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cartridge Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged cartridge.

13 weapon systems

5.56x45 mm cartridge, 5.56x45 mm NATO rifle cartridge, Munitions

Munitions5.56x45 mm cartridge5.56x45 mm NATO rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumThe 5.56x45 mm cartridge is the NATO-standard intermediate rifle round associated here with the Bulgarian AR-M9 and AR-M9F rifles. FN Herstal identifies the 5.56x45 mm SS109 cartridge as the original NATO-standardized military 5.56 round, adopted in 1980, and lists it for carbines, assault rifles, and light support weapons.

5.56x45mm NATO cartridge, 5.56x45mm NATO small-arms cartridge, Munitions

Munitions5.56x45mm NATO cartridge5.56x45mm NATO small-arms cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: FN Herstal / multiple licensed ammunition manufacturers / Belgium / multiple countriesThe 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge is a NATO-standard small-arms cartridge in FN Herstal's SS109 lineage, and Colt identifies the AR15A4 Rifle as chambered in 5.56x45mm. This relationship-only page captures the cartridge's technical context and direct rifle match without inheriting conflict-use claims from the rifle page.

12.7x99mm NATO / .50 BMG, 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge, Munitions

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, also known as .50 BMG, is the heavy-machine-gun cartridge family associated with M2-class weapons and other .50-caliber systems. This relationship-only page documents the cartridge, linked-belt feed context, and common load families without adding unsourced conflict-use claims.

M789 high-explosive dual-purpose round, 30 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM789 high-explosive dual-purpose round30 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe M789 is a U.S. 30 mm high-explosive dual-purpose cartridge for the Apache helicopter's M230/AV-30 chain gun. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems markets it in its 30x113 mm lightweight ammunition suite, while Army technical data sheets list a 200 mm cartridge length, a 232.47 g item weight, and an M759 point-detonating fuze. In November 2025, the U.S. Army documented AH-64E Apache crews firing M789 rounds during live counter-UAS testing.

37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile, 37 mm HEI-T projectile with tracer and self-destruct, Munitions

Munitions37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile37 mm HEI-T projectile with tracer and self-destructSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet ordnance program / Soviet UnionThe 37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile is a Soviet 37x252 mmSR high-explosive incendiary tracer round with point-detonating self-destruct function. CAT-UXO identifies it as a spin-stabilized OR-167N / OP-167H projectile, and the 61-K family page documents the 37 mm M1939 gun as firing 37x252SR shells.

76mm Blank M335, 76 mm blank cartridge, Munitions

Munitions76mm Blank M33576 mm blank cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Chemring / MECAR / United Kingdom / BelgiumThe 76mm Blank M335 is a fixed 76 mm blank cartridge listed by Chemring/MECAR for the L5 and L23 weapon family used on the Saladin and Scorpion. The round was intended for training sound effects and saluting rather than live-fire combat, and the catalog listing identifies it as part of a broader 76 mm ammunition family for legacy direct-fire weapons.

76mm HEP-T M329, 76 mm high-explosive plastic projectile for the L5/L23 gun family, Munitions

Munitions76mm HEP-T M32976 mm high-explosive plastic projectile for the L5/L23 gun familySide: UnknownBuilt: Chemring / MECAR / United Kingdom / BelgiumThe 76mm HEP-T M329 is a British 76 mm high-explosive plastic projectile listed by Chemring for the L5A1 and L23/23A1 gun family used on Saladin and Scorpion vehicles. The catalog presents it as part of the 76 mm ammunition family with a mission against personnel, bunkers, light armour, structures, and other material targets.

76mm SMK-T M337, 76 mm smoke round for the L5/L23 gun family, Munitions

Munitions76mm SMK-T M33776 mm smoke round for the L5/L23 gun familySide: UnknownBuilt: MECAR / BelgiumThe 76mm SMK-T M337 is a MECAR 76 mm smoke round for the L5A1 and L23/23A1 guns used on Saladin and Scorpion vehicles. Catalog sources place it in the legacy 76 mm tank ammunition family as smoke-screening ammunition for screening, spotting, and signalling.

.308 Winchester cartridge, Centerfire rifle cartridge in .308 Win, Munitions

Munitions.308 Winchester cartridgeCenterfire rifle cartridge in .308 WinSide: UnknownBuilt: Winchester Repeating Arms / United States.308 Winchester is a centerfire rifle cartridge introduced by Winchester and now widely offered by major ammunition manufacturers for hunting, match, and general sporting use. This relationship-only catalog page records the cartridge as the ammunition family fired by .308 Win-chambered rifles, without inheriting any conflict-use claims from a parent weapon page.

5.45×39 mm cartridge, Intermediate rifle cartridge, Munitions

Munitions5.45×39 mm cartridgeIntermediate rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet Union / Soviet UnionThe 5.45×39 mm cartridge is a Soviet intermediate rifle round developed in the 1960s for the AK-74 family and still associated with Russian and other post-Soviet service rifles. This relationship-only entry documents its C.I.P. dimensions, 1974 adoption, and the cataloged rifles that fire it.

7.62x39mm cartridge, Intermediate rifle cartridge, Munitions

Munitions7.62x39mm cartridgeIntermediate rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet Union / Soviet UnionThe 7.62x39mm cartridge is a Soviet intermediate rifle round adopted in the 1940s and still widely used in Kalashnikov-pattern rifles. This page documents the cartridge's technical identity and its direct compatibility with the AK-103-2 assault rifle.

7.62x51mm NATO cartridge, NATO standard rifle cartridge, Munitions

Munitions7.62x51mm NATO cartridgeNATO standard rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Various manufacturers / United States / multiple countriesThe 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge is a rimless, bottlenecked NATO-standard rifle round loaded by military and commercial manufacturers for rifles, designated marksman rifles, and machine guns. This relationship-only page keeps the cartridge separate from weapon-specific conflict history while linking it to cataloged rifles that are documented as chambered for it.

5.45×39mm cartridge, Soviet intermediate rifle cartridge, Munitions

Munitions5.45×39mm cartridgeSoviet intermediate rifle cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet Union / Soviet UnionThe 5.45×39mm cartridge is a Soviet intermediate rifle round developed for the AK-74 family and still in service. This relationship-only page records the cartridge's origin, basic specifications, and the cataloged rifles that fire it without inheriting conflict-use claims from the parent weapon page.