| NATO 5.56x45mm | ||
|---|---|---|
 NATO 5.56x45mm NATO (kiri) di sebelah .30-30 Winchester (tengah) dan NATO 7.62x51mm (kanan) | ||
| Jenis | Raifal | |
| Asal |  Amerika Syarikat
| |
| Sejarah perkhidmatan | ||
| Digunakan oleh | NATO | |
| Perang | Perang Vietnam–kini | |
| Sejarah pengeluaran | ||
| Pereka | Remington Arms | |
| Spesifikasi | ||
| Parent case | .223 Remington | |
| Jenis kelongsong | Tanpa bingkai, leher botol | |
| Diameter peluru | 5.70 | |
| Diameter leher | 6.43 | |
| Diameter bahu | 9.00 | |
| Diameter tapak | 9.58 | |
| Diameter bibir | 9.60 | |
| Ketebalan bibir | 1.14 | |
| Panjang kelonsong | 44.70 | |
| Panjang keseluruhan | 57.40 | |
| Rifling twist | 178 mm atau 229 mm (1 in 7" atau 9") | |
| Primer type | Senjata kecil | |
| Maximum pressure | 430.00 | |
| Jadual balistik | ||
| Berat/jenis peluru | Kelajuan | Tenaga |
| 4 | 940 | 1767 |
| 4.1 | 936 | 1796 |
| 4.1 | 905 | 1679 |
| Sumber: ujian NATO EPVAT, QuickLOAD, SAAMI, C.I.P.[1] | ||
NATO 5.56x45mm adalah sejenis katrij raifal yang dibangunkan di Amerika Syarikat yang bertujuan untuk digunakan pada raifal gempur Colt M16. Di bawah STANAG 4172, ia merupakan katrij standard yang digunakan oleh pasukan tentera NATO selain banyak lagi negara-negara bukan NATO. Walaupun merupakan hasil terbitan daripada katrij .223 Remington, bentuknya adalah tidak sama.
Rujukan
- ^ "C.I.P. decisions, texts and tables - free current C.I.P. CD-ROM version download (ZIP and RAR format)". Dicapai pada 2008-10-17.
Pautan luar
- Various photos of 5.56x45mm ammunition
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- RUAG Ammotech factsheet on German Army DM21 5.56x45mm ammunition
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