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'''NATO Small Arms Ammunition''' is firearms ammunition used within [[NATO]].<br/>Some of these loads include:

'''NATO Small Arms Ammunition''' is [[firearm]]s [[ammunition]] used within [[NATO]].<br/>Some of these loads include:

*.22 cal 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.

*[[.22 LR]] [[cartridge (firearms)|cartridge]]: The smallest [[round (firearms)|round]] in common use within NATO countries. Used in training and cadet forces.  Not an operational round.

*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.

* [[9x19mm]] cartridge: A low [[velocity]] round used in [[pistols]] and [[sub-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.

 

* [[5.56x45mm]] cartridge;  The most used round in NATO Armed Forces.  A relatively new round introduced in the 1960s with the [[M-16]], itself the second most produced [[assault rifle]] after the [[Kalashnikov]] [[AK 47]].

 

* [[7.62x51mm]] 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 for [[infantry]] use, but still the most common round for medium and GP machine guns and for all [[sniper]] and long range use.

 

*0.5 cal (12.7x99mm) cartridge. The largest small arms round commonly used in NATO Armed Forces. Used in the [[M2 Browning]] heavy machine gun and similar weapons.