M60E4

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The M60E4 is the latest generation of the M60 production line and features a number of improvements over other versions. This includes different forward grip, improved reliability and large configuration options.
The M60E4 is a general-purpose machine gun and uses the 7.62x51mm NATO cartriges.

Armoury Description

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The M60E4 is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun used exclusively by Czech special operations units in ArmA 2. It was added with the release of the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack.

Overview[]

This is a premium asset that requires ownership of the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack.

The M60E4 is a gas operated, belt-fed medium machine gun operating with a short-stroke gas piston that is chambered to fire the 7.62×51 mm NATO round.

It loads from the same 100-round belts boxes used by the M240, and is able to attain a fire rate of up to 698 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 834 m/s. The M60E4 has an integrated (non-functional) bipod but otherwise cannot be fitted optical sights, muzzle attachments or side rail accessories. It has a maximum zeroing range of up to 1,100 metres.

Primarily wielded by operatives of the 601st SFG, the M60E4 serves as an alternate counterpart to the Czech Army's UK-59. Like the UK-59, the M60E4's 7.62 mm ammunition has superb stopping power and can incapacitate or outright kill most infantry targets in one hit. Though it lacks optics, the M60E4 is more than capable of suppressing and striking enemies at distances of up to 900 metres.

The M60E4's two main downsides are its bulky size and weight as well as its low rate of fire. The former makes it difficult to wield in close quarters as the weight of the M60E4 drastically reduces the user's dexterity (the UK-59 isn't as strongly affected as much as the M60E4). In the case of the latter, both the American M240 and British L7A2 MMGs have fire rates exceeding 800 rounds per minute, whereas the M60E4 is far slower and caps out at roughly ~ 697 rounds per minute instead.

Ironsights[]

The M60E4 has a minimum zeroing of 100 metres and a maximum of 1,100 metres (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100). By default, it is set to utilise a zeroing of 100 metres.

Ammunition[]

Base damage value	Aerodynamic friction	Initial velocity (m/s)
12	-0.0009324	834

The M60E4 is limited to feeding from only one type of "magazine". It requires two free inventory slots to carry:

100Rnd. M240[]

100-round linked belt stored in a clothed box. It is also shared with the M240.

The fourth round fired will always be a visible red tracer, while the last four rounds are consistently tracers.

Trivia[]

Despite being clearly modelled onto it, the M60E4 is not configured to have the user hold the weapon via the forward grip. This oversight has not been corrected even after the release of the latest Steam version patches.
The M60E4 was initially only available to desert-camouflaged Czech SOF units on Operation Arrowhead's release.
Prior to the latest CorePatch updates, the M60E4 was restricted to a maximum zeroing of only 800 metres.^[1]
- However, due to sharing magazines with the M240 and L7A2, its muzzle velocity was sharply reduced from 900 m/s to only 834 m/s.^[1]
- CorePatch also added an unused version that does not occupy the user's backpack slot (Classname: M60A4_EP1_Small). However, it is not available in any of the supply crates by default and can only be equipped via scripting commands or adding it to a crate with a custom addon.

Gallery[]

Notes[]

↑ Does not apply to the hidden M60E4 variant (M60A4_EP1_Small).

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Mazzon, M et al. 2019, CorePatch, GitHub, viewed 13 July 2023, <https://github.com/Goliath86/CorePatch/blob/master/Changelog.txt>.

External links[]

Wikipedia: M60E4

See also[]

Weapons of comparable role and configuration[]

UK-59 (Alternate ACR counterpart, ArmA 2: ACR only)
M60 (Outdated U.S. predecessor, ArmA: CWA only)

Weapons of ArmA 2
Handguns	CZ 75 9 mm • G17 9 mm • M1911 .45 • M9 9 mm • Makarov 9 mm • Revolver .45
Submachine guns	CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 9 mm • MP5 9 mm • PDW 9 mm • PP-19 Bizon 9 mm • Sa-61 Scorpion 7.65 mm
Shotguns	M1014 • Saiga 12K • AA-12
Carbines	AKS-74U 5.45 mm* • G36 series* (G36C, G36K) • M4A1 5.56 mm (M4A1 M203, M4A3, M4A3 M203) • Mk16 CQC 5.56 mm • XM8 Compact 5.56 mm
Assault rifles	AK-107 5.45 mm (AK-107 GP-25) • AK-74 5.45 mm (AK-74 GP-25, AKS-74) • AKM 7.62 mm • AKS 7.62 mm* • CZ 805 BREN A1 5.56 mm (CZ 805 A1 G1, CZ 805 BREN A2, CZ 805 B1 G1) • FN FAL 7.62 mm • G36A 5.56 mm* • L85A2 5.56 mm (L85A2 UGL) • M16A2 5.56 mm* (M16A2 M203*) • M16A4 5.56 mm (M16A4 M203) • SCAR series (Mk16, Mk16 EGLM, Mk17, Mk17 EGLM) • Sa-58 7.62 mm • XM8 series (XM8, XM8 M320)
Designated marksman rifles	DMR 7.62 mm • L86A2 LSW 5.56 mm • M14 7.62 mm • Mk12 SPR 5.56 mm • Mk17 Sniper 7.62 mm • VSS Vintorez 9 mm • XM8 Sharpshooter 5.56 mm
Sniper rifles	AS50 12.7 mm • CZ 550 9.3 mm • CZ 750 S1 M1 .308 • KSVK 12.7 mm* • Lee-Enfield .303 • LRR .338 • M107 .50* • M110 7.62 mm • M24 7.62 mm* (M40A3) • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm*
Squad automatic weapons	L110A1 5.56 mm • M249 SAW 5.56 mm* • MG36 5.56 mm* • RPK-74 5.45 mm • XM8 Automatic Rifle 5.56 mm
Machineguns	L7A2 GPMG 7.62 mm • Mk 48 Mod 0 7.62 mm* • M240 7.62 mm* • M60E4 7.62 mm • PKP 7.62 mm • PKM 7.62 mm • UK-59 7.62 mm
Grenade launchers	M32 • M79 • Mk13
Launchers	9K32 Strela-2 • 9K38 Igla • 9K115-2 Metis-M • FGM-148 Javelin • FIM-92F Stinger • M136 • M47 Dragon • MAAWS • NLAW • RPG-7V • RPG-18 • SMAW
Static	AGS-30 • D-30 • DShKM • Igla AA Pod • KORD • L111A1 • L134A1 • M119A1 • M2 • M252 • Mk19 • Metis AT-13 • 2B14 Podnos • RBS-70 • Searchlight • SPG-9 • Stinger • TOW • ZU-23
(Parenthesis) denote variants. * indicates partial DLC dependency. Operation Arrowhead \| British Armed Forces \| Private Military Company \| Army of the Czech Republic

ACR - Armoury (ArmA 2)
Handguns	CZ 75 9 mm • G17 9 mm
Submachine guns	CZ Scorpion Evo 3 A1 9 mm
Carbines	M4A3 5.56 mm (M4A3 M203)
Assault rifles	CZ 805 BREN A1 5.56 mm (CZ 805 A1 G1, CZ 805 BREN A2, CZ 805 B1 G1) • Sa-58V 7.62 mm (Sa-58P)
Sniper rifles	CZ 750 S1 M1 .308 • SVD Dragunov 7.62 mm
Squad automatic weapons	M249 Para 5.56 mm
Machineguns	M60E4 7.62 mm • UK-59 7.62 mm
Launchers	MAAWS • RPG-7V
Static	DShKM • RBS-70
(Parenthesis) denote variants. Operation Arrowhead \| Army of the Czech Republic

[CorePatchSmallVariant1-1] Does not apply to the hidden M60E4 variant (M60A4_EP1_Small).

[A2Patch1-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Mazzon, M et al. 2019, CorePatch, GitHub, viewed 13 July 2023, <https://github.com/Goliath86/CorePatch/blob/master/Changelog.txt>.

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