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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 firearms 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.

*.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]].

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

*5.56mm 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]].

*5.56x45mm 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]].

*7.62mm 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.

*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, 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.

*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.