INTERPRETING AMMUNITION MARKINGS AND COLOR CODES

It is essential that an ammunition specialist be able to identify ammunition. Before you can do this, however, you must learn how to interpret ammunition markings and color codes.

You may not be aware of it, but you have already been exposed to the use of marking and color code systems to identify items. There are the markings on products in stores, for example. The label on a container tells you what is in a container, the amount, and who made, it. Traffic lights, fire engines, and police cars are examples of color coding. Ammunition markings and color coding work in much the same way. You will know a great deal about an ammunition item if you understand the marking and color code systems.

Tasks. This subcourse, Interpreting Ammunition Markings and Color Codes, consists of one lesson based on the following tasks from soldier's manual STP 9-55B12-SM:

093-400-1100, Identify Fuzes.
093-400-1101, Identify Artillery Ammunition.
093-400-1102, Identify Mortar Ammunition.
093-400-1103, Identify Small Arms Ammunition.
093-400-1104, Identify Grenades.
093-400-1105, Identify Mines.
093-400-1106, Identify Small Guided Missiles.
093-400-1107, Identify Demolition Material.
093-400-1108, Identify Pyrotechnics.
093-400-1109, Identify Rockets.