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A munitions factory, also called an ordinance factory or a munitions manufacturing base, is a factory that produces explosives, ammunition, missiles, and similar products. They are used by the defence industry to produce equipment for military use, as well as for public consumption in countries which allow citizens to carry firearms .
The headstamp was changed to ->SAAF<-(for "Small Arms Ammunition Factory") from 1921 to 1923 and one lot in March 1924, A↑F ("AF" for "Ammunition Factory", the letters flanking a vertical arrowhead) during 1924 to 1925, "↑F" (vertical arrowhead to the left of the F) from 1925 to 1926, and MF (for "Military Factory") from 1926 to 1945.
On 19 January 1917, parts of Silvertown in East London were devastated by a TNT explosion at the Brunner-Mond munitions factory. The explosion killed 73 people and injured hundreds. The blast was felt across London and Essex and was heard more than 100 mi (160 km) away, with the resulting fires visible for 30 mi (50 km).
Short-lived metre-gauge line serving an Admiralty munitions factory. The three locomotives were sold to Brazil where at least one survived until 1988. HM Factory, Gretna: 1916 1919 2 ft (610 mm) Gretna, Scotland: Extensive WW I Cordite factory line Lodge Hill and Upnor Railway: 1873 1885 18 in (457 mm) Chattenden, England
The Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP) is a United States Army Joint Munitions Command (JMC) facility that manufactures large-caliber metal projectiles and mortar projectiles for the Department of Defense. [1]
The U.S. Army inaugurated its new Universal Artillery Projectile Lines facility in Mesquite, Texas, on Wednesday, marking a significant step in producing more 155mm artillery and modernizing ...
Production was originally handled by the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Filiasi, however production was later moved to the arms factory Uzina Mecanica Tohan Zărnești, [27] today more commonly known as S. Tohan S.A., [52] a subsidiary of ROMARM. Several types of the Romanian 40×47 mm exist: High explosive [27] High-explosive fragmentation [27 ...
Ukrainian drones struck a munitions factory in central Russia in an overnight attack, a source in Ukraine's SBU Security Service told Reuters on Saturday. The attack on the Aleksinsky chemical ...