5.56×45mm NATO
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The 5.56×45mm NATO is a standard intermediate rifle cartridge widely used by NATO forces and many militaries worldwide in assault rifles and light machine guns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 5.56×45mm NATO canonical | 7 |
| 5.56×45mm Beryl | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO standard cartridge
ⓘ
intermediate cartridge ⓘ rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | NATO ⓘ |
| adoptedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| allianceStandardizedBy | NATO ⓘ |
| compatibleWithFirearm |
FN Minimi
ⓘ
FN SCAR-L ⓘ HK416F assault rifle ⓘ
surface form:
HK416
M16 rifle ⓘ M4 carbine ⓘ Steyr AUG A3 NATO ⓘ
surface form:
Steyr AUG
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedIn | late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasBaseDiameter | 9.58 mm ⓘ |
| hasBulletDiameter | 5.70 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaseCapacity | 1.85 ml ⓘ |
| hasCaseLength | 45 mm ⓘ |
| hasCaseType | rimless bottleneck ⓘ |
| hasMaximumPressure | 430 MPa ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDesignation |
M193
ⓘ
M855 ⓘ M855A1 ⓘ SS109 ⓘ |
| hasNeckDiameter | 6.43 mm ⓘ |
| hasParentCartridge | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | military service cartridge ⓘ |
| hasPrimerType | small rifle ⓘ |
| hasRimDiameter | 9.60 mm ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse |
sport shooting
ⓘ
varmint hunting ⓘ |
| hasShoulderDiameter | 9.00 mm ⓘ |
| hasTypicalBulletMass |
55 grains
ⓘ
62 grains ⓘ 77 grains ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMuzzleEnergy | ~1,700 J ⓘ |
| hasTypicalMuzzleVelocity | ~920 m/s ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| isNotIdenticalTo | .223 Remington ⓘ |
| partOf | NATO small arms ammunition family ⓘ |
| standardizationBody | NATO ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO member states
civilian shooters ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ many non‑NATO militaries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
assault rifles
ⓘ
carbines ⓘ light machine guns ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
5.56×45mm Beryl
subject surface form:
HK433