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M13 links reassembled to previously fired 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge cases M13 links connect up to 200 7.62×51mm NATO rounds contained in an M19A1 ammunition box used to feed a M240G machine gun The M13 link, formally Link, Cartridge, Metallic Belt, 7.62mm, M13 , is the U.S. military designation for a metallic disintegrating link specifically ...
An M60 machine gun belt loaded with 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges, aboard a U.S. Navy patrol craft. An ammunition belt is a firearm device used to package and feed cartridges, typically for rapid-firing automatic weapons such as machine guns.
First manufactured 7.62×39mm Soviet rounds in 2002, NATO-standard 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO rounds in 2005 (earning the NATO interchangeability rating in 2006), and sporting .223 Remington and .308 Winchester rounds in 2012. The headstamp has the caliber at 12 o'clock, manufacturer's code at 6 o'clock, 2-digit year of production at 3 ...
Linked belts of Lake City M80 Ball ammunition Marine Corps M240 machine gun with a belt of M80 Ball and M62 Tracer ammunition. British L2A2 Ball ammunition being used by US troops for live firing training. The 7.62mm M118 long range cartridge. Cartridge, caliber 7.62mm, NATO, ball, M59: 150.5-grain (9.8 g) 7.62×51mm NATO ball cartridge.
The 12.7mm NATO cartridge, also known as the .50 BMG, is standard for heavy machine guns. Tank ammo has also been standardised across NATO with 120×570mm NATO ammunition being in use in all NATO tanks except the British Challenger 2, though the Challenger 3 will use 120×570mm NATO ammunition when it comes into service in 2027. [75]
NATO cartridge may refer to: Small arms 9×19mm NATO (STANAG 4090) ... Tank guns 105×617mmR (STANAG 4458) 120×570mmR (STANAG 4385) Artillery 105 mm (STANAG 4425)
This is in contrast with older belt systems which were typically made of fabric and were fed straight through the weapon without disintegrating. MIL-L-63532C stipulates that the force to strip a NATO approved round from the M27 link should be between 5.5 and 16 lb f (24.5 and 71.2 N ) and the belt should have a minimal tensile strength of 33 lb ...
Each of the adjusting straps has a loop around it made of 1-inch (2.5 cm) elastic material. In 1991, the individual equipment belt suspenders are redesignated LC-2 with no major modifications; minor modifications include the use of steel (instead of brass) for the four snap hooks and the two rectangular rings.