US ARMY MM 2598 course - Identifying Ammunition MM2598.pdf

In the preceding sub-course (MM2597), you learned how to interpret ammunition markings and color codes.
Now suppose, for example, a using unit turns in ammunition that has been removed from its original containers
and there are no markings or the markings have been obliterated. How are you going to determine what the
ammunition is? If the color code paint is still present, you may know that it is high-explosive ammunition; but how
can you tell if it is a mortar round, a rocket, or an artillery projectile?
Positive identification of ammunition is of vital importance to an ammunition specialist. If you issue the wrong
ammunition item or place the wrong types of ammunition together in a storage stack, the results could be
disastrous. This sub-course is designed to teach you methods of quick identification by type and use (by physical
characteristics) of all types of ammunition items.