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M60 - Black Ops Multiplayer Weapon Guide

Facebook: http://facebook.com/XboxAhoy Twitter: http://twitter.com/xboxahoy In this episode, we're covering the third LMG - the M60. It's a fully automatic weapon, unlocked at level 21. Originating from the United States, the M60 has served with every branch of the US military since its introduction in 1957. The M60's roots can be traced in part to the German machine guns of World War 2, such as the MG42 and FG42, and the earlier American Browning Automatic Rifle and M1919A6 Machine Gun. The M60 saw its first major usage in the Vietnam War after its adoption, where it was employed as both a squad automatic weapon and as a medium machine gun, mounted on Patrol Boats, APCs and Helicopters. Informally known as 'the pig', presumably for its hefty weight and insatiable appetite for lead - the M60 remains in use today, although has been supplanted somewhat by the M240. As a general purpose machine gun, the M60 fires the full-size 7.62 by 51 millimetre NATO cartridge, from a distintegrating belt of linked ammunition. Belt length is 100 rounds in-game, or a whopping 200 when paired with the Extended Mags attachment. The M60 deals the most damage per shot of all the light machine guns, although it suffers from a damage drop off to a long-range damage level on par with the others in its class. At close range you'll kill in just two shots anywhere to the body - making this a deadly weapon of defence. You pay for this high damage with a lethargic rate of fire - the slowest of any automatic weapon in the game, tied only with the Full-Auto CZ75. 535 rounds per minute does at least do much to conserve your ammunition under continuous fire, allowing sustained defense without the need to burst fire. Despite the low fire rate, recoil is still substantial - you'll see substantial horizontal and upward spread when employed full-auto. This can be mitigated by firing in bursts, but the HK21 would probably be the superior choice for long-range en

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  • Originally Aired March 19, 2011
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