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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.
*9x19mm cartridge: A low velocity round used in [[pistols]] and [[sub-machine guns]].
*[[.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.
*5.56x45mm 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]].
*7.62x51mm 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.
* [[9x19mm]] cartridge: A low [[velocity]] round used in [[pistols]] and [[sub-machine guns]].
* [[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.
*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.
[[Category:Ammunition]]
[[Category:NATO]]
[[Category:Firearms]]
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons]]