TBT: How the M60 earned the (beloved) nickname of ‘The Pig’
The M60 remained an infantry mainstay until 1994, when testing began on a possible replacement. Although the gun’s latest variant, the M60E4, is arguably among the most …
M60 machine gun - Wikipedia
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 …
Taking the Pig for a Walk: History of the M60 - The Armory Life
2021年9月14日 · The “Pig” was the M60 belt-fed General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG). Back in my day, we used M60’s as SAWs (Squad Automatic Weapons). Nowadays, our 5.56mm …
Why the M-60 ‘Pig’ remains one of the best US machine guns ever
2022年8月16日 · No wonder the M-60 earned an unflattering nickname: The Pig. But one thing is certain. Even with its flaws, a soldier armed with an M-60 can lay down a lot of lead, whether …
M60: Why Was This Rambo Machine Gun Called the ‘Pig’?
2023年4月27日 · A Pig Is Born. The gas-operated, belt-fed, air-cooled M60 is actually partly derived from a WWII Wehrmacht machine gun, the fearsome MG-42 AKA “Hitler’s Buzz Saw.”
The M60 Machine gun :: Guns.com
2013年5月29日 · These soldiers had to hump everything they carried through a tropical rain forest under some of the worst conditions imaginable, earning it the 24-pound M60 the nickname ‘the …
Why Troops Still Love The M60 ‘Pig’ After More Than 60 Years
2023年6月12日 · Nicknamed “the Pig” because of its voracious appetite for ammunition, the M60 remained an integral tool for Army and Marine Corps infantry squads until the 1990s. While the …
THE M60 MACHINE GUN: IT’S ‘THE PIG’, MAN! - CherriesWriter
2020年4月5日 · Using a mash-up of technology garnered from WWII, the US military selected a compromise general-purpose machine gun in 1957 that remains in limited service to this day. …
When Pigs Fly: The Heliborne M60 Machine Gun in Vietnam
2020年6月21日 · The first of its kind in U.S. military service, the M60 General Purpose Machine Gun replaced at least three other guns. Nicknamed “The Pig,” it saw service on the ground, on …
The Evolution of the M60: From Vietnam’s “Pig” to the Modern ...
2024年3月16日 · The M60 machine gun, affectionately dubbed “the Pig” for its insatiable appetite for ammunition, has seen more than six decades of service since its introduction in 1959. Its …