AMMUNITION TYPES, PARTS

& ITS FUNCTIONS,

EXPLOSIVE TRAIN IN AMMN.

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 AMMUNITION

ARMAMENTS : Any device which can cause damage

or injury to the enemy is called Armaments.
Armaments divide in two parts.1) Ammunition 2)
Weapon
Ammunition : Ammunition is the armament store
where chemical energy is used in the form of exit to
get the desired effect ( inflicting injury or damage to
enemy or enemy’s properties )
Weapon : Ammunition cannot be used alone, Any
device to use the ammunition is called weapon.

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 CLASSIFICATION OF AMMUNITION
Small Arms Ammn.: caliber up to 1” is called
small Ammunition .e.g. 7.62mm, 5.56mm, .303”,
9mm.
Gun Ammunition : Ammunition used in Artillery
Guns, Tank Guns, RCL Guns, Field Artillery
Guns & Anti Air craft Guns are known as Gun
Ammunition. e.g. Rd 155mm HE, Rd 105 mm
IFG HE 1B, 105mm FSAPDS/T
Mortar Ammunition :The ammunition used in
Mortar is called Mortar Ammunition.
Mortar is used where high elevation is required.
Mortar is muzzle loaded ammunition.
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 CLASSIFICATION OF AMMUNITION

Rocket Ammunition : This ammunition is

launched by Rocket Launcher.
Projectile of rocket ammunition carry it’s
own propellant.
In rocket ammunition propellant burns
continuously until the projectile goes out
of the weapon and hit the target.

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 COMPLETE ROUND

Case Cartridge.
Caps & Primer.
Propellant.
Projectile.
Fuze.
Tracer.

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 FUNCTION
Cartg. Case: To hold the primer with cap , propellant, &
Projectile.
Primer: To initiate the Propellant.
Projectile :To carry Explosive & to hit the target.
Driving Band: a) Acts as Obturation device b) Spinning
action to the projectile c) Firm shot seating inside barrel
Fuze: To initiate the main filling of the Shell at the desired
spot.
Propellant: To propel or throw out the Projectile out of the
barrel.
Tracer : To trace the traveling path of projectile.

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 CLASSIFICATION OF PROJECTILE S
Tactical Projectile & Technical projectile
TACTICAL PROJECTILES: a) used to get desired
target effect. b) used for traing/practice/instructing
purposes.

SHELL SHOT MISC

Solid projectile
Cavitised projectiles Drills &
Where kinetic energy
Where payload filled Canister
is used
In the cavity for target effect

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 Technical projectile
TECHNICAL PROJECTILES

Flash filled
Water shot for checking of
Paper shot for for
Proof shot for Time fuzes
checking checking of
proof of weapon
of recoil of Guns

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 TYPE OF SHELL
SHELL

H.E.FILLED
CARRIER

Antipersonnel Anti Tank Nose

Burning Base
type ejection ejection
HEAP Smoke
HEAT HESH
ejection
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 FUZE
Fuze is a mechanical device which controls the
initiation of pay load filled in the projectile at
predetermine time or place to get the desired
target effect.
Basic construction of Fuze: a) Striker b) Detonator
c) Magazine d) Pay Load.
Striker: It convert the mechanical energy to
function the detonator.
Detonator: It initiates the magazine charge.
Magazine Charge: It initiates the pay load filled in
the projectile.
Pay Load : It gives the desired target effect.
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COMPONENT OF FUZE

striker

shutter

Magazine detonator
charge

Pay load
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DETONATOR

Metallic washer

APC

Paper disc

Initiating Composition

Metallic Cup
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