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Tracer Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 14 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Tracer, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

14 weapon systems

M940 MPT-SD cartridge, 20 mm multi-purpose tracer self-destruct cartridge, Munitions

MunitionsM940 MPT-SD cartridge20 mm multi-purpose tracer self-destruct cartridgeSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe M940 MPT-SD is a Northrop Grumman 20x102mm cartridge in the U.S. Army's 20 mm ammunition suite, built as a multi-purpose tracer self-destruct round for the land-based Phalanx / C-RAM system. Northrop identifies it as the 20 mm round fired from C-RAM, and Army budget material lists the M940 as a war-reserve cartridge with a 1989 type classification date.

Mk266 Mod 1 HEI-T round, 30 mm high explosive incendiary tracer round, Munitions

MunitionsMk266 Mod 1 HEI-T round30 mm high explosive incendiary tracer roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesNorthrop Grumman's Mk266 Mod 1 HEI-T is a U.S.-origin 30x173mm high-explosive incendiary tracer round for Mk44 Bushmaster chain guns and other 30x173mm cannons. Army and Navy ammunition documents describe it as a low-drag, tracer-equipped cartridge fielded in shipboard gun systems.

Mk238 HEI-T/SD, 30 mm high explosive incendiary tracer round with self-destruct, Munitions

MunitionsMk238 HEI-T/SD30 mm high explosive incendiary tracer round with self-destructSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesNorthrop Grumman's Mk238 HEI-T/SD is a 30x173 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge with self-destruct, built for the Bushmaster ammunition family. Northrop Grumman says the round is used in Mk44 guns or any cannon firing 30x173mm ammunition, which covers the Mk44 installed in MSI's DS30M naval mount.

Mk310 PABM-T, 30 mm programmable air-burst munition with tracer, Munitions

MunitionsMk310 PABM-T30 mm programmable air-burst munition with tracerSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe Mk310 PABM-T is Northrop Grumman's 30x173mm programmable air-burst munition with tracer for the Bushmaster Mk44 cannon family. The round is set through a turn-and-time fuze system and can be fired in airburst, point-detonate, or point-detonate-delay modes, giving 30 mm mounts a programmable effect round for modern direct-fire use.

Mk239 TP-T, 30 mm target practice tracer round, Munitions

MunitionsMk239 TP-T30 mm target practice tracer roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe Mk239 TP-T is Northrop Grumman's 30 mm target practice tracer round in the 30x173 mm Bushmaster family. The round is a training cartridge derived from the 30 mm PGU-15 TP and matched to 30x173 mm cannon ballistics for Mk44-based weapons.

30 mm x 165 HEI-T round, 30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge, Munitions

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 30x165 mm high-explosive incendiary tracer cartridge documented by STV GROUP and MSM Group for 2A38, 2A42, and 2A72 autocannons on BMP-2, BMP-3, BMD-2, BMD-3, and BTR-80A vehicles.

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

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 round for the 61-K family and related 37 mm automatic anti-aircraft guns. Reference guides describe it as a spin-stabilized projectile with point-detonating self-destruct function, and CAT-UXO identifies the same round as OP-167H.

37mm OR-167 (M1939) projectile, 37x252mm FRAG-T projectile, Munitions

Munitions37mm OR-167 (M1939) projectile37x252mm FRAG-T projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe 37mm OR-167 (M1939) is a Soviet 37x252mm fragmentation-tracer projectile tied to the M1939 / 61-K 37 mm anti-aircraft gun family. Declassified ordnance guides list it as OR-167 in the UOR-167 cartridge set, while CAT-UXO uses the OR-167 (OP-167) label for the same family.

37mm BR-167 (M1939) projectile, 37x252mmSR AP-T solid-shot projectile, Munitions

Munitions37mm BR-167 (M1939) projectile37x252mmSR AP-T solid-shot projectileSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe BR-167 is the Soviet 37 mm AP-T projectile for the M1939 / 61-K anti-aircraft gun family. CAT-UXO describes it as a spin-stabilized, percussion-primed, solid-shot round, while declassified ordnance guides identify it as the BR-167 projectile and the UBR-167 fixed AP-T cartridge in the same ammunition set.

40 mm APFSDS-T round, 40 mm APFSDS-T round, Munitions

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 armour-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot tracer round for 40 mm L/70 gun systems. Bofors material identifies Mk I and Mk II variants, and Swedish regulations list the round as SLPPRJ 90 and SLPPRJ 01 LK for Strf 90 and Lvkv 90 service.

40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round, 40 mm L/70 multi-purpose tracer round, Munitions

Munitions40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round40 mm L/70 multi-purpose tracer roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Bofors AB / SwedenThe 40 mm Multi-purpose Tracer round is a Swedish Bofors 40 mm L/70 ammunition type documented in Jane's as a complement to the PFHE Mk 2 shell. Jane's gives it a 1,025 m/s muzzle velocity and 20 mm RHA penetration at 1,000 m, while Euro-SD later identified Multi-purpose Tracer rounds among the Swedish Army CV9040's ready-use 40 mm load.

OG-15V round, 73 mm HE-fragmentation round for 2A28 Grom, Munitions

MunitionsOG-15V round73 mm HE-fragmentation round for 2A28 GromSide: UnknownBuilt: STV GROUP / Czech RepublicThe OG-15V round is a Soviet-era 73 mm HE-fragmentation fin-stabilised tracer round for the 2A28 Grom cannon. STV GROUP currently lists it as a 73 mm ammunition option for that gun, while METIS identifies the round as a Soviet-developed projectile with manufacture in the USSR and Russian Federation.

76mm HE-T M330, 76 mm high-explosive tracer round, Munitions

Munitions76mm HE-T M33076 mm high-explosive tracer roundSide: UnknownBuilt: MECAR / BelgiumThe 76mm HE-T M330 is a Belgian fixed 76 mm high-explosive tracer round cataloged by MECAR for the Saladin and FV101 Scorpion gun family. Nexter describes it as an in-service ammunition type for personnel and materiel targets, with a Composition B fill, M23 tracer, and 514 m/s muzzle velocity.

85 mm BR-367P APCR round, 85 mm APCR round, Munitions

Munitions85 mm BR-367P APCR round85 mm APCR roundSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet munitions industry / Soviet UnionThe BR-367P is a Soviet 85 mm APCR round for postwar 85 mm guns. Tank Archives' D-44 ballistic tables list BR-367P and BR-367PZh at 1,020 m/s, while CAT-UXO describes BR-367P as 53-BR-367P AP-T intended against tanks and other armoured targets.