MIL-STD-709D
4.2 Application of color coding.
4.2.1 Color coding of new production and of existing stocks, when repainting, remarking or both repainting and remarking are required for maintenance purposes, shall be in accordance with applicable ammunition drawings. These drawings, in turn, shall incorporate the color coding requirements of this standard. Repainting of current stocks merely to comply with this standard is not required.
4.2.2 Color coding shall be applied to ammunition in the following manners, except as provided in 4.3:
a. Preferably as the color of the normal protective coating (overall body color), or,
b. As the color of the main identification markings, or,
c. In the form of an appropriately colored circumferential band, approximately equal in width to one half the caliber or diameter of the ammunition except the width need not exceed two inches, or,
d. By means of discs or squares, of the appropriate color, which shall be as large as possible consistent with the use and shape of the ammunition item.
4.2.2.1 A combination of manners of application may be used when TABLE I and TABLE II indicates a need for more than one color, for example, a high explosive projectile having an armor defeating capability.
4.3. Special Coding.
4.3.1 Chemical ammunition containing toxic chemical, incapacitating, or riot control chemical agents shall be colored GRAY (FED-STD-595/36231) as the normal protective coating (overall body color). An appropriate colored band around the circumference of the ammunition shall denote the type (class) of agent (i.e., toxic chemical, incapacitating or riot control). In addition, the main identification details, including the name or chemical agent symbol shall be marked in the same color as the band denoting the agent. Where practical, in addition to the stencil, the chemical agent symbol shall be metal stamped (engraved) in ½-inch or larger letters in the body of the munition. Camouflage paint shall never be use for ammunition containing toxic chemical, riot control, or incapacitating agents. See TABLE III.
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