MIL-STD-1168 Ammunition Lot Numbering And Ammunition Data CardThis standard establishes and describes the lot numbering system and ammunition data card requirements that are used to identify and document items of ammunition including guided missiles and energetic materiel during all phases of their life cycles.

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MIL-STD-1168C

developed by the particular manufacturing activity. The lot interfix number shall be identified by the numeric characters "000." At no time shall the same manufacturing activity duplicate experimental lot numbers even though the type of materiel involved is different. Experimental lots shall be numbered in accordance with the following example.

Example:

1st Experimental Lot: PA-97KOOOEOO1

2nd Experimental Lot: PA-97KOOOEOO2

3rd Experimental Lot: PA-97LOOOEOO3

Etc.

Experimental lots are produced in accordance with special instructions and are covered by engineering production orders. Experimental lots are those generally small quantities of ammunition items that are produced for:

(1) Research and development.

(2) Engineering design tests and special tests for engineering evaluations.

Special and engineering experiments performed outside the place of manufacture, such as at the proving grounds, are normally covered by engineering test program requests - exclusive of engineering production orders. Ammunition designated as experimental lots shall not be issued for field use nor flow into the regular supply stream without special and specific authorization.

4.7.3 First article lots. (The "A" lots.) These types of lots shall be identified by replacing the hyphen between the lot series number and the lot sequence number with a capital "A."

Example:

XYZ97BOO1AOO1 (Indicates interfix OO1 - first submission) XYZ97COO1AOO2 (Indicates interfix OO1 - second submission) XYZ97MOO2AOO1 (Indicates interfix OO2 - first submission) Etc.

Uses and applications of the manufacturer's identification symbol, the year of production code, the month of production code and the lot interfix procedures remain consistent with the pertinent provisions of this standard. The term "first article lots" is used herein and replaces previous use of such terms as, "pre-production lots", "pilot lots", "initial production", "prototypes", "first lots", etc.

NOTE: Upon successful completion of the first article the sequence number of the production lot reverts to OO1.

4.7.4 Functional packed lots. (The "L" lots.) These lots shall be identified by

replacing the hyphen between the lot interfix number and the lot sequence number with a