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File:A_close_up_of_0.50_Caliber_(12.7_mm)_Browning_Ball_M33_Ammunition_loaded_onto_a_Browning_M2_HB_0.50_caliber_heavy_machine.JPEG · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

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ammunition

Also known as ammo, munitions, Cargo 100

thumb|upright=0.8|A belt of .50 BMG|0.50 caliber ammunition loaded into an [[M2 Browning. Every fifth round (red tip) is an M20 (armor piercing incendiary tracer).]]

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Ammunition is the projectile and propellant loaded into firearms that allows them to be fired. Different types of ammunition are designed for different purposes, such as the armor-piercing incendiary tracer rounds shown here, which are used in military weapons like the M2 Browning machine gun.

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Image: A close up of 0.50 Caliber (12.7 mm) Browning Ball M33 Ammunition loaded onto a Browning M2 HB 0.50 caliber heavy machine.JPEG

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Commons gallery: Ammunition
short name: Mun.
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22 sections

Contents

Glossary
Etymology
Design
Components
Fuzes
Propellant or explosive
Cartridge case or container
Projectile
Storage
Common types
Small arms
Shells
Artillery
Tank
Naval
Aircraft and anti-aircraft
Logistics
Environmental problems
Unexploded ordnance
See also
References
External links

thumb|upright=0.8|A belt of .50 BMG|0.50 caliber ammunition loaded into an [[M2 Browning. Every fifth round (red tip) is an M20 (armor piercing incendiary tracer).]]

Ammunition, also known as ammo, is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. The term includes both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines), and the parts of other weapons that create the effect on a target (e.g., bullets and warheads).