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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 2 of 2
Walther PPlarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
22 LR
Single source32 ACP
Single source380 ACP
Single source9×18mm Ultra
Single source305 m/s (1,000.7 ft/s) (.22 LR) 320 m/s (1,049.9 ft/s) (.32 ACP) 256 m/s (840 ft/s) (.380 ACP) 320 m/s (1,050 ft/s) (9×18mm Ultra)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Walther PP |
|---|---|---|
| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Semi-automatic pistol[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Weimar Republic[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1929–present[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] | Chaco War Spanish Civil War World War II Cold War The Troubles Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Iraq War ( Operation Telic ) Syrian Civil War[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1929[source] |
| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen[source] |
| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | — |
| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1929–2025[source] |
| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 9×18mm Ultra .22 Long Rifle .25 ACP .32 ACP .380 ACP[source] |
| Action | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] | Straight blowback[source] |
| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] | Magazine capacity: 10 (.22 LR) 8 (.32 ACP) 7 (.380 ACP and 9×18mm Ultra)[source] |
| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Fixed iron sights , rear notch and front blade[source] |
| Designer | — | Carl Walther Waffenfabrik[source] |
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