The M60 officially the United States Machine Gun Caliber 7.62 mm M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of live ammunition approved for use in the M60 including ball tracer and armor-piercing rounds.Introduced in 1957 it has served with every branch of the U.S. military and still serves with other armed forces.
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length (km)
1.105
weight (kg)
10500.0
origin
United States
type
General-purpose machine gun
used in war
The Troubles, 2013 Lahad Datu standoff, Cambodian–Thai border dispute, Vietnam War, Colombian conflict (1964–present), War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, Gulf War, Laotian Civil War, Cambodian Civil War, Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Moro insurgency in the Philippines
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