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Iowa Army Ammunition Plant Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment built by Iowa Army Ammunition Plant.

2 weapon systems

M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions

M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeBuilt in: United StatesThe M888 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge designed for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army ammunition listings place it in the 60 mm HE family, and the Army's portfolio book says American Ordnance-Iowa AAP loads, assembles, and packs the round for U.S. Marine Corps procurement; that same source lists an M935 point-detonating fuze, a 14.738-inch length, a 3.75-pound weight, a 67 to 3,490 meter range, and use against personnel and light materiel.

M549A1 rocket-assisted projectile, 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile, Munitions

M549A1 rocket-assisted projectile155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectileBuilt in: United StatesThe M549A1 is a U.S. 155 mm high-explosive rocket-assisted projectile and the TNT-filled follow-on to the earlier M549 round. Army references describe it as a two-piece projectile with a high-fragmentation steel warhead and integral rocket motor, built to extend range for standard and developmental howitzers and later treated as a legacy round in Army modernization plans.