Ordnance and Ammunition Vocabulary (Video Notes)

Vocabulary flashcards covering grenades, fuzes, ammunition, rockets, flares, and mines from the video notes.

Grenade, Hand M67

A US fragmentation hand grenade with a timed fuse activated by pulling the pin and releasing the lever for anti-personnel use.

Grenade, Hand: Flashbang, w/out Safety Lever

A stun grenade designed to produce a blinding flash and loud bang to disorient personnel; listed as without a safety lever in the notes.

Grenade, Hand, Body: PRAC

A practice (inert) hand grenade used for training and drill purposes.

Grenade, Hand PRB

A variant of a practice hand grenade used for training (inert).

Grenade, Hand, Safety Lever

The standard hand grenade configuration featuring the safety lever (spoon) that arms the fuse when released.

Grenade, Hand, Fuze Assy

The fuse assembly portion of a hand grenade responsible for delaying detonation after arming.

Grenade, Rifle, HE w/ Fuse

A high-explosive grenade designed to be launched from a rifle, equipped with a fuze.

Grenade, Hand, Smoke, WP

A hand-thrown smoke grenade using white phosphorus (WP) for signaling or screening.

Grenade, 76 mm, HE, Frag.

A 76 mm high-explosive fragmentation grenade.

Ctg., 20×102 mm: Tracer

A 20×102 mm cartridge with tracer to visualize projectile trajectory.

Ctg, 50 cal, Linked

Linked ammunition for .50 caliber weapons (belt/links).

Ctg, 40mm, HE

40mm high-explosive cartridge for grenade launchers.

Ctg., 30 mm, HEAT

30mm high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round.

Ctg. 30mm: HEIT

30mm round with High-Explosive Incendiary/Tracer (HEIT) characteristics.

Ctg, 40mm BOFOR

40mm Bofors-type cartridge used in grenade launchers.

Ctg.57mm; HEAT

57mm high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) round.

Ctg., 4.2 in; HE, M329 w/o Fuze

4.2-inch high-explosive round (M329) without a fuze.

44-ctg. 4.1 inch HE with fuze

4.1-inch high-explosive cartridge equipped with a fuze.

Ctg., 4.2 inch; HE w/out Fuse

4.2-inch high-explosive cartridge without a fuze.

Firing Device M57

Firing device used to initiate certain ordnance; model M57.

Fuze, Rocket, 3.5 inch Dummy

Training/dummy rocket fuze for a 3.5-inch rocket.

Fuze, PD, M503A2

Point-detonating (PD) fuze M503A2 for impact detonation.

Bomb, GP, 25lbs; Practice

General Purpose bomb, 25-pound practice (inert) version.

Rocket, 2.75 inch: FFAR, Practice

Practice version of the 2.75-inch FFAR (Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket).

Rocket M-405 Dummy

Dummy rocket used for training purposes.

Proj. 90mm HEAT, M371

90mm HEAT projectile (M371) for armor-penetrating rounds.

Projectile, 105 mm, HE

105 mm high-explosive artillery shell.

Hand Flare, Distress

Hand-held distress flare used as an emergency signaling device.

Flare, Pocket Parachute

Parachute flare carried in a pocket for signaling from altitude.

Flare, Surface, Trip

Surface flare activated by a trip mechanism for signaling or warning.

Flare, Surface Trip Commercial

Commercial version of a surface trip flare for signaling.

Mine, A Pers, M18A1 Claymore

Directional anti-personnel mine (M18A1 Claymore) with front-facing orientation.

Charge Supplementary; TNT

Supplementary explosive charge using TNT.