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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 or modified 7.62×54mmR cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds.

Type:
General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin:
United States
In service:
1957–present
Used by:
See Users
Wars:
Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War, Cambodian Civil War, Sino-Vietnamese War, Moro conflict, Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979-1990, Third Indochina War, Salvadoran Civil War, The Troubles, Operation Just Cause, Soviet War in Afghanistan, Persian Gulf War, First Chechen War, War in Afghanistan, Lebanese Civil War, Iraq War, Second Chechen War, Cambodian–Thai border stand-off, Colombian armed conflict, Insurgency in the Philippines, Bougainville Civil War, various others
Designed:
1952–1957
Manufacturer:
Saco Defense, U.S. Ordnance
Unit cost:
$6,000
Produced:
1957–present
Variants:
See Variants
Cartridge:
7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×54mmR (modified)
Caliber:
7.62 mm (0.308 in)
Action:
Gas-operated, short-stroke gas piston, open bolt
Rate of fire:
500–650 (RPM)
Muzzle velocity:
2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range:
1,200 yd (1,100 m)
Feed system:
Disintegrating belt with M13 Links
Sights:
Iron sights