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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
stock extended · source measurement 1
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 machine gun | Zastava M21 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Serbia and Montenegro[source] |
| In service | 1960–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 |
Zastava M21larger figure on 1 of 1
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stock extended · source measurement 3
Single sourcestock extended · source measurement 5
Single sourcestock folded (M21A)
Single sourcestock folded (M21C)
Single sourcestock folded (M21S)
Single source1,000 mm (39 in) stock extended, 750 mm (30 in) stock folded (M21A) 915 mm (36.0 in) stock extended, 666 mm (26.2 in) stock folded (M21S) 815 mm (32.1 in) stock extended, 570 mm (22 in) stock folded (M21C)[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.
Iraq War Conflict in Peru Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War Boko Haram insurgency[source] |
| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] | $630 (2016)[source] |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 2004–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[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] | 30-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Adjustable iron sights , optional mount required for optical sights[source] |
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| Designer | — | Marinko Petrović[source] |
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| No. built | — | 15,000[source] |
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450 m (490 yd) with iron sights 600 m (660 yd) with optics[source]