M-60 machine gun Facts for Kids

The M60 machine gun.

The M60 is a type of American-made machine gun. The M60 fires 7.62mm NATO cartridges. The cartridges are fed into the gun using a belt. The United States Army started to use the M60 in 1957. It has been used by all the branches of the U.S. military. The United States Army used the M60 during the Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War and the Iraq War. Recently, the U.S. military has started to replace the M60 with the M240 machine gun.

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A U.S. airman firing an M60 machine gun from the standing position during the Defender Challenge competition in 1988.
The experimental T-44 machine gun developed from the German FG 42 and MG 42 machine guns.
An M60 machine gun being used during the Vietnam War in 1966.
Marine fires his M60 machine gun at an enemy position during the Battle of Huế in Vietnam War.
A British Royal Air Force officer handles an M60 during a demonstration for Combined Joint Task Force Exercise (CJTFEX) in 2004.
A navy sailor fires an M60E3 machine gun during a live-fire exercise at the Mobile Inshore Underwater Warfare Site (MIUW) at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba in 2003.
M60 machine gun fired during a small arms familiarization exercise aboard USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19); November 2004.
The M60 machine gun crew member responsible for hot barrel changes uses protective asbestos gloves to prevent burns to the hands.
A Gunner's Mate 3rd Class in the process of preventative maintenance and cleaning on an M60 machine gun on the USS Constellation (CV-64), December 2002.
A member of the 101st Airborne Division, armed with an M60 machine gun, participates in a field exercise in 1972.
M60 machine gun on the deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in 2006.
An M60E2 machine gun, intended for co-axial use. Note the gas tube extension and the lack of a pistol grip.
An M60C machine gun. Note the lack of an iron sights, pistol grip and bipod.
An M60D machine gun on the M23 Armament Subsystem.
Navy SEAL team member fires an M60E3 from the shoulder during a field training exercise in 1987.
A recruit pulls back the bolt of an M60E3 machine gun during a weapons familiarization class. The weapon is mounted on a tripod with a traversing and elevation mechanism attached.
A mounted Mk 43 Mod 0 (M60E4) (later model) is crewed by a Seabee of NMCB-15 (Naval Mobile Construction Battalion), on a convoy in Iraq in May 2003.
An M60E6 machine gun adopted by the Danish Army, designated as the LMG M/60.
South Korean soldiers with an M60 conduct combined amphibious landing during Foal Eagle 07.
Portuguese Army V-150 Commando armed with an M60D.
U.S. airman with an M60, assigned to the 52nd Security Forces Squadron (SFS), at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany.
Senegalese Marine with an M60 in 2016.

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