Transcription of AMMUNITION HANDBOOK
1 AMMUNITION HANDBOOKE dition 6, May 2021 is an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Norway. With over 2 700 employees across more than 34 sites and offices in 12 countries, we are one of the world s leading providers of AMMUNITION and rocket motors for both military and civilian was formed in 1998 through a merger of AMMUNITION businesses in Norway, Sweden and Finland, and today is owned equally by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Finnish aerospace and defense company Patria manufactures superior quality AMMUNITION for some of the world's most demanding customers, both military and civilian. Our product portfolio includes shoulder-launched munitions systems, AMMUNITION for military applications, sports shooting and hunting, rocket motors for military and space applications, and environmentally friendly demilitarization accounts for 80 percent of our income, and 20 percent is from civilian activities including commercial AMMUNITION , space propulsion and sea ARE NAMMO CALIBER AMMUNITIONA mmunitionNammo is a superior quality producer of small, medium and large caliber AMMUNITION MotorsNammo has unique competence within engineering.
2 Analysis and manufacturing of high-performance rocket motors and space is a world leader within environmentally friendly SystemsNammo has a broad range of shoulder-fired systems covering most of the warfighters needs in today s BUSINESS4 CALIBER AMMUNITIONMAKING NATO CALIBERS MORE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE ..p. mm x 30 PLASTIC BLANK mm x 45 AP 3 ..p. mm x 45 AP 45 ..p. mm x 45 NATO BALL ..p. mm x 45 BALL NON TOXIC 4 mm x 45 DIM TRACER (IR) 4 ..p. mm x 45 NATO TRACER ..p. mm x 45 TRACER NON TOXIC 4 ..p. mm x 45 FRANGIBLE NON TOXIC 4 SEMI-JACKETED ..p. mm x 45 PLASTIC BLANK AMMUNITION ..p. mm x 45 PSRTA ..p. mm x 51 NATO BALL ..p. mm x 51 BALL 11 LONG RANGE ..p. mm x 51 AP 11 LONG RANGE ..p. mm x 51 AP 10 ..p. mm x 51 AP 8 ..p. mm x 51 BALL NON TOXIC 9 mm x 51 NATO TRACER ..p. mm x 51 TRACER NON TOXIC 9 ..p. mm x 51 DIM TRACER (IR) 9.
3 P. mm x 51 BALL NON TOXIC 6 RR ..p. mm x 51 FRANGIBLE NON TOXIC 9 OPEN TIP ..p. mm x 51 TRACER NON TOXIC 6 RR ..p. mm x 51 PLASTIC BLANK AMMUNITION ..p. mm x 51 PSRTA ..p. mm x 35 (300 BLK) FRANGIBLE 7 OPEN TIP ..p. mm x 35 (300 BLK) BALL 13 SUBSONIC SPECIAL PURPOSE ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER D46 ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER LOCK BASE ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER SEMI-AUTO ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER SCENAR ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER AP ..p. mm x 51 .308 WINCHESTER SUBSONIC ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA MAGNUM LOCK BASE ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA MAGNUM SCENAR ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA MAGNUM SOLID ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA MAGNUM AP ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA API ..p. mm x 70 .338 LAPUA MAGNUM PROOF, DRILL AND BLANK ..p. 509 mm x 19 BALL 7 HP ..p. 519 mm x 19 BALL NON TOXIC 7 HP ..p. 529 mm x 19 FRANGIBLE NON TOXIC 6 ..p. mm x 99 BALL (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 TRACER (.50 CAL).
4 P. mm x 99 SG BALL (.50 CAL) ..p. 56 CONTENTSCORE BUSINESS mm x 99 SG-T BALL TRACER (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 SG-M (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 SG-DT (IR) (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 API (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 API-T (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 AP-S (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 API-S (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 MP (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 MP-T (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 MP-DT (IR) (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 RR (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 RR-T (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 RR-DT (IR) (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 POLYMER CASED AMMUNITION (.50 CAL) (MAC) ..p. mm x 99 PLASTIC BLANK AMMUNITION (.50 CAL) ..p. mm x 99 PSRTA-T (.50 CAL) ..p. 72 DRILL ROUNDS ..p. 73 MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITIONBURSTING ONTO THE SCENE: THE 40 MM GRENADE GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH ..p. 7620 mm x 102 MP LD M70 AND MP LD M70 7820 mm x 102 TP-RRR LD AND TP-RRR LD M2 ..p. 7920 mm x 102 TP LD M12 AND TP-T LD M13.
5 P. 8020 mm x 102 MP M70 A2 ..p. 8120 mm x 102 TP-M ..p. 8220 mm x 102 TP AND TP-T ..p. 8320 mm x 128 HEI/SD AND HEI-T/SD ..p. 8420 mm x 128 SAPHEI/SD ..p. 8520 mm x 128 API-T ..p. 8620 mm x 128 TP AND TP-T ..p. 8720 mm x 139 MP-T SD ..p. 8825 mm x 137 SAPHEI-T ..p. 8925 mm x 137 APEX ..p. 9025 mm x 137 TP-RRR AND TP-T RRR ..p. 9125 mm x 137 MP-T SD ..p. 9225 mm x 137 HEI AND HEI-T ..p. 9325 mm x 137 HEI/SD AND HEI-T/SD ..p. 9425 mm x 137 SAPHEI/SD AND SAPHEI- 9525 mm x 137 TP AND TP-T ..p. 9625 mm x 137 PLASTIC BLANK AMMUNITION ..p. 9727 mm x 145 MP ..p. 9827 mm x 145 TP-RRR ..p. 9930 mm x 113 TP AND TP-T ..p. 10030 mm x 173 HEI AND HEI-T ..p. 10130 mm x 173 HEI/SD AND HEI-T/SD ..p. 10230 mm x 173 SAPHEI/SD AND SAPHEI- 103 CONTENTS6 mm x 173 MP-T/SD ..p. 10430 mm x 173 APFSDS-T ..p. 10530 mm x 173 APFSDS-T SWIMMER ..p.
6 10630 mm x 173 TP-T ..p. 10730 mm x 173 TPDS-T AND APDS-T ..p. 10830 mm x 173 10930 mm x 173 PLASTIC BLANK AMMUNITION ..p. 11035 mm x 228 HEI/SD AND HEI-T/SD ..p. 11135 mm x 228 SAPHEI/SD ..p. 11235 mm x 228 TP AND TP-T ..p. 11340 mm x 53 PPHE ..p. 11440 mm x 53 11540 mm x 53 HEDP-AB ..p. 11640 mm x 53 HEDP-RF ..p. 117 MANUAL PROGRAMMING UNIT (MPU) ..p. 11840 mm x 53 HEDP AND HEDP-SD ..p. 11940 mm x 53 HE AND HE/SD ..p. 12040 mm x 53 TP AND TP-T ..p. 12140 mm x 53 TPM-T ..p. 12240 mm x 53 DRILL CARTRIDGE ..p. 12340 mm HELLHOUND ..p. 12440 mm DOOR BREACHER ..p. 12540 mm L/70 HE-T ..p. 12640 mm L/70 TP-T ..p. 12757 mm L/70 HE ..p. 12857 mm L/70 TP ..p. 129 LARGE CALIBER AMMUNITION NEW SHELL DESIGNS ARE FEELING THE PRESSURE ..p. 132120 mm IM HE-T ..p. 134120 mm IM TP-T ..p. 135120 mm KE-TP ..p. 136120 mm IM CANISTER ..p. 137155 mm IM HE-ER ..p. 138155 mm HE-ER ..p. 139155 mm TP-ER ..p. 140155 mm HE ..p. 141 PROPELLING CHARGES.
7 P. 14260 mm, 81 mm AND 120 mm MORTAR PRACTICE AMMUNITION ..p. 14381 mm MORTAR ILLUMINATING ROUND ..p. 14481 mm MORTAR IR-SMK ..p. 14581 mm MORTAR HE ..p. 146120 mm MORTAR HE ..p. 147120 mm MORTAR HE-ER ..p. 148120 mm MORTAR IR-SMK ..p. 149120 mm MORTAR ILLUMINATING ROUND ..p. 150 CONTENTSCONTENTS79 CALIBER AMMUNITIONSHOULDER FIRED SYSTEMSTHE M72: INNOVATION ENSURES LEGENDARY WEAPON DELIVERS A RELIABLE ADVANTAGE ON TODAY S BATTLEFIELD ..p. 152M72 FIRE FROM ENCLOSURE (FFE) ANTI-ARMOR (A8) AND ANTI-STRUCTURE MUNITION (A10) ..p. 154M72 ANTI-STRUCTURE MUNITION (A12)..p. 155M72 ANTI-STRUCTURE MUNITION REDUCED CALIBER (ASM RC) ..p. 156M72 ENHANCED CAPACITY (EC) ..p. 157M72 TRAINING SYSTEM ..p. 158 REFLEX SIGHT ..p. 159 LASER SIGHT ..p. 160 BUNKER DEFEAT MUNITION (BDM) ..p. 161 OTHER PRODUCTS AND SERVICESFRAGMENTATION HAND GRENADE (HGF) ..p. 164 OFFENSIVE HAND GRENADE (HGO).
8 P. 165 OFFENSIVE HAND GRENADE (HGO) ..p. 166 SCALABLE OFFENSIVE HAND GRENADE (SOHG)..p. 167 TRAINING HAND GRENADE ..p. 168 TTC SMOKE HAND GRENADE ..p. 169 DIVER RECALL SIGNAL (DRS) ..p. 170M67 GRENADE ..p. 171 SHOCK TUBE SYSTEM ..p. 172 ANTI-PERSONNEL OBSTACLE BREACHING SYSTEM (APOBS) ..p. 173 AIRCRAFT EJECTOR RELEASE CARTRIDGES ..p. 17470 mm WARHEAD ..p. 175 FLARE IGNITION PELLETS LP2000 AND FS03 ..p. 176 ROCKET MOTORS ..p. 177 NAMMO DEMIL ..p. 178 THE LAPUA BRAND ..p. 180 VIHTAVUORI POWDER ..p. 181 BERGER ..p. 182 HANSSON 184SK AMMUNITION ..p. 185 MULTIPURPOSE (MP) CONCEPT ..p. 186 PROGRAMMABLE AMMUNITION 187 PLASTIC SHORT RANGE TRAINING AMMUNITION (PSRTA) CONCEPT ..p. 188 INFRARED TRACER CONCEPT ..p. 189 NAMMO RAUFOSS TEST CENTER, BRADALSMYRA ..p. 190 CONTENTS898 CONTENTSSMALL CALIBER AMMUNITION Combat and training AMMUNITION Premium cartridge technology Commercial brands ranging from mm to mm ammunition11 CALIBER AMMUNITIONThe basic principles of small arms AMMUNITION have not changed for over a century, but that doesn t mean innovation has stopped.
9 The industry is continuously exploring ways to evolve small caliber AMMUNITION such as mm and mm including the use of new materials that improve performance, reduce cost and even address environmental : Norwegian Armed Forces / Henrik R yneMAKING NATO CALIBERS MORE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE you are in the armed forces or are a military enthusiast, most people are familiar with mm and mm rifle and machine gun AMMUNITION . These legendary rounds standard across the NATO alliance and elsewhere have been fired by soldiers in combat around the world for decades, most recently in regions such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Despite some criticism of these calibers in recent years, as well as the introduction of future AMMUNITION types such as the US Army s mm intermediate round (designed for the Next Generation Squad Weapon), the mm and mm rounds will likely remain the preferred solutions for most NATO and other Western allied forces for the foreseeable future.
10 With this in mind, the industry continues to ensure that NATO-standard small arms AMMUNITION remains effective and relevant in today s operating environments. AMMUNITION principles have been the same for 150 years, so what we are doing is tuning and improving, said Fredrik Erninge, Nammo s Product Director of Small Caliber AMMUNITION . Over the last 10 years, we have been able to make our AMMUNITION more efficient, cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Making the AMMUNITION more environmentally friendly is really a hot topic, he lead from bullets is seen as being particularly important, owing to its harmful environmental effects. Lead has traditionally been used for the projectile s core, while its outer jacket is made of a harder metal such as copper. This is often referred to as full metal jacket, or ball, AMMUNITION . Recognizing the effect on the environment and the soldiers that fire them, Nammo has been striving for two decades to remove lead from its products.