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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 5 of 6
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Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | Zastava M70 (assault rifle) |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1970–1982 (limited use) 1982–present (standard service rifle)[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Zastava M70 (assault rifle)larger figure on 1 of 6
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890 mm (35 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.
| 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] | Cold War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Kosovo War Insurgency in Macedonia Rwandan Civil War First Congo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Kivu conflict Libyan Civil War Syrian civil war Northern Mali conflict War in Iraq Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine Gaza War[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1962–1968[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] | — |
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| Produced | 1957–present[source] | 1970–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×39mm[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 AK-47 detachable magazine[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Iron sights graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters[source] |
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| Designer | — | Zastava Arms[source] |
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| No. built | — | 4,000,000[source] |
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