M60 Machine Gun

Name: M60 Machine Gun
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ISBN: 9781849088442

ISBN-10: 1849088446

ISBN-13: 9781849088442

Edition: 2012

Authors: Kevin Dockery, Mark Stacey, Alan Gilliland

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The US M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, known as "the Pig," was developed in the years after World War II from two revolutionary German designs, combining the effective belt-feed system of the MG 42 machine gun with the bolt-operating design of the FG 42 rifle. Chambered for the standard NATO 7.62mm round, the M60 was the first US-issue machine gun to have a true quick-change barrel; it was capable of firing 100 rounds per minute in a sustained-fire role, with the gun team only having to change barrels every few minutes.Adopted in 1957, the M60 came into its own in the jungles, hamlets, and city streets of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. "Humping the Pig" became common in US military…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/20/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.28" wide x 9.69" long x 0.21" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Kevin Dockery is the military historian and field curator for the UDT/SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida. He lives in Michigan.



Introduction


Development: The long road to the M60


Use: Portable firepower


Impact: The thunder of the M60


Conclusion


Bibliography


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