M60

## **Overview**

The M60 is an automatic "burst" machine gun that fires rounds of fast, damaging bullets. It is a very large weapon, similar in size to the RPG and Barrett. It is gunmetal grey in color and has two stand-up support legs that do not retract in the game. It is a real-life weapon that has other names too, such as *Machine Gun* and *Caliber 7.62 mm*. (Oddly enough, the in-game M60 appears to be missing its ammunition/cartridge belt.)

The weapon is mainly used for defensive or supressive fire. Its slow reload is balanced by its formidable 60-bullet magazine, which is able to sustain for long periods of fighting. Each M60 bullet can deal very high damage, and can kill much faster than other rapid-fire weapons. However, its bullet spread is high and accuracy can falter over time, which is why it is best used by firing in bursts. Like the Barrett and Carbine, the M60 can also lose accuracy after taking damage. Overall, the M60 is a tricky, lethal weapon that's far more powerful than any of its rapid-fire predecessors.

## Strategies

### **With the M60**

* Since the gun's accuracy is only best in bursts, users should remember to let the gun rest for a few moments in between periods of fire, lest their accuracy suffers. Apparently, crouching or proning while firing the gun also improves bullet accuracy. As stated by the developer, Buizerd, "This weapon is best used in prone or crouched position, firing short bursts of 3 - 6 rounds."
* The M60's bullets are heavier and more damaging than other assault rifles like the AK-47 or Rifle. Therefore, you may want to pick this weapon if you are looking to overpower users with weaker rapid-fire weapons.
* The M60 is capable of ricochet, so it is possible to use this on angles if necessary. Use this to your advantage when holding points with surfaces able to ricochet bullets, such as the bridges in the center of Cavern. Sustained fire is still not recommended.

### **Against the M60**

* Because damaging M60 users makes them greatly lose accuracy, attempt to hurt opponents with M60's as soon as possible to wreck their aim, then shoot them down. Try to pressure them to move around as much as possible to dodge your shots, as this also decreases their bullet accuracy. It is best to catch the user as they are reloading, which leaves them vulnerable for a long period of time.
* Be wary of close quarters combat, as bad accuracy does not hinder its powerful bullet damage within close range. It could be ideal to just stick with longer range/sniper class weapons with more consistent accuracy to take M60 users down.
* Since the M60 is the least fatal when the you're not in the user's view, you can safely kill them with the Boomerang from a long range; but make sure you are protected and in a defensive position yourself before attempting to do so.

## **Trivia**

* The M60 was added in the weapon update of 10/10/22, along with the Uzi and Boomerang.
* As previously mentioned, the M60 is shown to have no ammunition with its appearance whatsoever. Another real-life weapon that is missing its ammo/magazine is the MAC-10.
* The M60 is the first and so far the only weapon in the game to have an ammo capacity of 60. This makes it placed at 4th place for the top highest ammo capacity weapons in the game, only surpassed by Chainsaw (90), Minigun (120), and Flamer (150).

## Gallery

A real-life M60 containing its ammunitionThe Ninja.io M60 for comparison