Military Ammunition
Materials that consist of explosives or chemical agents with their characteristics and mechanical devices specifically designed for us... [Show More] e against military objectives.
Munitions
Consist of everything, necessary for the conduct of war and the training thereof except personnel.
Ammunitions
A contrivance charge with explosives, propellant, pyrotechnics, initiating compositions or nuclear, biological or chemical materials for use in connection with offense and defense. For non operational purposes, demolition materials are included.
CARTRIDGE
Complete assembly consisting of all components necessary to fire a weapon once. i.e. cartridge case, primer, propellant and bullet or shot
COMPLETE ROUND
Comprises all components necessary to fire a weapon once
CALIBER
A term use to indicate the approximate diameter of the bore of a weapon as a measure from land to opposite land at the breech end of the bore.
MILLIMETER
A term of measurement to indicate the approximate size of ammunition and the bore of the weapon
GAUGE
Term use to indicate the size of shot gun or shotshells.
SHOT
A mass or load of numerous, relatively small lead pellets, use in shot gun cartridge
CLASSIFICATION OF AMMUNITION
TYPE
STANDARDIZATION
USE
FORM
KIND OF FILLER
Classification of ammunition according to type
SMALL ARMS
ARTILLERY
GRENADES
PYROTECHNICS
ROCKETS
BOMBS
LANDMINES
GUIDED MISSILES
DEMOLITION MATERIALS
SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION
That ammunition normally fired from rifles, pistols, machine guns and small automatic cannons, such as the 20 and 30 millimeter cannon. The ammunition falls within a range from caliber .22 to 30 millimeters
CARTRIDGE CASE
A container assembly designed to hold an ammunition primer and propellant to which a bullet maybe affixed
PROPELLANT
A low explosive substance of fine granulation which through burning, produce gasses at a controlled rate to provide the energy to propell bullet/missile
PRIMER
An assembly which ignites the propellant.
BULLET
A projectile fired or intended to be fired from small arms weapon
CENTER FIRE
The primer is located in a small well or socket, in the center of the cartridge case head.
RIM FIRE
The priming mixture is loaded in the flat rim at the base of the cartridge case. (Cal. 22 Ctg is the only current rim fire type use for military purposes)
STANDARD NOMENCLATURE
Cartridge Cal .45, Ball, 45100
ARTILLERY
Ammunition in this group includes that which is fired by large cannons from 37 millimeters up to 8-inch howitzer
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTILLERY AMMUNITION ACCORDING TO FILLER
EXPLOSIVES, CHEMICALS, LEAFLETS, INERT
CLASSIFICATION OF ARTILLERY AMMUNITION ACCORDING TO USE
SERVICE, PRACTICE, DRILL OR DUMMY
FOUR (4) CONFIGURATION OF ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
FIXED, SEMI-FIXED, SEPARATED, SEPARATE-LOADING
TYPES OF PROJECTILES
HIGH EXPLOSIVE (HE), HIGH EXPLOSIVE ROCKET ASSISTED (HERA), HIGH EXPLOSIVE PLASTIC (HEP), HIGH EXPLOSIVE ANTI TANK (HEAT), CHEMICALS, ILLUMINATING, ARMOR PIERCING (AP), ANTIPERSONNEL (APERS), CANISTER, LEAFLETS, IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS, DUAL PURPOSE MUNITIONS
GRENADES
Small, offensive or defensive munitions, originally designed to be thrown by hand but is now also designed to be projected from rifles, special launchers and dispensing munitions.
TYPES OF GRANADES
GRENADE,HAND, GRENADE,RIFLE
GRENADE,HAND
Thrown by the user, supplements small arms in close combat. It produces fragments, blast, screening smoke and irritating gasses and incendiary effect
GRENADE, RIFLE
Is projected by a specially designed blank cartridge from a standard army rifle equipped with a grenade launcher or adapter. Used against enemy tanks and for screening and signaling purposes, it covers ranges between the maximum for hand grenades and the minimum for mortar projectiles.
TYPES OF HAND GRENADES
FRAGMENTATION, OFFENSIVE, ILLUMINATING, CHEMICALS, PRACTICE/TRAINING
FRAGMENTATION
These grenades are used to produce casualties by high velocity projection fragments.
OFFENSIVE
type of hand granade Are used for blast effect
ILLUMINATING
type of hand granade Used to provide illumination to terrain and targets
CHEMICALS
type of hand granade Used for riot control,, incendiary, smoke (screening, signaling) practice and incapacitating purposes [Show Less]
