MIL-STD-709D
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4.4 Materials. Color coding materials (e.g., paints, enamels, lacquers, marking inks, decals, or strippable tapes) shall be as required by the applicable ammunition drawings and specifications.
4.5 Data Marking. Data markings not otherwise specified herein, such as ammunition lot number and national stock number (NSN), will be in the same color as other markings or in black or white.
4.6 Packaging and Packing. Normally packaging and packing of ammunition do not require color coding. Color coding is required for packaging and packing of chemical ammunition, both lethal and toxic; the colors shall be in accordance with this standard.
5. DETAILED REQUIREMENTS.
5.1 Tier I color. 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and .50 caliber ammunition shall comply with the color details and applications of Table I.
5.2 Tier II color. Caliber 20mm and above ammunition shall comply with the color details and applications of Table II. Specific caliber 20mm and above ammunition shall comply with the color details and applications of Table III.
6. NOTES
(This section contains information of a general or explanatory nature that may be helpful, but is not mandatory.)
6.1 Intended use. Provide color coding system for combat and training ammunition, except as noted in 1.2.1 and 1.2.2.
6.2 Acquisition requirements. Acquisition documents should specify the title, number, and date of this standard.
6.3 International standardization agreement implementation. The standard implements NATO STANAG 2953 - Identification of Ammunition - AOP-2 and NATO STANAG 2442 - Ammunition Marking for Experimental and Test Ammunition. When changes to, revision, or cancellation of this standard are proposed, the preparing activity should coordinate the action with the U.S, National Point of Contact for the international standardization agreement, as identified in the ASSIST database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
6.4 Tracer. The presence of a tracer should be indicated by a hyphenated letter T in the nomenclature, e.g., HE-T. That letter may also be placed elsewhere on the ammunition singly or as a circumferential band of T's.
6.5 Color Effect. The color or colors produced by ammunition should be indicated by symbol, when required for tactical reasons.
a. The color effect(s) should be indicated by the symbol "C" repeated at least three (3) times in the color approximating that of the effect produced. When so used, these colors should have no other coding significance.
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