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From the Vietnam War, the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun has been a loyal weapon system for over the last 50 years. During the late 1940s, the US was looking to make a new and lighter 7.62mm machine gun. They begun experimenting with a variety of different arms from the previous war, particularly the German MG-42 and FG-42, with some American innovations. Several prototypes were made, but it wasn't until 1957, when the T161E3 as the M60. It replaced the Browning M1919A6 and BAR as the primary squad automatic weapon and saw action by the Vietnam War. The weapon was nicknamed by soldiers as "The Pig" mostly due to it's size. It also had problems in the Vietnamese climate, with parts wearing out and it could be damaged easily due to it's light weight. Though the weapon was partially replaced by the M249 SAW and underwent major modifications over the years, the M60 still remains a very powerful weapon system against the enemies of the US.

Unlike the weapons it was based off of, the M60 fired at 500-650 rounds per minute and chambered in the 7.62×51mm NATO. It could be held by infantry men, as well as mounted on vehicles, utilizing the disintegrating belts and M13 links. Troopers would be given 200-1000 rounds of ammo, which could also be placed in a box for vehicle mounted versions. There are also a number of other variants such as the M60E1, M60E2, M60B, M60C, M60D, M60E3, M60E4 and the M60E6. Each variant improved the weapon's versatility and operation on the battlefield. It's also made it's way into the movies and video games as well. One of the most iconic being from the first 2 Rambo films, where Sylvester Stallone wielded an old time variant in the first and an E3 model in the second.

Description
From the Vietnam War, the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun has been a loyal weapon system for over the last 50 years. During the late 1940s, the US was looking to make a new and lighter 7.62mm machine gun. They begun experimenting with a variety of different arms from the previous war, particularly the German MG-42 and FG-42, with some American innovations. Several prototypes were made, but it wasn't until 1957, when the T161E3 as the M60. It replaced the Browning M1919A6 and BAR as the primary squad automatic weapon and saw action by the Vietnam War. The weapon was nicknamed by soldiers as "The Pig" mostly due to it's size. It also had problems in the Vietnamese climate, with parts wearing out and it could be damaged easily due to it's light weight. Though the weapon was partially replaced by the M249 SAW and underwent major modifications over the years, the M60 still remains a very powerful weapon system against the enemies of the US.

Unlike the weapons it was based off of, the M60 fired at 500-650 rounds per minute and chambered in the 7.62×51mm NATO. It could be held by infantry men, as well as mounted on vehicles, utilizing the disintegrating belts and M13 links. Troopers would be given 200-1000 rounds of ammo, which could also be placed in a box for vehicle mounted versions. There are also a number of other variants such as the M60E1, M60E2, M60B, M60C, M60D, M60E3, M60E4 and the M60E6. Each variant improved the weapon's versatility and operation on the battlefield. It's also made it's way into the movies and video games as well. One of the most iconic being from the first 2 Rambo films, where Sylvester Stallone wielded an old time variant in the first and an E3 model in the second.