M60

M60 StandardIssue.png
M60
Weapon Quote
“Fully automatic light machine gun”
// Profile //
BuildHeavy
TypeLMG
// Damage //
Body19
Crit28.5 (1.5x)
// Technical //
Mag Size70
Reload Time3.5
Fire Rate580 RPM

The M60 (Machine Gun Model 60) is a Heavy class light machine gun designed to deal sustained damage over a very long period at close range.

Usage

The M60 can be selected as the weapon of any Heavy build loadout.

The trigger can be held to continuously fire bullets that damage opponents, also dealing additional damage on headshots. Aiming down sights increases the M60's accuracy. Moving decreases accuracy, especially when going airborne.

The weapon automatically reloads when its magazine is empty, or the user can do a tactical reload before this point. The user has unlimited spare ammunition.

Controls PC PS XBox Key
Equip M60
1
 
Y
Weapon
Fire shot (Tap)
Continuous fire (Hold)
 
R2
RT
Primary fire
Aim down sights (Hold)
 
L2
LT
Secondary fire
Tactical reload
R
X
Reload

Stats

Damage Profile

Build HP Shots to kill Time to kill (Body) Time to kill (Crit)
Light 150 8 0.72 0.52
Medium 250 14 1.34 0.83
Heavy 350 19 1.86 1.24
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Attachments

The M60 comes equipped with Iron Sights by default with the Compact Reflector sight available to unlock.

Image Name Magnification Description Cost In-Game
Epic IRON SIGHTS-Sight.png IRON SIGHTS 1x Standard issue; simple but effective. Free Iron Sights Example-Square.png
Epic COMPACT REFLECTOR-Sight.png COMPACT REFLECTOR 1x Enclosed illuminated reticle for easier target acquisition. VRicon.png 800 Compact Reflector Example-Square.png

Properties

Weapon

FeatIcon Ranged.png Ranged — Strikes targets by aiming and firing at them from a distance.

FeatIcon Automatic Fire.png Automatic Fire — Continues to fire automatically until the trigger is released.

FeatIcon Aim Down Sights.png Aim Down Sights — Has iron sights that significantly increase accuracy when used.

FeatIcon Full Reload.png Full Reload — Replaces the entire magazine in one animation on reload.

FeatIcon Stable Accuracy.png Unstable Accuracy — Suffers a significant decrease in accuracy while moving and while airborne.


Bullet

FeatIcon Hitscan.png Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

FeatIcon Critical Hit.png Critical Hit — Critically hits on headshots, applying a damage multiplier.

FeatIcon Mid Range Falloff.png Mid Range Falloff — Deals reduced damage when hitting targets at a moderate distance (falloff starts at less than 30m).

FeatIcon Minor Structure Damage.png Minor Structure Damage — Damages structures. Takes a very long time to break a concrete wall.

Guide

Strengths

  • The M60 has a higher damage output at close distances than the comparable Lewis Gun.
  • The M60 has the largest amount of bullets in its magazine of any weapon, being able to deliver machine gun fire for up to 7 seconds before needing to reload.
    • However, it is beat in its total firing time only by the Flamethrower, which can hold down fire for even longer than the M60.

Weaknesses

  • The M60 is beat by the comparable Lewis Gun at longer distances, due to higher bullet dispersion and damage falloff.
  • The M60's large magazine size is compensated for by a lengthy reloading animation.

Tactics

  • Firing should always be done while aiming down sights, unless the target is extremely close. Doing so greatly increases the accuracy of the M60.
  • An M60 user should plan ahead for a tactical reload while firing, since the reload makes for a long downtime. Usually, the M60 can outlast any opponent, meaning the opponent will be out of ammunition well before the M60 user needs to reload.

Recoil

M60 recoil.png

How to control:

  1. Pull down hard for the first 8 bullets
  2. Pull down and left until bullet 16
  3. Pull down and left until bullet 32
  4. Pull down slightly and left until bullet 41
  5. Pull down slightly and right until bullet 53
  6. Pull down slightly and left until bullet 66
  7. Pull down slightly and right until bullet 70

Hitscan

  • When the weapon fires a shot, a target is scanned for using a hitscan. This is a detection mechanism that scans in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction of this line will be deviate randomly from the direction of the crosshairs, depending on the accuracy level at the time of firing.
  • Immediately, the closest contestant, structure, object or shield intersecting the hitscan will be tagged as being struck. First, a bullet tracer animation quickly travels from the weapon to the hit location, then its effects are applied. This means it is possible for targets to be struck a few frames after they appear to take cover, as the hit is confirmed the moment the weapon is fired.

Item Mastery

Item mastery XP can be earned by damaging and eliminating opponents with the M60.

Each time a certain XP threshold is reached, the item levels up. This does not improve the item, but rewards a unique item customization.

XP Breakdown
Source XP Reward
Damage dealt by the M60 0.2 × Damage Dealt
Critical damage dealt by the M60 0.2 × Critical Damage Dealt
Opponent eliminated by the M60 50
Assist on an opponent damaged by the M60 20
Level 1
M60 Rank 1.png
0 XP
M60
Level 2
M60 Rank 2.png
9,000 XP
Dye Job (Yellow)
Level 3
M60 Rank 3.png
9,000 XP
Dye Job (Blue)
Level 4
M60 Rank 4.png
36,000 XP
Dye Job (Red)
Level 5
M60 Rank 5.png
54,000 XP
Dye Job (White)
Level 6
M60 Rank 6.png
162,000 XP
Triangle Twinkle
Level 7
M60 Rank 7.png
144,000 XP
Striped Grazer
Level 8
M60 Rank 8.png
136,000 XP
Painted Predator


Weapon Skins

Trivia

  • The first appearance of the M60 was in the initial teaser for THE FINALS in November, 2021.
  • The M60 exists in real life as the M60 Machine Gun, a family of general=purpose machine guns developed in the United States and adopted in 1957. It has served in every branch of the United States military, and is still in use to this day.

History

Patch
Changes
4.0.0
  • Increased fire rate from 560 RPM to 580 RPM
  • Smoothed the recoil pattern of the M60, reducing the amount of horizontal recoil at some points. The recoil pattern overall remains the same but should be considerably easier to control
3.0.0
  • Updated recoil pattern, making the weapon recoil more during the first few bullets, but making it easier to control for the rest of the sequence
  • Decreased damage from 22 to 19
2.0.0
  • Decreased accuracy slightly by increasing bullet dispersion while standing still when firing while aiming down sights
  • Increased accuracy by decreasing bullet dispersion while moving when firing from the hip
  • Increased accuracy by decreasing bullet dispersion while moving when firing while aiming down sights
  • Decreased accuracy slightly by increasing bullet dispersion while standing still when firing while aiming down sights
1.5.0
  • Damage changedː 21 -> 22
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