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Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 3 of 3
Uzilarger figure on 0 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1207 mm (47.5")[source]
folding stock collapsed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mk 13 rifle | Uzi |
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| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1954–present[source] |
| Used by | United States[source] | See Users[source] |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] | 1950s Suez Crisis Basque conflict 1960s Guatemalan Civil War Portuguese Colonial War The troubles West New Guinea dispute Communist insurgency in Thailand Six-Day War Vietnam War Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War of Attrition 1970s Yom Kippur War Internal conflict in Colombia Internal conflict in Peru Angolan Civil War Shaba II Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution 1980s Salvadoran Civil War Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan Falklands War Sri Lankan Civil War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon war South African Border War Thai–Laotian Border War 1990s Persian Gulf War Yugoslav Wars Somali Civil War Sierra Leone Civil War Burundian Civil War First Congo War 2000s War in Darfur Mexican drug war Kivu conflict First Ivorian Civil War 2010s Syrian Civil War 2020s Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Myanmar Civil War Gaza war |
folding stock extended
Single sourcestockless
Single source445 mm (17.5 in) stockless 470 mm (18.5 in) folding stock collapsed 640 mm (25 in) folding stock extended[source]
Micro Uzi
Single sourceMini Uzi
Single sourceRate of fire
Single source600 rounds/min 950 rounds/min Mini Uzi 1200–1500 rounds/min Micro Uzi[source]
9mm
Single source400 m/s (1,300 ft/s ) (9mm)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] | Uziel Gal[source] |
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| Variants | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] | .22 LR .41 AE .45 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI[source] |
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| Calibre | .308[source] | — |
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| Action | Bolt action[source] | Blowback , open bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] | 10-round box magazine (.22 and .41 AE) 12-, 16-, or 22-round box (.45 ACP) 20-, 25-, 32-, 40-, or 50-round box (9×19mm Parabellum)[source] |
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| Sights | Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Accuracy International[source] | Israel Military Industries Israel Weapon Industries Copies or variants made by: FN Herstal Norinco Z111 Factory Lyttleton Engineering Works (under Vektor Arms) RH-ALAN Group Industries[source] |
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| Type | — | Submachine gun[source] |
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| Place of origin | — | Israel[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1950[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1950–present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 2,000,000+[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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