M60 machine gun vs Walther P99: Specs Compared

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M60 machine gun

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun

Walther P99 — licensed reference photograph

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First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M60 machine gunLength

1.105 m

Length source ↗

Walther P99Length

0.019 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2

Length+5716%
Barrel length+2847%

Walther P99larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

23 of 85 rows sourced on both sides

1.11m

19mm

Length+5716%

All recorded figures & sources

1.105 m

Length

Single source

1,105 mm (43.5 in)^[source]

0.019 m

Length

Single source

0.184 m

40 S&W

Single source

0.18 m

9×

Single source

180 mm (7.1 in) (9×19mm) 184 mm (7.2 in) (.40 S&W)^[source]

—

32mm40 S&W

Width

All recorded figures & sources

0.032 m

40 S&W

Single source

0.029 m

9×

Single source

0.019 m

Width

Single source

29 mm (1.1 in) (9×19mm) 32 mm (1.3 in) (.40 S&W)^[source]

—

135mm

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.135 m

Height

Single source

135 mm (5.3 in)^[source]

10.5kg

0.66kg40 S&W

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

10.5 kg

Mass

Single source

10.5 kg (23.15 lb)^[source]

0.655 kg

40 S&W

Single source

0.63 kg

9×19mm

Single source

630 g (22 oz) (9×19mm) 655 g (23.1 oz) (.40 S&W)^[source]

3.7kmMaximum; Maximum firing range

0.1kmEffective; 9×

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1.1 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

3.724 km

Maximum; Maximum firing range

Single source

1,200 yd (1,100 m)^[source]

4,073 yd (3,724 m)^[source]

0.05 km

Effective; 9×

Single source

50 m (55 yd) (9×19mm)^[source]

560mm

19mm

Barrel length+2847%

All recorded figures & sources

0.56 m

Barrel length

Single source

560 mm (22.0 in)^[source]

0.019 m

Barrel length

Single source

0.106 m

40 S&W

Single source

0.102 m

9×

Single source

102 mm (4.0 in) (9×19mm) 106 mm (4.2 in) (.40 S&W)^[source]

7.6mmCaliber

—

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62 mm (0.308 in)^[source]

550–650rounds/min

—

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

550–650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

550–650 rounds/min^[source]

853m/s

408m/s9×19mm

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

853 m/s

Muzzle velocity

Single source

2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)^[source]

344 m/s

40 S&W

Single source

408 m/s

9×19mm

Single source

408 m/s (1,339 ft/s) (9×19mm) 344 m/s (1,129 ft/s) (.40 S&W)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

M60 machine gun and Walther P99 configuration
Specification	M60 machine gun	Walther P99
Type	General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Germany^[source]
In service	1960–present^[source]	1997–current^[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]	—
Designed	1952–1957^[source]	1994–1996^[source]
Manufacturer	Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]	Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen^[source]
Unit cost	US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]	—
Produced	1957–present^[source]	1997–2023^[source]
Variants	See Variants^[source]	P99QPQ, P99 Military, P990 (P99DAO), P99QA, P99QNL, P99AS, P99TA, P99C, P99C AS, P99C QA, P99C DAO, P99 RAD, P99Q and SW99^[source]
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO^[source]	9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W 9×21mm IMI^[source]
Action	Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]	Short recoil operated , locked breech^[source]
Feed system	Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]	9×19mm: 10-, 15-, 17- or 20-round detachable box magazine .40 S&W: 10-, 12-, or 14-round box magazine^[source]
Sights	Iron sights^[source]	Interchangeable 3-dot notch sight^[source]
Designer	—	Horst Wesp^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Costa Rica Reported operator · Czech Republic Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Dominican Republic Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · El Salvador Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Fiji Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · Haiti Reported operator · Honduras Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Jordan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Lebanon Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Luxembourg Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Mexico Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Nicaragua Reported operator · Panama Reported operator · Papua New Guinea Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Philippines Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reported operator · Senegal Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Thailand Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago Reported operator · Tunisia Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · U.S. Army Reported operator · Venezuela Reported operator · Vietnam	Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Ireland Reported operator · North Macedonia Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · Poland Reported operator · Serbia

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M60 machine gun

Walther P99

Type

General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun^[source]

Semi-automatic pistol^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

Germany^[source]

In service

1960–present^[source]

1997–current^[source]

Used by

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]

—

Designed

1952–1957^[source]

1994–1996^[source]

Manufacturer

Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance^[source]

Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen^[source]

Unit cost

US$6,000 (M60E3)^[source]

—

Produced

1957–present^[source]

1997–2023^[source]

Variants

See Variants^[source]

P99QPQ, P99 Military, P990 (P99DAO), P99QA, P99QNL, P99AS, P99TA, P99C, P99C AS, P99C QA, P99C DAO, P99 RAD, P99Q and SW99^[source]

Cartridge

7.62×51mm NATO^[source]

9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W 9×21mm IMI^[source]

Action

Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt^[source]

Short recoil operated , locked breech^[source]

Feed system

Disintegrating belt with M13 Links^[source]

9×19mm: 10-, 15-, 17- or 20-round detachable box magazine .40 S&W: 10-, 12-, or 14-round box magazine^[source]

Sights

Iron sights^[source]

Interchangeable 3-dot notch sight^[source]

Designer

—

Horst Wesp^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Costa Rica
Reported operator · Czech Republic
Reported operator · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Dominican Republic
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · El Salvador
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Fiji
Reported operator · Ghana
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · Haiti
Reported operator · Honduras
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Jordan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Lebanon
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Luxembourg
Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Mexico
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Nicaragua
Reported operator · Panama
Reported operator · Papua New Guinea
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Philippines
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Reported operator · Senegal
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Thailand
Reported operator · Trinidad and Tobago
Reported operator · Tunisia
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · U.S. Army
Reported operator · Venezuela
Reported operator · Vietnam

Reported operator · Malaysia
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Ireland
Reported operator · North Macedonia
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · Poland
Reported operator · Serbia