MIL-STD-709C Ammunition Color Coding Military Standard Manual PDF (EN)

Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MXL-STD-709C NOTICE 1 7 Feburmy 1980 . MILITARY STANDARD AMMUNITION COLOR CODING XIL-STD-709C: TO ALL HOLDERS OF 1. THE FOLL~ING PACES LISTED: PAGES OF MIL-STD-709C tlAVEBEEN REVISED AND SUPERSEDE THE . DATE SUPERSEDED PAGE DATE NEW PAGE 7 7 8 6 February 1980 7 6 my 1976 May 1976 (REPRINTEDWITHCWT CHANGE) - 2. RETAIN THIS NOTICE AND INSERT BEFORE TABLE OF CCNTEXTS. 3. Holders of MIL-STD-709Cwill verify that page changes and addlthns indi- cated above have been entered. This notice page will be retained G s G check sheet. Th+Q ieauance, ----- togetherwith G ppended pages, is a separate publication.

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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com v~L.sTD-709c 7 February 1980 TABLE I (Continued) COLOR FED. STD. !40. 595 Ih’TERPRETATIOX—— Light Red 311S8 Identifies incendiary ammuni- tion or indicates the presence of highly flammable material (liquids, jellies, solids), designed to produce damage by fire. White 1/2/3/ --- 37875 Identifies illuminating ammunition or ammunition designed to produce a colored light. . Light Blue 3s109 Identifies prac?ice ammunition. 32246 Orange May be used to identify ammunition used for track- ing and recovery in tests or in training operations (e.g. underrater mines and torpedos.

) Identifies completely inert ammunition designed for use in activities such as assembly, testing, handling, drills, etc., and not designed to be delivered in a delivery system. Bronze, Gold, Brass FOOTNOTES: The following colors when applied as stated below have no color coding significance: 1/ Colors GIUIY, BLACK, GREEN or WHITE on underwater ammunition. ~/ Color WHITE on guided missiles, dispensers and rocket launchers. ~1 Colors BLACK or WHITE when used for lettering or special marking. 4/ CO1OYS specifically applied to identify the color produced by smoke ammunition or pyrotechnics. ~/ Unpainted or natural color ammunition. ~/ color Guy on air launchedmissiles.

Supersedes page 7 of 6 May 1976.

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Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com MIL- STD-70g C 6 ~y 1976 TABLE II APPLICATION OF CCLOR CODING - l{igh Explosive (11~), except 20?.01 Olive Drab High Explosive, (l!E), ~ohf~l None Explosive Binary Munitions Olive Drab Broken ~! Yellow High Ex~)losire Plastic [l!FP’t Olil’e Drab Black High Lxplosivc .4nti- tank ~lJEAT) Black None Antipersonnel and anti-tan). mines Olive Drab 5/ incendiary Light Red iiigh Expiosive Incendiary (HEI) Yello\~ Armor Piercing Incendiary (AP7) Light Red Armor Piercirig (APj (a) ~ith bursting charge (b) ~ithout burstinp ch3rge Black None Black Sone Canister Olive D~ab Xone Flechette loaded Olive Drab 8

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