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cartridge Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged cartridge.

13 weapon systems

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Munitions

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

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12.7x99mm NATO / .50 BMG, 12.7 mm heavy machine-gun cartridge, MunitionsMunitions12.7x99mm 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, MunitionsMunitionsM789 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.