galili of Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| No. built | — | 420,000[source] |
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