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    The document summarizes 40mm cartridges used in the M203 grenade launcher and MK19 40mm machine gun. The M203 fires various high explosive, illuminating, signaling, and training rounds that are all fixed ammunition. The MK19 fires six types of cartridges including high explosive grenades, training practice, and dummy rounds. The document provides a list of specific cartridge models used with each weapon system.

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    The document summarizes 40mm cartridges used in the M203 grenade launcher and MK19 40mm machine gun. The M203 fires various high explosive, illuminating, signaling, and training rounds that are all fixed ammunition. The MK19 fires six types of cartridges including high explosive grenades, training practice, and dummy rounds. The document provides a list of specific cartridge models used with each weapon system.

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    FAS | Military | DOD 101 | Systems | Land Warfare |||| Index | Search | Join FAS

    40-mm Cartridges
    The M203 grenade launcher uses several fixed-type, low-velocity 40-mm rounds. The M203
    fires high-explosive, illuminating, signaling, CS, and training ammunition. All M203
    grenade launcher rounds are fixed rounds.

    M381 HE
    M386 HE
    M397 Airburst
    M397A1 Airburst
    M406 High-explosive (HE)
    M433 High-explosive dual purpose (HEDP)
    M441 HE
    M576 Buckshot
    M583A1 40MM WS PARA ILLUM
    M585 White star cluster
    M651 CS
    M661 Green star cluster
    M662 Red star cluster
    M676 Yellow smoke canopy
    M680 White smoke canopy
    M682 Red smoke canopy
    M713 Ground marker - Red
    M715 Ground marker - Green
    M716 Ground marker - Yellow
    M781 Practice
    M918 Target Practice
    M992 Infrared Illuminant Cartridge (IRIC)
    40MM NON-LETHAL ROUND
    40MM CANISTER ROUND
    40mm Sponge Grenade

    The MK19 40mm Machine Gun fires six types of cartridges:

    M383 high-explosive grenade


    M384 high-explosive grenade
    M385I training practice
    M430I / M430A1 high-explosive dual-purpose (HEDP)
    M918 training practice
    M922 / M922A1 dummy rounds
    Sources and Resources
    40mm Ammunition Team @ Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center
    (ARDEC)

    FAS | Military | DOD 101 | Systems | Land Warfare |||| Index | Search | Join FAS

    http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/40.htm
    Maintained by Robert Sherman
    Originally created by John Pike
    Updated Saturday, September 12, 1998 6:35:55 AM

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