M60 (USA)
M60
M60E3 - 'improved' and lightened version
M60 on tripod mount
M60                                               M60E3 
caliber: 7,62 mm NATO                7,62mm NATO 
weigth: 10.5 kg on bipod            8,61kg on bipod 
length: 1105 mm                          1067 mm 
barrel length: 560 mm                 560 mm 
feeding: belt 100 rounds            belt 100 rounds 
rate of fire: 550 rounds/min        550 rounds/min
The M60 medium/universal machine gun was designed in the late 1940's and its initial design strongly borrows from WW2 German developments - the MG42 belt feeding mechanism and the FG42 gas-driven action. The M60 was adopted by US military in 1950 and served until it was replaced by FN MAG/M240.
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