Handbook DIRECT FIRE AMMUNITION - United States Army

[Pages:120]DIRECT FIRE AMMUNITION

Handbook | 2019 |

DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED. 17 JUL 19 PAO #502-19

OUR MISSION

PM MAS develops, equips and sustains integrated lethal

Direct Fire Ammunition effects to enable Joint and Allied Warfighters

overmatch in the battlefield.

OUR VISION

Innovative and dedicated hard-working professionals ensuring

our Warfighters prevail in battle and return home safely.

Enclosed ammunition rounds are not to scale

Project Manager Maneuver Ammunition Systems

Contents

SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

5.56mm 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62mm 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Caliber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION. . . . . . . . . . . . 55

20mm & 25mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 30x113mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 30x173mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 40mm High Velocity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 40mm Low Velocity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

LARGE CALIBER AMMUNITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

105mm 98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120mm 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION

6 5.56mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7.62mm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Caliber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Miscellaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION

5.56mm

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5.56MMAmmunitionDODICs

DODIC A059 A062 A064 AA33 A063 A064 A071 A066 A075 A080 AA01 AA02 AA69 AB56 AB57 AB58 AB77 AB73 AB74 AA68 AB66 AB67 AC10

AMMO ROUND M855 Ball

M856 Trace M193 Ball M200 Blank M995 AP

M855A1 EPR

M856A1 Trace M862 SRTA M1037 SRTA

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5.56MM

SMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION

M855

Ball

SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

HEIGHT

2.248"

WEIGHT

190 gr

VELOCITY 3020 fps @ 78'

DISPERSION 6.8" @ 600 yd

ADDITIONAL FACTS

Designed for use in M4, M4A1, M16A2 and M249 Squad Automatic

Unsuitable for use in M16A1 Steel insert effective against most

types of fabric body armor

Three piece construction achieves good effects against unprotected personnel targets

DODIC A059 A062 A064

AA33

NAME Ball M855, Clipped

Ball M855 w/M27 Link

4 Ball M855/1 Trace M856 w/M27 Link

M855 Ball, Clipped (Commercial Pack)

WEAPON M4, M4A1, M16A2/A4 M249 SAW M249 SAW

M4, M4A1, M16A2/A4

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