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An ammunition belt is a firearm device used to package and feed cartridges, typically for rapid-firing automatic weapons such as machine guns. Belt-fed systems minimize the proportional weight of the ammunition apparatus to the entire weapon system, and allow high rates of continuous fire without needing frequent magazine changes.
The M-1956 LCE continued application of the belt-supported-by-suspenders concept, adopted by the U.S. Army at least as early as the pattern 1903 equipment. [2] The M-1956 "Belt, Individual Equipment" or pistol belt differed little in form and function from the M-1936 pistol belt and would accommodate any of the pouches and equipment that would mount on the M-1936 belt.
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 ...
All ammunition must be fixed in a NATO standard M13 disintegrating metallic split-link belt to feed into the weapon. The standard combat ammunition mix for the M60 consists of sequences of four ball (M80) cartridges and one tracer (M62) in belts of 100 rounds. The four-to-one ratio theoretically allows the gunner to accurately "walk" the fire ...
Case, small arms ammunition, LC-1 (NSN 8465-00-001-6482), quantity two. Cover, water canteen, LC-1 (NSN 8465-00-860-0256) Suspenders, individual equipment belt, LC-1 (NSN 8465-00-001-6471) Belt, individual equipment – The belt is constructed of Army shade 7 olive drab nylon webbing with blacked metal hardware and either green or black plastic ...
The M27 link, formally Link, Cartridge, Metallic Belt, 5.56mm, M27 is a metallic disintegrating link issued by the United States armed forces and among NATO and designed for use in belt-fed firearms. [1] It holds 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition.
The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, [6] a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
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.