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* [[9x19mm]] 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]].
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* [[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]].
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* [[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.
 
* [[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.
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