M-60 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.
M-60 Machine Gun Media
A camouflaged infantryman armed with an M60 machine gun.
A U.S. airman firing an M60 from the standing position during the Defender Challenge competition in 1988.
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 19th Special Forces Group soldier mans an M60 machine gun on a Humvee in Afghanistan in March 2004. An AT4 anti-armor recoilless gun can be seen in the foreground.
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.
