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 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball, tracer, and armor-piercing rounds. [5]

The M60E3 7.62mm machine gun is a lightweight, air-cooled, disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, portable or tripod mounted machine gun designed for ground operations like its predecessor, the M60. It is gas operated with fixed headspace and timing which permits rapid changing of barrels.

Jun 21, 2020 · The M60s on the Huey slicks were mounted on a ridged metal pedestal post with stops incorporated to allow 180-degree front-to-back and 90- to about 30-degree fields of fire up-and-down.

The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military.

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. It was capable of several types of fire: grazing, plunging, flanking, oblique, and enfilading.

The Huey UH-1C is a UH-1B with improved engine, modified blades and rotor-head for better performance in the gunship role. 767 of them were built. In combat we found out quickly that the UH-1B gunship lacked the power necessary to carry weapons and ammunition and keep up with transport Hueys.

Oct 6, 2021 · The machine gun was also mounted in the UH-1 Huey helicopter and other Army aircraft. It weighed 24 pounds, was 43.5 inches long and had bipod legs that folded down to stabilize the weapon when firing from a prone position.

Nov 1, 2000 · The M60-D is a functional and unique accessory for the collector who owns the host M60. Most of the parts for the M60-D conversion can be found on the surplus market. The ejection control bag and frame tend to be a bit rare, but examples of …

While both the Dolphin "slick" door gunners and the Shark "gunship" door gunners used these M-60 machine guns firing the standard linked 7.62mm NATO round, the Shark's M-60's were modified differently than the Dolphin's M-60s.

Apr 1, 2002 · Electrically triggered M60C models were seen on helicopter gunships – two guns mounted outboard of the rocket pods on each side of a Huey gunship. The later M60D had spade grips instead of a buttstock for easier use from a fixed mount – such as a helicopter door gun.