Ammo practice questions and answerS

What are lot numbers used for? Used by manufactures for quality control What are the parts to lot numbers? Manufactures Identification code (MIC) (identifies primary manufacturer of the round) Year/month of production (I not used) Lot Interfix number Tenth Position Sequence Number (round limit and time limit) Ammo lot suffix (not always used, denotes rework) What does lot interfix represent? More than a 30 day break in production a new contract for the ammo has been issued a change in design of the round has occurred the sequence number has been exhausted What are the Tenth Position codes? - normal lot L functional lot S special lot E experimental lot H hybrid ammunition (parts from the extra bin) How are federal supply classes annotated? also what code are they in? 1305 13=munition and 05=class1 they are in the NSN 1305 ammo 30mm or smaller dodic A 1310 Ammo 31mm to 74mm dodic B 1315 ammo 75mm-125mm dodic C 1320 ammo 0ver 125 dodic D 1330 Grenades dodic G 1340 Rockets and rocket ammo dodic H, PB, PV, WF 1345 Land mines dodic J and K 1365 Military chemical agents dodic K 1370 Pyrotechnics dodic L 1375 Demolition materials dodic M, ML, MN What codes comprise the NSN Federal Supply classification NIIN national codification bureau code (country of origin)(00 and 01 denote MURICA) Item number What level of HQ uses what codes? DODIC is BN and lower DODAC is BDE and higher DODAC is comprised of what? FSC NSN DODIC What are the Ammo color coding colors? Black=armor defeating Olive Drab=Antipersonnel/anti-materiel Light Blue=Target Practice (TP) White letters=Inert(no fillers or explosive charge) Yellow letters=High-explosive filler or charge What ammo uses what links? M240 uses m13 clip-type open loop .50 cal uses M2 or M9 closed loop When IDing a 7.62mm or .50 cal round, what must be given? Caliber nomenclature purpose color M993 7.62 AP black tip M80 7.62 BALL none do not fire M80 in M240 M62 7.62 Tracer Orange tip normal tracer used in combat mix M62 7.62 Tracer red tip used for overhead firing, the M62 is used in training M82 7.62 Blank M60 7.62 High pressure test This round has a steel cartridge and MUST NOT be fired. testing purposes only M63 7.62 Dummy six flutings M172 7.62 Dummy Black oxide 7.62 combat mix and training mix 4:M80-1:M62 orange tip 4:M80-1:M62 red tip M8 .50 cal AP Incendiary Silver tip M20 .50 cal AP incendiary with tracer Red tip w/ silver band M33 .50 cal Ball M1 .50 cal Tracer Red CONUS training only M10 .50 cal Tracer Orange visible trace from 100 yards to not less than 1600 yards M17 .50 cal Tracer Brown Normal tracer round M1/M23 .50 cal Incendiary Blue M2 .50 cal AP black tip M1 .50 cal High pressure test steel cartridge, DONT FIRE, testing only M2 .50 cal Dummy has holes drilled through cartridge