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Created page with "'''NATO Small Arms Ammunition''' is firearms ammunition used within NATO. The list below is by no means comprehensive. *.22 cartridge: The smallest round in common use with..."
'''NATO Small Arms Ammunition''' is firearms ammunition used within [[NATO]].
The list below is by no means comprehensive.
*.22 cartridge: The smallest round in common use within NATO countries. Used in training and cadet forces. Not an operational round.
*9 mm cartridge: A low velocity round used in [[pistols]] and [[sub-machine guns]]. Probably the most familiar round to the public.
*5.56 cartridge; The most used round in NATO Armed Forces. A relatively new round introduced in the 1960's with the [[M-16]], itself the second most produced assault rifle after the Kalashnikov [[AK 47]].
*7.62 cartridge "Full Metal Jacket": An older far more powerful assault rife - Light/medium/general purpose machine gun round. Was largely replaced with the 5.56 during the 1980s/90s, but still the most common round for medium and GP machine guns.
*0.5 cal cartridge. The largest small arms round commonly used in NATO Armed Forces. Used in the [[M2 Browning]] heavy machine gun and similar weapons.
The list below is by no means comprehensive.
*.22 cartridge: The smallest round in common use within NATO countries. Used in training and cadet forces. Not an operational round.
*9 mm cartridge: A low velocity round used in [[pistols]] and [[sub-machine guns]]. Probably the most familiar round to the public.
*5.56 cartridge; The most used round in NATO Armed Forces. A relatively new round introduced in the 1960's with the [[M-16]], itself the second most produced assault rifle after the Kalashnikov [[AK 47]].
*7.62 cartridge "Full Metal Jacket": An older far more powerful assault rife - Light/medium/general purpose machine gun round. Was largely replaced with the 5.56 during the 1980s/90s, but still the most common round for medium and GP machine guns.
*0.5 cal cartridge. The largest small arms round commonly used in NATO Armed Forces. Used in the [[M2 Browning]] heavy machine gun and similar weapons.