The M60, officially the 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 …

Mar 15, 2022 · The American platoons’ M60 machine guns played a decisive role in those fights. The M60, introduced in 1957, incorporated features of the German MG-42 machine gun and …

The M60 machine gun was what the military called a “crew-served weapon,” requiring a team of three soldiers to transport, load, and fire it. In any modality, the M60 machine gun was a …

Jun 21, 2020 · The M60 was designed to replace the existing U.S. squad automatics (the 1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle and the air-cooled Browning .30-cal. M1919A6 machine gun), along …

Sep 24, 2020 · The design that showed the most promise had evolved from the Bridge Tool & Die Co. T44, an experimental design from 1946 that combined a German FG42 rifle with an MG42 …

Sep 14, 2021 · A U.S. Navy SEAL team member fires an M60 lightweight machine gun from the shoulder during a field training exercise. Image: Tom Laemlein. Running a belt-fed …

Oct 1, 2024 · The M60 machine gun, chambered in 7.62x51 mm, was developed in the late 1940s and entered service in the 1950s. Inspired by the German MG-42 and FG-42 automatic rifles …

Sep 2, 2021 · The M60E6 is one of the lightest belt-fed light machine guns in its caliber, weighing only 9.35 kg. H&K’s competing MG5, said to be the runner-up in the trials, weighs 11.60 kg .

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 …

The M60 machine gun, affectionately known as the ‘Pig,’ has a storied history deeply rooted in the legacy of World War II weaponry. This iconic firearm drew heavy inspiration from two …