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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instead. The following, and Figure 2, illustrate the construction of a propellant lot number.

(a) Manufacturer's identification symbol

(b) A two (2) digit numeric code identifying the year of production

(d) A one (1) digit code signifying regular production propellant lots or nonstandard propellant lots as specified in the following paragraphs and 4.7

(e) A five (5) digit number representing the propellant serial number

(f) A one to two character ammunition suffix (the alpha suffix)

(g) A lot theater indicator as applicable (not shown in image above - see 4.8)

The appropriate manufacturer's identification symbol (see 3.2.4.1 and 4.2) and the correct month and year of production (see 3.2.4.2, 3.2.4.3, and 4.3) shall be applied. Propellant lot numbers shall not exceed sixteen (16) characters in length and no characters shall be separated by spaces. The minimum number of characters used shall be thirteen (13). This occurs only if no ammunition lot suffix (see 4.6) or theater indicator (see 4.8) are added. When the theater indicator is applied, it is the last character of the propellant lot number.

5.1.1 Propellant serial number. Propellant lot serial numbers (see 3.2.25) shall be assigned (see 6.16) and shall range from "00001" to "99999". Propellant serial numbers shall be unique and not repeated. Unless otherwise specified (see 6.5), once the propellant is assembled (such as into propelling charges) a lot number of the standard ammunition lot number construction shall be assigned. A known exception to this

standard practice is to assign a lot number with the propellant lot number format for some of the assembled propellants subject to stability monitoring. If this exception applies,

then the propellant lot number assigned shall contain the same serial number as that of the bulk propellant used in the assembly. This exception is not valid if multiple propellant lots are assembled together.

5.1.2 Propellant lot identifier code placement. Regular production lots shall be identified by retaining the numeric character "0" immediately after the hyphen in the propellant lot number, while those lots not of regular production, included in the non-