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The M60 is an American Medium Machine Gun designed between the late 1940s to 1957, where it was first put into service with the United States military to replace the BAR M1918 and M1919 Browning.

Its design is largely based upon several Axis-used weapons, specifically the FG-42—to whom the M60's early prototypes bore a significant resemblance to, and with which the modern weapon still shares the stock design—and to a lesser extent, the MG 42.

Battlefield Vietnam[]

M60[]

The M60 is a weapon featured in Battlefield Vietnam, as one of the loadouts for the Heavy Assault kit for all U.S.-aligned factions.

It has a 100-round capacity, high standing or crouching recoil, medium damage, high rate of fire and low accuracy. Prone decreases most of the drawbacks of this weapon, especially its recoil. It is the counterpart to the North Vietnamese RPD.

Stationary M60[]

"Stationary M60 emplacements with infinite ammo."

— 1.1 patch notes

The Stationary M60 is an emplaced weapon found mounted in bunkers, huts, towers, and crashed ACH-47s on the maps Defense of Con Thien and Fall of Saigon. They are used by all factions, and tend to be near control points, though some are scattered about.

These M60s have unlimited ammunition and otherwise have the same characteristics of the M60s mounted in vehicles.

The M60 is also mounted on several American and South Vietnamese vehicles, these being the PBR, the Huey and the ACH-47. It still has the same kind of performance damage- and accuracy-wise, though it has an overheat limit, a 400- to 500-round belt that never needs to be reloaded, and, since being mounted, has no recoil.

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Battlefield: Bad Company[]

"Iconic America rifle, famous for its service in the Vietnam War. Designed in the late 1940s, it borrows heavily from German WW2 machinegun designs."

— In game description.

The M60 is a machine gun featured in Battlefield: Bad Company as one of the "Find all Five!" weapons for the Support kit. While players originally needed to subscribe to the Battlefield Newsletter to obtain it, DICE later released a free code for the weapon, try4ndrunf0rcov3r.

The M60 has 150 rounds in a full belt with 300 rounds in reserve. It has a slower rate of fire than other LMGs, which will give it a disadvantage at closer ranges, but this is made up for by its high accuracy and damage.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2[]

"Utilizing design elements from the WWII MG42, the M60 was introduced in 1957 and has been the workhorse of every branch of the US Military. It has gone through several modifications but is slowly being phased out by the M240."

— In-game description

The M60 LMG is a weapon featured in Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Singleplayer[]

The M60 is always used by Terrence Sweetwater, and can be found in its normal state on Sangre del Toro, in the fountain when the two Hinds drop in troops at station B.

A variant with a 4X Rifle Scope can be found to the south of the bottom of the lighthouse in Sangre del Toro, and by a destroyed wall on the last slope before the player faces the two Havocs at station C. Both variants of the M60 are collectibles.

Multiplayer[]

The M60 is the 4th light machine gun issued to the Medic kit requiring 25,000 points. It has a belt length of 100 rounds and has the highest damage per shot of the LMGs, equal to that of the PKM after multiple patches.

As with the other light machine guns (and the G3), the M60's recoil decreases with each successive shot, making recoil easier to control allowing for better accuracy but not effecting the weapons natural spread and deviation.

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam[]

"Utilizing design elements from the WWII MG42, the M60 was introduced in 1957 and has been the workhorse of every branch of the US Military. It has gone through several modifications but is slowly being phased out by the M240."

— In-game description

The M60 is a weapon featured in the Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam expansion for the Medic.

Its appearance, like all other Vietnam weapons, is more battle-worn than that of the base game's. It has stats similar to its base game counterpart, except in terms of damage, but the iron sights are cleaner and less obstructive, most likely to balance out the lack of attached sights available to the player.

The M60 is also mounted on UH-1 helicopters for use by passengers. The only difference between the M60 on the UH-1 and the Medic's M60 (other than ammo count and overheating) are the rear aperture sights, the UH-1's having a circle (although it is unusable) and the Medic's having a vertical rectangle.

Among its rusted and battered appearance, the M60 also boasts woodland camouflage and is one of only two weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Vietnam to use camouflage, the other being the M79.

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Battlefield Play4Free[]

"Utilizing design elements from the WW II MG42, M60 was introduced in 1957 and has been the workhorse of every branch of the U.S. military. It has gone through several modifications throughout its service life but is slowly being phased out by the M240."

— In-game description

The M60 is a weapon featured in Battlefield Play4Free, issued to the Medic kit. It has a slow rate of fire, considerably high damage, moderate recoil and moderate accuracy. It boasts an 80-round belt with 80 rounds in reserve. Compared to its closest counterpart, the PKM, the M60 has a higher damage but is slightly less accurate.

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Battlefield 3[]

"“The Pig,” as it was commonly referred to when it was introduced in Vietnam, has served with every branch of the US Military and continues to serve with Special Forces groups. Although the M60 has been mostly replaced by the M240, the upgraded M60E4 features modern accessory rails, a shortened barrel, and improved reliability, and reduced weight. The M60E4 features a bipod standard for supported shooting. "

— Battlelog description

The M60E4 is a weapon featured in Battlefield 3.

Singleplayer[]

The M60E4 can be found in the mission Kaffarov on the dead bodies of Kaffarov's security guards. Its low rate of fire makes it useful against the NPCs at longer ranges, but the recoil of the weapon makes aiming difficult.

Multiplayer[]

The M60E4 is the next-to-last unlock in the Support class, requiring 130,000 points to unlock. The M60 has the lowest rate of fire of all the Machine Guns and a moderate recoil profile; its damage is identical to the 7.62mm machine guns, the PKP Pecheneg and M240, yet its traits make it a kind of middle-ground between the other 7.62mm machine guns and the 5.45mm/5.56mm light machine guns—higher damage yield than the light machine guns, yet lower kick than the heavier machine guns.

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Battlefield 4[]

M60-E4[]

"“The Pig,” as it was commonly referred to when it was introduced in Vietnam, has served with every branch of the US Military and continues to serve with Special Forces groups. Although the M60 has been mostly replaced by the M240, the upgraded M60E4 features modern accessory rails, a shortened barrel, and improved reliability, and reduced weight. The M60E4 features a bipod standard for supported shooting."

— In-game description

The M60-E4 is a weapon featured in the Battlefield 4: Second Assault expansion for the Support kit. It is unlocked upon completion of the Dust Devil assignment.

Among the LMGs, the M60-E4 is tied for the highest maximum and minimum damage, sharing the same damage models as the PKP Pecheneg and the M240B. With 570 rpm, the M60-E4 suffers from the slowest rate of fire out of all LMGs, but also the most controllable recoil of the high-damage-low-fire-rate machine guns. Tap-firing and micro-bursting the Pig is recommended, as a first shot recoil multiplier of 1x will mean that the gun will never have an uncontrollable upwards kick when firing a new burst. A Bipod can also be attached to be able to essentially negate vertical recoil when deployed on a solid surface.

Against faster firing weapons, such as the FAMAS or the notorious AEK-971, the sluggish fire rate of the M60-E4 will definitely struggle in the ranges where those guns excel, as they can dump the 4-5 rounds required to kill you before the M60 will fire the three rounds needed to kill them.

Being belt fed, the M60-E4 has 100 rounds to fire before reloading. Pairing this with the very slow fire rate means that the Pig will not burn through ammunition and be forced to reload like faster firing weapons. This is useful, as the very slow reload will definitely be a problem in the heat of a battle. To counter this, users will simply need to find cover in order to protect themselves while they feed another belt into the weapon, or use smoke grenades as temporary cover when ordinary cover can't be found.

With such characteristics, the M60-E4 is a gun that should play more passively, supporting the team and staying back to where the recoil, spread, and sheer damage can excel.

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M60-ULT[]

The M60-ULT (M60 Ultimate) is a special Battle Pickup version of the M60-E4 that appears on Operation Outbreak in a crashed UH-1Y Venom near the Ghost Town in Conquest and Obliteration. This version of M60 has a 150-round magazine with no ammo in reserve, fires explosive rounds, and can only be fired from the hip. Aesthetically, the M60-ULT has two small shields mounted on either side of the foreguard and the Bad Company "Smiley" grenade is on both shields and the ammo pouch.

While the M60-ULT is unable to use its sights, it has very tight hip fire, much more so than the normal M60-E4. With its high damage and good accuracy, the weapon can perform well in close and medium ranges. Its explosive rounds also allow it to work well against groups of enemies and makes it very effective at suppressing enemies. It posses a large magazine size of 150 rounds, but the player receives no extra magazines unless the AMMO specializaton is active. Like all Battle Pickups, the M60-ULT cannot be resupplied. The weapon is also capable of damaging any vehicle that the .50 Cal is able to, allowing it attack jeeps and Transport Helicopters.[2] The M60-ULT primarily struggles at long ranges, as its inability to aim and damage drop off makes it difficult to use effectively in these engagements.

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Battlefield 2042[]

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Two variants of M60 are featured in Battlefield Portal for the BC2 Medic and BF3 Support classes.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2[]

""The Pig" is a 7.62mm belt-fed machine gun with a 100 round capacity making it a force multiplier for any fire team."

— In-game description


Battlefield 3[]

"The E4 variant has a shortened barrel, reduced weight and reliability improvements. Operators can deploy the bipod for more acccuracy at greater distances."

— In-game description


Trivia[]

Battlefield: Bad Company 2[]

  • When Sweetwater is firing the M60 during the campaign of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, it has the same firing sound as the PKM.
  • When Bad Company 2 was first released, the M60 did 25 - 20 damage. Amidst complaints and balance issues, it was reduced to 20 - 16.7. Amidst more balancing issues, it was finally reduced to 16.7 - 14.3, the same as the PKM. This effectively means the PKM is now more powerful as it has the same damage and a higher rate of fire, but the M60 is still more accurate.

Battlefield Play4Free[]

  • The Veteran M60 and Elite M60 were originally separate variations of the default M60, different firing rates and values. Like most other Veteran and Elite weapons, they were later made into skins, only differing aesthetically.

Battlefield 3[]

  • The M60E4 has both a bipod and a foregrip attached in its Proficiency Dog Tag, a combination that is not possible in multiplayer.

Battlefield 4[]

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"Adios!" on the M60-ULT

  • In the Battlefield 4 China Rising Trailer, the gunner on the motorcycle is using the M60 yet the weapon was not available for use at the time.
  • Along with the other weapons of the first three expansions for Battlefield 4, the M60E4 actually has an in-game description, but it can only be viewed when the weapon is unlocked at the end of a round or if it is equipped in a gadget slot using external tools.
  • The M60-ULT has "Adios!" written on the back half of the belt cover, in reference to the film Aliens, where Pvt. Vasquez's M56 Smart Gun, a massive hip-fired weapon similar to the M60-ULT, has the same phrase written on it.
  • The Bad Company Grenade's presence on the weapon pays homage to the Bad Company series games, as well as referencing the fact the rounds are explosive.
  • The M60-ULT's inability to aim down sight is a reference to John Rambo in his titular film series, where he often fires machine guns, famously including the M60, from the hip. Community Operations also features several other references to Rambo's First Blood franchise.

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bad Company 2 | DenKirson on Xanga - retrieved April 16, 2010
  2. Rambo comes to the CMP (new M60-ULT Battle Pup) - CTE Subbreddit - Retrieved September 19, 2015
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