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M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 6
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M60 machine gun | Zastava M84 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] | General-purpose machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Yugoslavia[source] |
| In service | 1960–present[source] | 1985–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Zastava M84larger figure on 3 of 6
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,175 mm (46.3 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] | Liberian Civil Wars First Liberian Civil War Second Liberian Civil War Yugoslav Wars Ten-Day War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Insurgency in the Preševo Valley 2001 insurgency in Macedonia War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War Mali War Yemeni civil war (2014–present)[source] |
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| Designed | 1952–1957[source] | 1984[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] | 1984–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | M84 M86[source] |
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| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | 7.62×54mmR[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] | Belt-fed with 100 and 250 round belts[source] |
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| Sights | Iron sights[source] | Adjustable iron sights , optional mount required for optical sights[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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