The final evaluation version was designated the T161E3. It was intended to replace the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle and M1919A6 Browning machine gun in the squad automatic weapon role, and in the medium machine gun role.

Apr 1, 2002 · The T161E3 was found to be superior to the M1917A1, M1919A4 and M1919A6 in simplicity, portability, reliability under adverse conditions, barrel life, and other factors.

Sep 24, 2020 · Further design development lead to the Inland Division of General Motors T161E3 in 1955, which was ultimately adopted as the M60 in February 1957.

The accepted model, T161E3, is the M60 that we recognize today: it features many stamped parts, weighing in at only twenty-three pounds, a vertical grip and a gas-operated rotating bolt...

Jun 23, 2022 · The final experimental version was designated as the T161E3. The M60 machine gun was formally adopted as standard in January1957, replacing previous machine guns and the M1918A2 BAR. It was first issued to units in 1959. In my Army unit in that time period, we did not acquire them until 1961.

Feb 20, 2023 · Soldiers preferred the gun over the M1919-series of guns as it was far easier to maneuver, aim, move, and maintain. The gun weighed almost ten pounds less than the M1919A6, tipping the scales at around twenty-three pounds. The T161E3 was adopted as …

Apr 5, 2020 · When these features were put together in a full-auto only, a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun that fired from the open-bolt position and chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, it was at first called the T161E3.

Aug 2, 2024 · Official US Designation for the T161E3 would be M60, The M60 accompanied the US military from 1957, seeing heavy service in Vietnam with lesser usage into the present day. M60 operates as a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun.

Jul 7, 2011 · The T161E3 was type classified in 1957 as the M60, intended as a companion to the then new 7.62mm M14 rifle. The M60 was lighter than the .30 caliber M1919A6 and only slightly heavier than the...

Dec 2, 2021 · The final evaluation version was designated the T161E3. It was intended to replace the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle and M1919A6 Browning machine gun in the squad automatic weapon role, and the M1919A4 and water-cooled M1917A1 in …