ammunition
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Ammunition is the projectile and propellant loaded into firearms that allows them to be fired. Different types of ammunition are designed for different purposes, such as the armor-piercing incendiary tracer rounds shown here, which are used in military weapons like the M2 Browning machine gun.
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22 sectionsContents
- Glossary
- Etymology
- Design
- Components
- Fuzes
- Propellant or explosive
- Cartridge case or container
- Projectile
- Storage
- Common types
- Small arms
- Shells
- Artillery
- Tank
- Naval
- Aircraft and anti-aircraft
- Logistics
- Environmental problems
- Unexploded ordnance
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=0.8|A belt of .50 BMG|0.50 caliber ammunition loaded into an [[M2 Browning. Every fifth round (red tip) is an M20 (armor piercing incendiary tracer).]]
Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the parts of other weapons that create the effect on a target (e.g., bullets and warheads).