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Exploding ammunition

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Exploding ammunition is ammunition which is designed to explode and destroy the weapon it is used in and perhaps injure or kill the person attempting to fire the weapon. In addition to cartridges used in small arms exploding ammunition can include rocket-propelled grenades or mortar shells. Exploding ammunition is intended to be used by the enemy, usually an insurgent force; it is commonly funneled to them through black market channels.

Historical use

Exploding ammunition was used by both Allied and German forces during World War II, by the United States in Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan; possibly by the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; and by government forces during the Syrian civil war.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ C. J. Chivers (October 19, 2012). "Syrians Place Booby-Trapped Ammunition in Rebels' Guns". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
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