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Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

This category groups standalone missiles, guided bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and other expendable payloads represented as catalog entries.

Entries distinguish the munition from its launch platform while preserving guidance method, payload class, range, origin, and documented conflict use.

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GBU-35 BLU-110 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq WarGBU-35 BLU-110 Joint Direct Attack Munition1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bombSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-35 BLU-110 Joint Direct Attack Munition was a U.S. Navy 1,000-pound JDAM designation for a BLU-110 bomb body fitted with Boeing's GPS/INS tail kit. Sources separate it from the Mk 83-bodied GBU-32 while placing both in the same 1,000-pound JDAM class, and direct conflict sources document GBU-35 use in Afghanistan and Iraq.
GBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, 1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreGBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kitSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition is Boeing's GPS/INS JDAM guidance kit applied to the Mk 83 or BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb-body class. JDAM is a conversion kit rather than a stand-alone bomb, and the GBU-32 sits in the middle of the JDAM family between 500-pound and 2,000-pound variants. Direct conflict-use sources connect the GBU-32 to U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and NATO-led coalition operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, while OHCHR reported suspected Israeli use of GBU-32 bombs in Gaza strikes during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
GBU-16 Paveway II, 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1991 Iraqi No-Fly-Zone Conflict +3 moreGBU-16 Paveway II1,000-pound laser-guided bombSide: Coalition forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe GBU-16 Paveway II is the 1,000-pound member of the U.S.-origin Paveway II laser-guided bomb family, combining a Mk 83 or BLU-110-class bomb body with seeker, control, and airfoil kit components. It requires reflected laser energy from a designator rather than autonomous target search, and its documented record spans U.S. Navy carrier aviation, allied operators, and Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes investigated in Yemen.
GBU-31 JDAM (Mk 84 / BLU-109), 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb configuration, Munitions1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force, 2001 War in Afghanistan +5 moreGBU-31 JDAM (Mk 84 / BLU-109)2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb configurationSide: NATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIsraelYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31 JDAM is the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition configuration built around Boeing's GPS/INS tail kit and either a Mk 84-class general-purpose bomb body or a BLU-109 hard-target penetrator body. U.S. military and Federal Register sources distinguish the KMU-556 Mk 84 configuration from the KMU-557 BLU-109 configuration, while direct conflict-use reporting traces GBU-31/JDAM employment from Kosovo and Afghanistan to Iraq, Yemen, Operation Inherent Resolve, the Israel-Hamas war, and the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
GBU-31(V)3/B Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided hard-target penetrator bomb, Munitions2025 Israel-Iran ConflictGBU-31(V)3/B Joint Direct Attack Munition2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided hard-target penetrator bombSide: IsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31(V)3/B is the hard-target penetrator variant of the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, pairing a Boeing JDAM GPS/INS tail kit with the BLU-109 penetrator bomb body. Official U.S. sources describe its GPS/INS guidance, 2,115-pound launch-weight configuration, and 15-mile range class, while open-source munition and aviation reporting connect the BLU-109 GBU-31 JDAM lane to Israeli operations during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.
GBU-27 Paveway III, 2,000-pound hard-target laser-guided bomb, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +1 moreGBU-27 Paveway III2,000-pound hard-target laser-guided bombSide: Coalition forcesNATOUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-27 Paveway III is a U.S. 2,000-pound hard-target laser-guided bomb derived from the GBU-24 family and repackaged for internal carriage by the F-117A Nighthawk. GAO and GulfLINK records describe a BLU-109-based penetrator for hard targets, while Air Force reporting documents enhanced EGBU-27 use by F-117s in the opening phase of the 2003 Iraq War.
BLU-109 penetrator warhead, 2,000-pound hard-target penetrator warhead, Munitions2014 Yemen Civil War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +2 moreBLU-109 penetrator warhead2,000-pound hard-target penetrator warheadSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesUnited StatesIsraelBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe BLU-109 is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound hard-target penetrator warhead built around a thick forged-steel bomb body for defeating reinforced structures and buried targets. It appears as the bomb body inside guided weapons such as GBU-24 Paveway III and GBU-31 JDAM configurations, with source-backed conflict context ranging from Saudi-led coalition stocks in Yemen to Israeli JDAM-linked use and transfers in Gaza, Lebanon, and the 2025 Israel-Iran fighting.
GBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 2,000-pound JDAM bomb, Munitions2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +1 moreGBU-31(V)1 Joint Direct Attack Munition2,000-pound JDAM bombSide: NATO-led coalitionIsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31(V)1/B Joint Direct Attack Munition is the Mk 84 general-purpose lane of the 2,000-pound JDAM family, combining Boeing's GPS/INS tail-control kit with a 2,000-pound-class bomb body. Official Air Force, Navy, Boeing, and security-assistance sources separate this KMU-556/Mk 84 configuration from BLU-109 penetrator GBU-31 variants, while direct records document exact or Mk 84-specific GBU-31 use in the 2011 Libya air campaign and the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.
GBU-10 Paveway II, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreGBU-10 Paveway II2,000-pound laser-guided bombSide: Coalition forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe GBU-10 Paveway II is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound semi-active laser-guided bomb built around the Paveway II guidance-kit family. It combines a Mk 84-class or BLU-109-class bomb body with laser seeker and control surfaces, and direct sources document its use by U.S., Canadian, Belgian, and NATO aircraft from Desert Storm through Libya in 2011.
Mk 84 Mod 4 2,000-pound unguided bomb, 2,000-pound unguided general-purpose bomb, Munitions1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +4 moreMk 84 Mod 4 2,000-pound unguided bomb2,000-pound unguided general-purpose bombSide: United States and South VietnamCoalition forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesIsraelBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe Mk 84 Mod 4 is a U.S. 2,000-pound Mark 80-series general-purpose bomb body, used as a heavy unguided air-delivered strike weapon and as the body for JDAM, Paveway, SPICE, and other guided configurations. Sources tie Mk 84-class bombs to U.S. air operations in Vietnam, Kosovo, Desert Storm, and Afghanistan, Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen, and Israeli heavy-bomb use in Gaza.
GBU-24 Paveway III, 2,000-pound-class laser-guided bomb, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreGBU-24 Paveway III2,000-pound-class laser-guided bombSide: Coalition forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-24 Paveway III is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound-class laser-guided bomb family that combines a Paveway III guidance section and airfoil group with Mk 84, BLU-109, or related hard-target bomb bodies. Official and military-history sources document GBU-24 use in the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and the 2003 Iraq War, while Yemen rights-monitoring sources identify GBU-24 or Paveway III-series remnants from Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes where fragmentary evidence can limit exact bomb-body identification.
Hydra-70 rocket system, 2.75-inch air-launched rocket family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreHydra-70 rocket system2.75-inch air-launched rocket familySide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesCoalition forcesBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesHydra-70 is the U.S. 2.75-inch air-launched rocket family managed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Official sources describe it as a lightweight, multi-mission rocket family built around the MK66 motor, mission-specific warheads, and seven- or 19-tube launchers; cataloged conflict evidence includes U.S. transfers to Ukraine, Apache and Marine attack-helicopter use in Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve, and Apache employment in the 1990 Gulf War.
Excalibur N5, 5-inch/127 mm naval precision-guided projectile, MunitionsExcalibur N55-inch/127 mm naval precision-guided projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Raytheon and BAE Systems Bofors / United States and SwedenExcalibur N5 is the 5-inch/127 mm naval branch of the Raytheon and BAE Systems Bofors Excalibur precision-projectile family. It adapts the land-service Excalibur Ib baseline for Navy five-inch guns, with Raytheon reporting guided tests from a naval gun, direct hits beyond 20 nautical miles in 2015, later short-, mid-, and long-range demonstrations, and a range claim of more than twice conventional 5-inch munitions.
GBU-28 Paveway III, 5,000-pound laser-guided penetrator bomb, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +1 moreGBU-28 Paveway III5,000-pound laser-guided penetrator bombSide: Coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-28 Paveway III is a U.S. 5,000-pound-class hard-target penetrator bomb rushed into service for Operation Desert Storm and later retained as a specialized air-launched bunker-buster. GAO and Air & Space Forces sources describe a semi-active laser-guided weapon with a 4,400-pound-class penetrator warhead, while later GBU-28B/B and GBU-28C/B variants added GPS/INS guidance and the BLU-122 improved penetrator for all-weather hard-target attack.
5.56x45 mm cartridge, 5.56x45 mm NATO small-arms cartridge, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan5.56x45 mm cartridge5.56x45 mm NATO small-arms cartridgeSide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: FN Herstal / Multiple ammunition manufacturers / Belgium / multiple countriesThe 5.56x45 mm cartridge is the NATO-standard small-arms cartridge family derived from FN Herstal's SS109 work and standardized by NATO in 1980. The page tracks both the cartridge's technical lineage and direct conflict evidence, including Canadian 5.56 mm ammunition for Ukraine and U.S. Army M855A1 fielding in Afghanistan.
5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, 5.56x45mm NATO small-arms cartridge, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +1 more5.56x45mm NATO cartridge5.56x45mm NATO small-arms cartridgeSide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesIslamic StateBuilt: FN Herstal / Multiple ammunition manufacturers / Belgium / multiple countriesThe 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge is the NATO-standard small-arms cartridge family built around FN Herstal's SS109 lineage, standardized by NATO in 1980 and produced by many ammunition makers. This entry tracks both its technical family context and direct conflict evidence, including Canadian 5.56 mm ammunition supplied for Ukraine, U.S. Army M855A1 fielding in Afghanistan, and 5.56 x 45 mm ammunition recovered from Islamic State forces in Iraq.
7.62 mm ammunition, 7.62 mm small-arms ammunition family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 more7.62 mm ammunition7.62 mm small-arms ammunition familySide: RussiaIslamic StateRebel and jihadist armed groupsBuilt: Multiple state and commercial ammunition producers / Russia / Soviet Union / multiple countries7.62 mm ammunition on this page refers to the Soviet-pattern 7.62x54R/7.62x54mmR rifle and machine-gun cartridge family, especially the load documented on the BMD-2 for its PKT machine guns. C.I.P. lists the cartridge as a rimmed 7.62 x 54 R round with a 77.16 mm maximum cartridge length, while Rosoboronexport catalogs 7N1 sniper and 7N13 enhanced-penetration loads. Direct CAR and Small Arms Survey reporting documents 7.62 x 54R ammunition in Ukraine, Iraq/Syria, and northern Mali, with notes distinguishing recovered ammunition from confirmed firing events.
.338 Lapua Magnum cartridge, 8.6 mm long-range centerfire rifle cartridge, Munitions.338 Lapua Magnum cartridge8.6 mm long-range centerfire rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Multiple ammunition manufacturers / Finland and other ammunition-producing countries.338 Lapua Magnum is a Finnish 8.6x70 mm centerfire rifle cartridge developed from .338/416 work into a long-range military, law-enforcement, and precision-rifle round. C.I.P. lists Finland as the country of origin, while Lapua and Nammo sources show current tactical, target, armor-piercing, hunting, and special-purpose load families. The linked rifle relationships stay limited to cataloged weapons whose sources document .338 Lapua chambering.
12 Gauge Buckshot, 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with buckshot pellets, Munitions12 Gauge Buckshot12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with buckshot pelletsSide: UnknownBuilt: Federal Premium Ammunition / Remington Ammunition / Winchester / United States and other countries12 Gauge Buckshot is a 12-gauge shotshell family loaded with larger lead pellets for close-range patterning from compatible shotguns. Current Federal, Remington, and Winchester pages list commercial buckshot loads across 00, 000, 1, 0, and 4 buck designations, while Marine Corps training material identifies A011 Cartridge, 12 Gauge #00 Buckshot M162 as service-shotgun ammunition rather than a standalone weapon system.
12.7x99mm NATO / .50 BMG, 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge, Munitions12.7x99mm NATO / .50 BMG12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers and NATO-standard production lines / United States, Belgium, and other NATO-aligned production countries12.7x99mm NATO, better known as .50 BMG, is the Browning-derived heavy-machine-gun cartridge family used by M2-class guns and other .50-caliber weapons. This relationship-only page tracks linked-belt service context, documented M33 ball and armor-piercing load families, current retail and contract cost examples, and the Barrett and FN platforms that fire it.
KAB-20 guided aerial bomb, 20 kg guided aerial bomb, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKAB-20 guided aerial bomb20 kg guided aerial bombSide: RussiaBuilt: Tactical Missiles Corporation (KTRV) / RussiaKAB-20 is a Russian 20 kg-class guided aerial bomb family developed for UAV carriage on aircraft such as Forpost-R/Forpost-RU and Orion. Janes identified the Army 2020 display bombs as TsNIIKhM KB-20 munitions with a 7 kg high-explosive fragmentation warhead and either satellite or laser guidance, while Ukraine-war reporting links KAB-20/KAB-20S weapons to Russian armed-drone strikes and carriage.
M940 MPT-SD cartridge, 20 mm multi-purpose tracer self-destruct cartridge, MunitionsM940 MPT-SD cartridge20 mm multi-purpose tracer self-destruct cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe M940 MPT-SD is a U.S. 20x102 mm multi-purpose tracer self-destruct cartridge for the land-based Phalanx / C-RAM firing chain. Northrop Grumman identifies M940-1 and M940-2 as C-RAM-fired rounds, Army ammunition material describes LPWS/C-RAM employing M940 against incoming rockets, artillery shells, and mortar rounds, and FY2027 budget material lists AC34 M940 w/MK7 Link procurement through Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics option lines.
30 x 173mm suite of ammunition, 30 mm ammunition family, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State30 x 173mm suite of ammunition30 mm ammunition familySide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesNorthrop Grumman's 30x173 mm Bushmaster ammunition family covers high-explosive, practice-tracer, programmable airburst, and armor-piercing round types for Mk44, Mk44 Stretch, XM813, and GAU-23/A cannon applications. The suite is better read as a cartridge family than as one round: this record links the ammunition to shipboard mounts, AC-130 gunship use, and the catalog's individual Mk238, Mk239, Mk266, and Mk310 round pages.
M789 high-explosive dual-purpose round, 30 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridge, Munitions2001 War in AfghanistanM789 high-explosive dual-purpose round30 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe M789 is a U.S. 30x113 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridge for the Apache helicopter's M230/AV-30 chain gun and SOCOM MH-60 Black Hawk gunship use. Army budget documents identify it as the Apache M230's qualified combat cartridge, with a shaped-charge liner for light-armor defeat and a steel projectile body for anti-personnel effects. The Army tied M789 replenishment to Operation Freedom's Sentinel combat expenditures in Afghanistan and later used the legacy cartridge as the baseline for Apache counter-UAS and proximity-ammunition testing.
30x165 mm ammunition, 30x165 mm autocannon ammunition family, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State30x165 mm ammunition30x165 mm autocannon ammunition familySide: Islamic StateBuilt: STV Group / MSM Group / Yugoimport SDPR / Czech Republic / Slovakia / Serbia30x165 mm ammunition is a Soviet-origin autocannon ammunition family marketed by STV GROUP, MSM Group, and Yugoimport SDPR for Soviet-pattern 30 mm automatic guns. STV lists the family for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 autocannons mounted on BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-2, BMD-3, and BTR-80A platforms, with HE, HEI, HEI-T, HE-T, HE-SR-T, and AP-T variants. Conflict Armament Research also documented a single 30 x 165 mm cartridge ammunition item in its Iraq sample of Islamic State materiel, without identifying the specific round variant or firing platform.
30 mm x 165 HEI-T round, 30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge, Munitions30 mm x 165 HEI-T round30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: STV Group / MSM Group / Czech Republic / SlovakiaThe 30 mm x 165 HEI-T round is a Soviet-origin high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge in the 30x165 mm autocannon family, with the 3UOR6 designation used for a closely documented Russian-service round. STV GROUP, MSM Group, Yugoimport, METIS, and ordnance references tie the cartridge family to 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 automatic cannons, making the round relevant to BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-family, BTR-80A, Tunguska, and other 30x165 mm gun platforms.
37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile, 37 mm fragmentation projectile with tracer and self-destruct, Munitions37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile37 mm fragmentation projectile with tracer and self-destructSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ordnance program / Soviet UnionThe 37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile is a Soviet 37x252 mmSR fragmentation-with-tracer projectile associated with the UOR-167N fixed round for 61-K-family and related 37 mm guns. Ordnance guides list OR-167N beside the earlier OR-167 and tie it to point-detonating self-destruct fuzes, while specialist references preserve the OP-167H alternate rendering used in UXO identification material.
37mm BR-167 (M1939) projectile, 37x252mmSR AP-T solid-shot projectile, Munitions37mm BR-167 (M1939) projectile37x252mmSR AP-T solid-shot projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe BR-167 is the Soviet 37 mm armor-piercing tracer projectile in the UBR-167 fixed round for the M1939 / 61-K anti-aircraft gun family. Ordnance identification guides tie the BR-167 projectile to the UBR-167 cartridge and the M1939 towed gun, while specialist ammunition references describe the projectile as a spin-stabilized solid shot with a tracer element and no explosive filler.
40 mm Bofors projectile, 40 mm anti-aircraft gun projectile, Munitions40 mm Bofors projectile40 mm anti-aircraft gun projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corporation / United StatesThe 40 mm Bofors projectile covers the shell/projectile component used in Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft ammunition, with sourced coverage centered on wartime high-explosive tracer projectile construction and U.S. Hoffman Machinery Corporation's World War II production. Marist University Archives says Hoffman's Poughkeepsie plant converted to 40 mm anti-aircraft projectile production around June 1942 and shipped almost 15 million projectiles by August 1945.
40 mm APFSDS-T round, 40 mm APFSDS-T round, Munitions40 mm APFSDS-T round40 mm APFSDS-T roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Bofors Defence AB / SwedenThe 40 mm APFSDS-T round is a Swedish Bofors Defence AB kinetic-energy cartridge for 40 mm L/70 gun systems, using an armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot projectile with tracer. Bofors material places it in the 40 mm ammunition family beside 3P and training rounds, identifies Mk I and Mk II development, and Swedish Armed Forces safety regulations list SLPPRJ 90 and SLPPRJ 01 LK designations for Strf 90 and Lvkv 90 firing contexts.
North Korean F-7 rocket-propelled-grenade projectile, 40 mm HE-fragmentation RPG round, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarNorth Korean F-7 rocket-propelled-grenade projectile40 mm HE-fragmentation RPG roundSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: North Korean state arms industry / North KoreaThe North Korean F-7 is a 40 mm HE-fragmentation RPG round for RPG-7-pattern launchers. Small Arms Survey identifies it by its gray warhead, sustainer motor, and Korean markings, while conflict reporting has tied it to Boko Haram-linked materiel and to Hamas use in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, including reuse of its motor section in improvised anti-tank rockets.
OGi-7MA RPG round, 40 mm high-explosive fragmentation RPG round, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreOGi-7MA RPG round40 mm high-explosive fragmentation RPG roundSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPIslamic StateUkraineBuilt: Arsenal JSCo / BulgariaThe OGi-7MA is a Bulgarian 40 mm high-explosive fragmentation round for RPG-7V-family launchers and Arsenal's ATGL-L recoilless guns. Arsenal describes it as an improved, pre-fragmented anti-personnel round with more than 1,250 fragments and AF76 or AF72 point-detonating fuzes, while conflict reporting places it with Boko Haram factions in the Lake Chad basin, Islamic State forces in north-east Syria, and Ukrainian forces around Bakhmut.
40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round, 40 mm L/70 multi-purpose tracer round, Munitions40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round40 mm L/70 multi-purpose tracer roundSide: UnknownBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / SwedenThe 40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round is a Swedish Bofors 40 mm L/70 cartridge for the 40/70B gun family. Jane's describes it as a complement to the PFHE Mk 2 shell for surface, ground, lightly armoured, and aerial targets, with 1,025 m/s muzzle velocity and about 20 mm RHA penetration at 1,000 m. Euro-SD later identified MPT as part of the Swedish Army CV9040's 24-round ready-use 40 mm load.
40x46 mm low-velocity grenade, 40 mm low-velocity grenade-launcher cartridge, Munitions40x46 mm low-velocity grenade40 mm low-velocity grenade-launcher cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Multiple ammunition manufacturers / United States, Germany, Greece, Bulgaria, and other producing countriesThe 40x46 mm low-velocity grenade is the handheld grenade-launcher cartridge family used by M79-, M203-, M320-, and similar 40 mm LV launchers. The family spans tactical, training, smoke, illumination, irritant, sound-and-flash, and other special-purpose cartridges; this relationship-only page documents that ammunition context without assigning independent conflict use to the cartridge family.
RTB-7MA RPG round, 40 mm thermobaric RPG round for RPG-7-family launchers, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRTB-7MA RPG round40 mm thermobaric RPG round for RPG-7-family launchersSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPUkraineBuilt: Arsenal JSCo / BulgariaThe RTB-7MA is a Bulgarian 40/106 mm thermobaric round for RPG-7-family launchers, built around a GTB-7MA warhead, CP-73 booster, SM-71 sustainer motor, and AF-76 point-detonating fuze. Product data frames it as an anti-personnel and anti-materiel round for shelters, fortifications, buildings, light armored vehicles, and automobiles, while open-source reporting places it with Boko Haram- and ISWAP-linked materiel in Nigeria and Ukrainian forces around Bakhmut.
M769 60 mm full range practice cartridge, 60 mm full range practice cartridge, MunitionsM769 60 mm full range practice cartridge60 mm full range practice cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / Nammo-Pocal / General Dynamics Canada / United States / CanadaThe M769 is a U.S. 60 mm full range practice cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army sources describe it as a low-cost training round that mirrors the M720/M720A1 high-explosive cartridges in shape, size, and weight, while a DLA ASSIST listing ties the M775 point-detonating practice fuze to the M769 FRPC.
M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic StateM720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / United StatesThe M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge is a U.S. mortar round for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army portfolio material identifies it as a 14.84-inch, 3.65-pound production-and-deployment cartridge with DODIC BA16 and BA44 configurations, while FY 2017 Iraq Train and Equip Fund records document M720A1 combat-resupply planning for Iraqi Security Forces during Operation Inherent Resolve.
M768 60 mm high-explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in AfghanistanM768 60 mm high-explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / United StatesThe M768 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge produced by Day & Zimmermann for the M224-series mortar system. The available family datasheet distinguishes it from the M720A1 mainly by its M783 point-detonating fuze, while Afghanistan reporting documents M768/A1 HE rounds in export data and 22,480 M768 cartridges in Afghan National Army ammunition procurement records.
M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM888 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesBuilt: American Ordnance / Iowa Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe M888 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army and environmental ordnance references identify it as DODIC B643 with an M935 point-detonating fuze, Composition B fill, 67- to 3,490-meter range, and fragmentation/blast effects against personnel and light materiel. Public conflict-specific evidence for this cartridge currently comes from Afghan National Army and Iraq Train and Equip Fund supply records, so the conflict rows document transfer and delivery context rather than confirmed battlefield firing.
60 mm M73 HE mortar shell, 60 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1991 Somali Civil War +1 more60 mm M73 HE mortar shell60 mm high-explosive mortar shellSide: Ukraineal-Shabaab and affiliated insurgentsRadoicic armed groupBuilt: Yugoimport SDPR / Krušik / SerbiaThe 60 mm M73 HE mortar shell is a Serbian high-explosive round in the Yugoimport and Krušik 60 mm mortar-shell catalogs. Beyond catalog data for M57 mortar firing, open reporting and UN monitoring have tied M73 rounds to Ukrainian use, al-Shabaab mortar attacks in Somalia, and seized ammunition after the 2023 Banjska attack.
Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile, 60 mm long-range HE mortar bomb, Munitions2023 Israel-Hamas WarIranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile60 mm long-range HE mortar bombSide: Hamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: Iran Defence Industries / IranIranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile is a long-range, fin-stabilized mortar bomb listed in Iran Defence Industries' ammunition catalogue. The LR variant is longer and heavier than the standard 60 mm HE round, carries a larger TNT fill, and is documented by OSMP in Gaza with markings that match the observed 60 mm L.R. HE/TNT designation family.
Mortar bombs, 60mm, 60 mm mortar ammunition, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2021 Myanmar Civil War +1 moreMortar bombs, 60mm60 mm mortar ammunitionSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPState Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsUkraineBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countries60 mm mortar bombs are fin-stabilized light mortar rounds made in high-explosive, smoke, illumination, infrared-illumination, and training variants for portable 60 mm mortar tubes. This entry treats the caliber as a family rather than a single national model: Boko Haram/ISWAP evidence is based on recovered rounds and IED adaptation, Myanmar evidence includes both fired and air-dropped mortar rounds, and Ukrainian evidence covers 60 mm mortar shells integrated into FPV strike drones.
M721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge, 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M721 is a U.S. 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge for the M224/M224A1 lightweight company mortar system. Army ammunition materials describe a parachute-and-candle payload, an M776 mechanical time fuze, and roughly 300,000 candlepower for observation, fire adjustment, and signaling, while transfer and budget records place the round in Afghan and Iraqi partner-force ammunition channels.
M722A1 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge, 60 mm white phosphorous smoke mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM722A1 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge60 mm white phosphorous smoke mortar cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesIraqi government and coalition forcesBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M722A1 is a U.S. 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army ammunition documents describe it as a spotting and marking round with a bulk-loaded white phosphorous projectile and an electronic M783 PD/DLY fuze, while transfer and budget records place the round in Afghan and Iraqi partner-force ammunition channels.
DAGR air-to-ground missile, 70 mm air-to-ground missile, MunitionsDAGR air-to-ground missile70 mm air-to-ground missileSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesLockheed Martin's DAGR (Direct Attack Guided Rocket) is a U.S. semi-active laser-guided 70 mm missile that adapts 2.75-inch/70 mm rockets for precision attack. Company test reporting ties the weapon to Hydra-70 and CRV-7 rocket bodies, HELLFIRE-compatible M299/M310 launcher interfaces, Apache and Little Bird helicopter launches, JLTV-mounted pedestal firing, and later ground-vehicle turret tests.
GATR 2.75-inch laser-guided rocket, 70 mm laser-guided rocket, MunitionsGATR 2.75-inch laser-guided rocket70 mm laser-guided rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelGATR, the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket, is a 70 mm laser-guided rocket family originally developed by Elbit Systems and Alliant Techsystems for air-to-surface precision attack. Current Elbit material describes GATR as a combat-proven rocket with LOBL/LOAL guidance, a multi-purpose penetrator warhead, and launcher compatibility up to 19 rockets; public sources also document USSOCOM evaluation on MH-60L/M platforms, AT-6 Wolverine carriage, and the Euro-GATR cooperation path for Germany.
FZ90 rocket motor, 70 mm wrap-around rocket motor, Munitions2012 M23 RebellionFZ90 rocket motor70 mm wrap-around rocket motorSide: Democratic Republic of the Congo and MONUSCO-aligned forcesBuilt: Thales Belgium / BelgiumFZ90 is Thales Belgium's 70 mm wrap-around rocket motor for air-to-ground rockets. The MOD.2/S version uses a solid double-base composite propellant, reduced smoke and launch signature, and extended standoff range, while public SAAF reporting ties FZ90-armed Rooivalk helicopters to MONUSCO combat operations against M23 positions in eastern DRC.
OG-15V round, 73 mm HE-fragmentation round for 2A28 Grom, MunitionsOG-15V round73 mm HE-fragmentation round for 2A28 GromSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Russian Federation producers / STV Group / Bulgarian producers / Soviet Union / Russian Federation / Czech Republic / BulgariaThe OG-15V round is a Soviet-origin 73 mm high-explosive fragmentation projected grenade for the 2A28 Grom low-pressure cannon. It gives BMP-1-family 2A28 installations a dedicated anti-personnel and field-fortification round, distinct from the PG-15V HEAT ammunition that dominated the gun's early loadout.
76mm HEP-T M329, 76 mm fixed HESH-T / HEP-T tank-gun round, Munitions76mm HEP-T M32976 mm fixed HESH-T / HEP-T tank-gun roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Chemring / MECAR / Belgium / United KingdomThe 76mm HEP-T M329 is a MECAR high-explosive squash head service round for the British L5A1 and L23/L23A1 76 mm gun family used on Saladin and Scorpion vehicles. Nexter's 2016 ammunition catalog lists it as an in-service fixed HESH-T round for personnel, bunkers, light armour, structures, and other material targets, with a Composition A3-filled projectile, base-detonating graze fuze, M23 tracer, and 533 m/s nominal muzzle velocity.
S-8 rocket family, 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreS-8 rocket family80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket familySide: UkraineRussiaSyrian government and alliesRussia and South Ossetian forcesSudanese government and allied militiasBuilt: Soviet defense industry / NPO Splav / Soviet Union / Russia / SerbiaThe S-8 is a Soviet-origin 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family fired from B-series pods on attack helicopters and ground-attack aircraft. The family uses warhead-specific designations for HEAT-fragmentation, concrete-piercing, thermobaric, illumination, smoke or marking, and later high-power or guided derivatives, with documented conflict use from Syria and Georgia to Darfur and Ukraine.
Mortar bombs, 81mm, 81 mm mortar bomb, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreMortar bombs, 81mm81 mm mortar bombSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPUkraineState Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countries81 mm mortar bombs are fin-stabilized ammunition families made by many arsenals and defense manufacturers for medium mortars, with high-explosive, smoke, illumination, infrared-illumination, and training variants. Documented conflict use in this catalog includes Boko Haram improvised explosive devices made from captured mortar bombs, U.S. transfers of 81 mm mortar rounds to Ukraine, and Myanmar Civil War reporting of both SAC mortar fire and resistance drone drops.
ECIA 81 mm mortar grenade, 81 mm mortar grenade, MunitionsECIA 81 mm mortar grenade81 mm mortar grenadeSide: UnknownBuilt: Esperanza y Cia (ECIA) / SpainThe ECIA 81 mm mortar grenade is a Spanish 81 mm mortar-bomb family associated with Esperanza y Cia, the historic ECIA mortar maker. Spanish defense records identify ECIA 81 mm M-832 illuminating and instruction mortar grenades, while later Spanish EOD reports document ECIA 81 mm mortar grenades as legacy ordnance. The L-65/81 link is treated as launcher-family context rather than a proven grenade designation.
BEKM-82 cumulative mine, 82 mm HEAT-fragmentation mortar projectile, MunitionsBEKM-82 cumulative mine82 mm HEAT-fragmentation mortar projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: HM Haditechnikai Intézet / Mechanikai Művek / HungaryThe BEKM-82 is a Hungarian 82 mm HEAT-fragmentation mortar projectile developed for automatic and conventional 82 mm mortars. HM Haditechnikai Intézet describes it as a dual-purpose anti-armor and fragmentation round: a 3.1 kg projectile with a shaped-charge effect rated for 100 mm of armor penetration. The page remains relationship-only because the public sources identify design, compatibility, and later Iraqi transfer context, but not direct BEKM-82 firing in a named conflict.
Mortar bombs, 82 mm, 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreMortar bombs, 82 mm82 mm high-explosive mortar bombSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPIslamic State and jihadist groupsIslamic StateRapid Support ForcesBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesThis entry covers the 82 mm mortar-bomb caliber class rather than a single factory model. Sources document the class in insurgent and paramilitary materiel from Boko Haram-linked forces in the Lake Chad Basin, Islamic State stocks in Syria and Iraq, and RSF-associated PP87 mortar ammunition in Sudan, while manufacturer and ordnance references show that model-specific weight, filling, fuze, and range figures vary across O-832, PP87, HE, smoke, illumination, and extended-range families.
82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU, 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar round, Munitions2003 Iraq War, 2015 Various Conflicts82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar roundSide: Iraqi government and security forcesIraqi insurgent and militia forcesUnconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Arcus JSC / BulgariaThe VO-832DU is a Bulgarian 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb sold by Arcus JSC for 82 mm smooth-bore mortars, including the 2B14 Podnos. The record also tracks closely related O-832DU-family evidence: NARA/DVIDS documents Bulgarian O-832DU rounds in an 2003 Iraq War weapons cache, while GICHD's Ukraine ordnance guide identifies the improved 53-O-832DU version in its 82 mm O-832 entry.
BR-365, 85 mm APBC / APHE-T projectile, MunitionsBR-36585 mm APBC / APHE-T projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet munitions industry / Soviet UnionBR-365 is the blunt-nosed Soviet 85 mm armor-piercing ballistic-capped projectile used in the UBR-365 fixed round family for 85 mm tank, self-propelled, and field guns. Tank Archives' D-44 ballistic tables list the APBC projectile at about 800 m/s, while METIS describes 53-BR-365 as an APHE-T projectile with a steel ballistic cap and WW2 Equipment Data ties the UBR-365 complete round to the same weapons as UBR-365K.
85 mm O-367A high-explosive round, 85 mm HE-frag projectile, Munitions85 mm O-367A high-explosive round85 mm HE-frag projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ammunition industry / Soviet UnionThe 85 mm O-367A, also cataloged as 53-O-367A and used in the 53-UO-367A fixed round, is a Soviet cast-iron high-explosive fragmentation projectile for the postwar 85 mm gun family. METIS ties the complete round to D-44, ZiS-S-53/T-34-85, D-5, and 52-K/KS-12 weapons, while D-44 ballistic tables document reduced-charge O-367A employment with KTM-family point fuzes, a 9.54 kg projectile, and a 15.65 km maximum range from the D-44.
85 mm O-365K high-explosive round, 85 mm HE-fragmentation round, Munitions85 mm O-365K high-explosive round85 mm HE-fragmentation roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet / Soviet UnionThe O-365K is the projectile in the Soviet 53-UO-365K fixed 85 mm high-explosive fragmentation round, used with the 53-O-365K projectile, fuze, and 365-series charge components. It belongs to the shared 85 mm ammunition family for D-44 divisional guns and wartime Soviet 85 mm tank or self-propelled guns, with sources emphasizing fragmentation effects against personnel, equipment, and light fortifications rather than a large demolition charge.
90 mm canister projectile, 90 mm canister anti-personnel projectile, Munitions90 mm canister projectile90 mm canister anti-personnel projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: GIAT Industries / Nexter Munitions / FranceThe 90 mm canister projectile covers French ODR-series close-range anti-personnel ammunition associated with the GIAT CN 90 F1 / CN90F1 vehicle-gun family. Jane's documents the ODR F1 canister round for Giat 90 mm CN 90 F1 and F2 guns, with about 1,100 lead spheres and a 150 m maximum effective range; Forecast International separately lists ODR 90 F1 and ODR 90 F2 canister rounds under Nexter Munitions.
90 mm HEAT projectile, 90 mm high-explosive anti-tank projectile, Munitions90 mm HEAT projectile90 mm high-explosive anti-tank projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: GIAT Industries / Nexter Munitions / MECAR / France / BelgiumThe 90 mm HEAT projectile is a French high-explosive anti-tank tracer round family associated with GIAT 90 mm light vehicle guns, especially the CN90F1 / DEFA D921 on AML-90-family turrets. Public ammunition references identify OCC 90-62 and related OCC 90 F1/F2 listings, while Nexter/MECAR documentation ties the later M630 service and M653 training-practice rounds specifically to CN 90 F1 guns.
90 mm HE projectile, 90 mm high-explosive fin-stabilized projectile, Munitions90 mm HE projectile90 mm high-explosive fin-stabilized projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Nexter Munitions / FranceThe 90 mm HE projectile is the French OE 90 F1 high-explosive, fin-stabilized cartridge for the CN90F1 / 90 mm F1 vehicle-gun lineage. Forecast International lists OE 90 F1 under Nexter Munitions and the related Luchaire line, while ordnance references identify the full French cartridge label and explosive weight. The record remains relationship-only because the consulted sources support ammunition identity and firing-gun compatibility, not exact-round use in a named conflict.
FAB-100 / 220 lb bomb, 100 kg / 220 lb unguided aerial bomb, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarFAB-100 / 220 lb bomb100 kg / 220 lb unguided aerial bombSide: UkraineSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Bazalt / Soviet / Soviet Union / RussiaThe FAB-100 / 220 lb bomb entry covers Soviet 100 kg-class unguided aerial bombs, including FAB-100 and OFAB-100-120 family references. The class sits below 250 kg general-purpose bombs, uses standard aircraft suspension lugs, and appears in both legacy light-attack aircraft loadouts and recent conflict reporting on Syria and Ukraine.
MT-12 100 mm ammunition suite, 100 mm fixed ammunition family for MT-12 and T-12 smoothbore anti-tank guns, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-12 100 mm ammunition suite100 mm fixed ammunition family for MT-12 and T-12 smoothbore anti-tank gunsSide: UkraineBuilt: Soviet ordnance industry / Bulgarian ordnance industry / Soviet Union / Bulgaria / Russian FederationThe MT-12 100 mm ammunition suite covers fixed rounds documented for the MT-12 and T-12 smoothbore anti-tank guns, from 3UBK-10 / 9M117 guided ammunition to sub-caliber, hollow-charge, and HE-fragmentation rounds. Public conflict evidence is narrow but direct: Ukrainian 93rd Mechanized Brigade footage in July 2022 showed Bulgarian-made 100 mm 3UBK2 HEAT-FRAG projectiles being loaded into an MT-12 Rapira.
3UOF17 100 mm high-explosive round, 100 mm HE-Frag unitary round, Munitions3UOF17 100 mm high-explosive round100 mm HE-Frag unitary roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet / Russian ordnance industry / USSR / Russia / BulgariaThe 3UOF17 is a 100 mm high-explosive fragmentation round for the 2A70 low-pressure gun-launcher used by BMP-3-family vehicles. Specialist ammunition references identify it as a nose-fuzed, spin-stabilized unitary round and list it alongside the BMP-3, BMD-4, and BTR-90M ammunition sets, making it the principal unguided 100 mm explosive round associated with those gun-launcher installations.
3UBK23-3 / 9M117M1-3 Arkan guided round, 100 mm laser-guided anti-tank missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War3UBK23-3 / 9M117M1-3 Arkan guided round100 mm laser-guided anti-tank missileSide: RussiaBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe 3UBK23-3 / 9M117M1-3 Arkan is a Russian 100 mm laser beam-riding anti-tank guided round from KBP Instrument Design Bureau for 2A70 gun-launcher vehicles such as the BMP-3 and BMD-4M. Army Guide lists the round with a 5,500 m range, while limited open-source evidence places 3UBK23-3 rounds inside a Russian VDV BMD-4M in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War without confirming a launch.
105 mm Mle 53 high-explosive shell, 105 mm high-explosive howitzer shell, Munitions105 mm Mle 53 high-explosive shell105 mm high-explosive howitzer shellSide: UnknownBuilt: Unknown / FranceThe 105 mm Mle 53, formally OE Mle 53 in French artillery-history sources, was the 16 kg high-explosive shell defined for the postwar 105 mm Mle 50 howitzer family. It gave the TF50 and related AMX-105 artillery a documented 14.5 km high-explosive range, but this page remains a relationship-only ammunition record because the reviewed sources identify the shell as Mle 50 ammunition rather than separately naming Mle 53 rounds in a specific conflict.
Cartridge, 105 mm, Illuminating, M314, 105 mm howitzer-fired illuminating cartridge with parachute-retarded canister, MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, Illuminating, M314105 mm howitzer-fired illuminating cartridge with parachute-retarded canisterSide: UnknownBuilt: Multiple U.S. contractors / United StatesThe M314 is a U.S. 105 mm howitzer illumination cartridge family that ejects a flare canister under parachute for battlefield lighting. Army ammunition manuals list earlier M314-series rounds for M101/M102-era howitzers, while Army portfolio material identifies the M314A3 visible-light round as a 105 mm M119-series illumination cartridge with a semi-fixed case, time fuze, expelling charge, illuminant canister, and parachute assembly.
Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1, 105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzers, MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1105 mm semi-fixed high-explosive artillery cartridge for 105 mm howitzersSide: UnknownBuilt: MSM Group / SlovakiaThe Cartridge, 105 mm, High-Explosive, M1 is a semi-fixed 105 mm HE artillery cartridge built around an M14-family case, percussion primer, M67 propelling charge, and forged-steel HE projectile. MSM Group and JPEO ammunition data describe the round's personnel-and-materiel fragmentation role, fuze compatibility, and roughly 11-11.5 km range class, while current catalog sources tie the M1 designation to M101-family and M119-series 105 mm howitzers.
Cartridge, 105 mm, Smoke, WP, M60, 105 mm white-phosphorus smoke artillery cartridge, MunitionsCartridge, 105 mm, Smoke, WP, M60105 mm white-phosphorus smoke artillery cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Multiple U.S. contractors / United StatesThe Cartridge, 105 mm, Smoke, WP, M60 is a U.S. semi-fixed 105 mm white-phosphorus smoke cartridge family for 105 mm howitzers. Army ammunition data sheets describe the M60 series as a screening round with a cast-WP projectile filler, a seven-increment M67 propelling charge, and model differences centered on burster construction and fuze compatibility. Army rigging and ordnance-identification references also list the family by DODIC C454 and C477.
M322 or M338 120 mm APFSDS-T tank projectile, 120 mm APFSDS-T tank-gun cartridge, Munitions2023 Israel-Hamas WarM322 or M338 120 mm APFSDS-T tank projectile120 mm APFSDS-T tank-gun cartridgeSide: IsraelBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelThe M322 and M338 are Israeli 120 mm APFSDS-T tank-gun cartridges in Elbit Systems' NATO-standard smoothbore ammunition line. Elbit separates M322 as a second-generation NC-NG-propellant round and M338 as a third-generation LOVA-propellant round, both using tungsten-alloy penetrators for L44/L55 120 mm guns; OSMP identified one Israeli APFSDS-T round in the Israel and Gaza 2023-2026 collection as either M322 or M338.
120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous, 120 mm extended-range smoke mortar round, Munitions120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous120 mm extended-range smoke mortar roundSide: UnknownBuilt: ST Kinetics / SingaporeST Engineering's 120 mm ER Infra-Red Red Phosphorous (IR RP) is an extended-range smoke and obscurant mortar round in the Singapore company's SRAMS ammunition context. Manufacturer material lists visual, infrared, and laser-spectrum screening effects from a three-canister payload, smooth-bore 120 mm mortar compatibility including vehicle-mounted systems, and a 650 m to 9 km range.
M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge, 120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridge, MunitionsM931 Full Range Practice Cartridge120 mm full-range practice mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: PM Combat Ammunition Systems / General Dynamics Canada / United States / CanadaThe M931 Full Range Practice Cartridge, DODIC CA09, is a U.S. 120 mm training mortar round for M120A1 and M121 battalion mortar systems. Army portfolio material describes it as ballistically similar in size, shape, and weight to M934A1 and M933A1 high-explosive cartridges, while the M781 practice fuze gives flash, bang, and smoke on impact for mortar-crew training.
XM395 Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative, 120 mm GPS-guided mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in AfghanistanXM395 Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative120 mm GPS-guided mortar cartridgeSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Alliant Techsystems (ATK) / United StatesXM395 Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative is a U.S. Army 120 mm GPS-guided mortar cartridge developed by ATK and fielded with U.S. forces in Afghanistan in March 2011. Army and NDIA materials describe a standard M934 high-explosive body fitted with GPS guidance, multi-option fuzing, and fire-control programming for ground-mounted and Stryker-mounted 120 mm mortar systems.
KM-8 Gran, 120 mm guided mortar round, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKM-8 Gran120 mm guided mortar roundSide: RussiaBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe KM-8 Gran is a Russian 120 mm semi-active laser-guided mortar round from KBP Instrument Design Bureau. Rosoboronexport's catalog describes it as a 27 kg HE-fragmentation projectile with an 11.2 kg warhead, a 5.3 kg propellant charge, and a 1.5-9 km range for smooth-bore and rifled 120 mm mortars, while Ukrainian and Russian reporting both place Gran systems or projectiles in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
M339 120 mm multipurpose tank projectile, 120 mm HE-MP-T tank cartridge, Munitions2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah ConflictM339 120 mm multipurpose tank projectile120 mm HE-MP-T tank cartridgeSide: IsraelBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelThe M339 is an Israeli 120 mm HE-MP-T tank cartridge, also known as Kalanit or Hatzav, developed by Israel Military Industries for urban direct fire from Merkava and other NATO-standard smoothbore tank guns. Elbit Systems describes the round as a programmable, multi-purpose cartridge for bunkers, light armored vehicles, infantry, and urban structures, while Gaza and Lebanon investigations have identified M339-family remnants in Israeli tank-fire incidents.
3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round, 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile, Munitions3BK19 high-explosive anti-tank round120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ammunition industry / Soviet Union / Russian FederationThe 3BK19 is a Soviet-developed 120 mm HEAT-FS-T projectile for Nona-family gun-mortars, carried as the projectile in the 3VBK14 semi-fixed round. Open technical references describe a direct-fire anti-armor role at short range, while GRAU-index material and Nona-family ammunition tables distinguish the projectile, fuze, charge, and complete-round designations.
L31 HESH round, 120 mm HESH shell, Munitions2003 Iraq WarL31 HESH round120 mm HESH shellSide: United States and coalition forcesBuilt: Royal Ordnance / United KingdomThe L31 HESH round is a British 120 mm high-explosive squash-head projectile for rifled Royal Ordnance tank guns, including the Challenger 2's L30A1. RO Defence/Jane's describes it as a general-purpose round for armor, fortifications, structures, and possible indirect fire, while 2003 Iraq War reporting documents Challenger 2 HESH fire in a 2003 Basra-area fratricide incident.
120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition, 120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition for rifled gun-mortars, Munitions120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition for rifled gun-mortarsSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ammunition industry / Russian ordnance program / Soviet Union / Russia120 mm high-explosive anti-tank ammunition is the direct-fire anti-armor round class used by Soviet and Russian rifled gun-mortars in the Nona family. Forecast International identifies the 2S23 Nona-SVK's 2A60 weapon as firing HEAT ammunition for direct-fire applications, while specialist munition references identify the 3VBK14/3BK19 round as a documented 120 mm HEAT-FS-T load for armored-target engagements.
3OF36 mortar bomb, 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War3OF36 mortar bomb120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bombSide: UkraineBuilt: Soviet ordnance industry / Russian ordnance industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 3OF36 is a Soviet/Russian 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb used in 3VOF57 and 3VOF69 mortar rounds for Soviet-family 120 mm mortars. Most public references document it through ammunition tables and compatibility with 120-PM-43, PM-43, and 2S12/2B11-family weapons, while the narrow conflict-use evidence currently supports only Ukrainian improvised explosive-device use during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
M48 mortar projectile, 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb, Munitions2023 Israel-Hamas WarM48 mortar projectile120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bombSide: Hamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: Iranian defense industry / IranThe Iranian M48 is a 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation mortar bomb for standard-pressure mortar systems. METIS describes the round as a steel-bodied, nose-fuzed, fin-stabilized copy of the Israeli M48 design, while a DIO catalog lists HM-16 range figures with the M48 bomb and Gaza reporting ties M48 HE bombs to Iran-made HM-16 mortars used by Palestinian armed groups.
120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3, 120 mm high-explosive mortar bomb, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3120 mm high-explosive mortar bombSide: UkraineArmenia / ArtsakhBuilt: PRETIS d.d. / ITC Ltd. Zenica / UnisGroup / Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe 120 mm HE mortar bomb M62P3 is a Yugoslav-pattern high-explosive mortar round now marketed by Balkan ammunition producers including ITC Ltd. Zenica and UnisGroup. Official product pages list a 613 mm fuze-equipped length, 12.6 kg maximum mass, and 300-6464 m range band, while conflict reporting has identified exact M62P3-marked rounds in Ukraine and captured stocks from Nagorno-Karabakh.
Extended Range High Explosive, 120 mm high-explosive mortar round for smoothbore mortar systems, MunitionsExtended Range High Explosive120 mm high-explosive mortar round for smoothbore mortar systemsSide: UnknownBuilt: ST Engineering / SingaporeExtended Range High Explosive is ST Engineering's Singapore-made 120 mm extended-range high-explosive mortar bomb for smoothbore mortar systems. Janes placed ER HE in the SRAMS Mk II ammunition suite, while ST Engineering's ER mortar-bomb material supports a 650 m to 9 km range, 14.8 kg round weight, 2.8 kg TNT filling, DM111A4/A5 fuze, and compatibility with vehicle-mounted smoothbore mortars.
120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell, 120 mm high-explosive mortar shell, Munitions2014 Second Libyan Civil War120 mm HE M62P8 mortar shell120 mm high-explosive mortar shellSide: Libyan National ArmyBuilt: Yugoimport SDPR / Krušik / SerbiaThe 120 mm HE M62P8 is a Yugoslav-origin high-explosive mortar shell for 120 mm mortars, documented by Yugoimport with 606 mm overall length, 12.6 kg mass, TNT fill, and a UTU/M93P1 superquick-delay fuze. In Libya, a UN Panel of Experts report listed Krušik 120 mm M62P8 mortar bombs as an ammunition-transfer violation for Hafter-affiliated forces during the 2014 Second Libyan Civil War.
M1147 120 mm advanced multipurpose round, 120 mm high-explosive multipurpose tank cartridge, MunitionsM1147 120 mm advanced multipurpose round120 mm high-explosive multipurpose tank cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe M1147 AMP, formally a 120 mm High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer cartridge, is a U.S. multipurpose tank round for Abrams crews. Army, DOT&E, and budget material describe it as an Abrams-employed line-of-sight munition that consolidates several legacy 120 mm cartridge roles into a programmable round with point-detonate, delayed, and airburst settings, while a 2026 contract notice shows production planned for U.S. Army and possible Foreign Military Sales customers.
120 mm L2 HESH, 120 mm high-explosive squash-head recoilless-rifle ammunition, MunitionsIndonesian Confrontation 1962-1966120 mm L2 HESH120 mm high-explosive squash-head recoilless-rifle ammunitionSide: Malaysia and Commonwealth forcesBuilt: Royal Ordnance / United KingdomThe 120 mm L2 HESH round was the high-explosive squash-head ammunition for Britain's BAT-family recoilless anti-tank rifles, pairing a separate-loaded 120 mm projectile and propellant case with the L2 BAT, L4 MOBAT, and L6 WOMBAT family. A 1964 joint-services ammunition-marking handbook identifies the service store as 120 mm B.A.T. H.E.S.H. L19A3, while specialist sources use the L2 HESH label for the BAT-family round. Australian War Memorial collection data documents BAT HESH ammunition tubes with an L4 MOBAT in Malacca during the Indonesian Confrontation, giving the round a direct source-backed conflict context without implying that the specific photographed rounds were fired.
120 mm illumination ammunition, 120 mm illuminating ammunition, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan120 mm illumination ammunition120 mm illuminating ammunitionSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countries120 mm illumination ammunition is a heavy mortar munition class that ejects a parachute-retarded candle to light target areas for night observation, signaling, and fire adjustment. Nammo publishes a representative 120 mm illuminating round with time-fuze deployment at 500-700 meters, while U.S. Army sources identify visible-light M930 and infrared M983 cartridges for the M120A1 and M121 mortar systems. In the 2001 War in Afghanistan, U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest fired 120 mm mortar illumination rounds from Bost Airfield to support Afghan government forces during combat operations in Helmand Province.
M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge, 120 mm illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateM930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge120 mm illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UkraineAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge is a U.S. 120 mm mortar round produced for the M120A1 towed and M121 carrier-mounted mortar systems. Army sources describe it as a parachute-retarded visible-light round with 1,000,000 candlepower and about 50 seconds of burn time, while official OIR and Ukraine budget documents place M930 rounds in partner-force and Ukrainian transfer contexts.
M983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge, 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge, MunitionsM983 120 mm infrared illuminating cartridge120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M983 is a U.S. 120 mm infrared illuminating mortar cartridge developed by ARDEC for the M120A1 towed and M121 carrier-mounted mortar systems. Army and FAS references place it in the same illumination family as the visible-light M930, but with an infrared candle for night-vision devices, a parachute-retarded descent, and about 50-60 seconds of burn time.
Kitolov-2 guided projectile, 120 mm laser-guided artillery projectile, MunitionsKitolov-2 guided projectile120 mm laser-guided artillery projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaKitolov-2 is a Russian 120 mm semi-active laser-guided projectile from KBP's precision artillery ammunition family. It is documented for Nona-family 120 mm gun-mortars, including the 2S9 Nona and 2S23 Nona-SVK, and uses a laser-homing guidance chain similar to larger Russian guided artillery projectiles. The related Kitolov-2M is a 122 mm family member for D-30 and 2S1-class artillery rather than the same 120 mm round.
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