nelson_p@apollo.com (07/12/89)
From: nelson_p@apollo.com Submission to sci.military newsgroup (Thanks in advance) >"Cartridge. 5.56 mm, Tracer, M196. Tracer ammunition has the same basic >characteristics as the ball. It is identified by an orange painted tip. Its >primary uses are for observation of fire, incendiary effect, and >signalling. How similar are the ballistic characteristics of tracer rounds and regular rounds? Can you really count on them show you where the 'dark' rounds are headed? ---Peter