Sub-caliber_ammunition Sub-caliber ammunition (also spelled subcaliber) is firearm ammunition where the projectile has a smaller diameter than the bore...
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.50 BMG (redirect from .50 caliber BMG)
(AP), incendiary, and saboted sub-caliber rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are made into a continuous ammunition belt using metallic links. The...
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25 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition. It includes the NATO standardized Swiss 25×137mm, the Swiss 25×184mm, the Soviet 25x218mmSR, and the...
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conjunction with special sub-caliber ammunition where the projectile is fitted with soft-metal flanges which fills out the caliber. As the projectile travels...
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projectile arcs. Caseless ammunition weapons are often meant for horizontal fire, meaning that highly sub-sonic ammunition leads to very limited range...
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Armour-piercing discarding sabot (category Ammunition)
projectile consists of a sub-caliber round fitted with a sabot. The combination of a lighter sub-caliber projectile with a full-caliber propellant charge allows...
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United States Army, trained machine gun crews with less-expensive sub-caliber ammunition in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century...
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M120 mortar that allows the mortar to use 81 mm (3.2 in) ammunition or the M49A1 sub-caliber device, which used 7.62×51mm NATO rifle rounds in the 90 mm...
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.30-06 Springfield (redirect from 30-06 ammunition)
ISBN 978-1-884849-09-1 U.S. Army (April 1994), Army Ammunition Data Sheets: Small Caliber Ammunition (PDF), Technical Manual, TM 43-0001-27, archived from...
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bolt-action Lee–Enfield with a self-loader, possibly chambered for sub-caliber ammunition, but discarded that plan as the imminence of the Second World War...
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The 3-inch/50-caliber gun (spoken "three-inch fifty-caliber") in United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 3 inches (76 mm)...
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.22 Long Rifle (redirect from .22-caliber rifle)
the .22LR or 5.6×15mmR, is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire ammunition originating from the United States. It is used in a wide range...
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Armour-piercing ammunition Armour-piercing ammunition (AP) is a type of projectile designed to penetrate armour protection, most often including naval...
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Saboted light armor penetrator (category Ammunition)
contains the sub-caliber is manufactured by Cytec Industries. Armour-piercing discarding sabot – the equivalent class of ordnance caliber ammunition. Michaelis...
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Magnum .460 Rowland .50 GI List of .45 caliber handguns Table of handgun and rifle cartridges The ammunition was packed in USAAF B-2 and B-4 emergency...
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Carbine (redirect from Pistol-caliber carbine)
pistol caliber carbines in the United States, and their magazines can be used in the Hi-Point C-9 pistol. Another example is the Kel-Tec SUB-2000 series...
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List of the United States Army munitions by supply catalog designation (redirect from Ammunition Identification Code)
The Ammunition Identification Code (AIC) was a sub-set of the Standard Nomenclature List (SNL). The SNL was an inventory system used from 1930 to 1958...
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60mm HVMS (section Ammunition)
vehicles to provide an anti-armour capability using high-velocity sub-calibre kinetic ammunition. The 60mm HVMS autocannon was designed as an infantry support...
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chambers, and allow the use of inexpensive rimfire ammunition in firearms chambered in .22 caliber (5.56 mm) or smaller.[citation needed] Sleeves that...
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Sabot (firearms) (category Artillery ammunition)
strength plastic in small caliber rifles, (see SLAP Saboted light armor penetrator), shotguns and muzzle loader ammunition; aluminium, steel, and carbon...
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benchrest shooting. It is currently the highest velocity .30 caliber factory ammunition available. The .30-378 was originally designed by Roy Weatherby...
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Shell (projectile) (redirect from Artillery ammunition)
Most common calibers have been in use for many decades, since it is logistically complex to change the caliber of all guns and ammunition stores. The...
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200 yd (2,000 m) for full-caliber high-explosive or armor-piercing ammunition, which can be extended when using sub-caliber rounds. The Mk 46 GWS is permanently...
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120×570mm NATO (redirect from 120×570mm NATO tank ammunition)
from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022. "LARGE CALIBER AMMUNITION 120mm" (PDF). jpeoaa.army.mil. PM MAS. Archived (PDF) from the original...
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200+ grain selections available in factory ammunition. The .300 Win Mag remains the most popular .30 caliber magnum with American hunters, despite being...
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9×19mm Parabellum (category Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1902)
(РОССИЯ)". "9mm Ammo | 9mm Ammo for Sale". Ammunition Depot. Retrieved 9 February 2024. "VBR-B Multi-Caliber (9mm NATO/7.92x24mm) Compact PDW Pistol"....
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MIL-STD-1168 (redirect from Department of Defense Ammunition Code)
Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea. TZZ Israeli Military Industries Small Caliber Ammunition Division (1982–Present) - Tel Aviv, Israel. VA Verdun Arsenal - Verdun...
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Cartridge (firearms) (redirect from Casing (ammunition))
mechanisms. Thus, larger caliber rimfire cartridges were soon introduced after 1857, when the Smith & Wesson .22 Short ammunition was introduced for the...
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CN08 120 mm gun (section Ammunition)
The CN08 (Cannon 08) is a 120 mm 55-caliber smoothbore tank gun produced by Hyundai WIA. It is incorrectly known as the licensed production of the Rheinmetall...
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D-56T (section Ammunition)
1500 meters. This gun is 42 calibers long. A typical combat ammunition load consists of 24 x OF-350 Frag-HE, 4 x sub-caliber AP-T, 4 x AP-T and 8 x BK-350M...
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