DOD-STD-396
8
December 1977
MILITARY STANDARD
WEAPON CALIBER AND AMMUNITION, METRIC SYSTEN
FOR IDENTIFICATION OF
This Military Standard is approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1.
SCOPE.
This standard establishes the Metric System for
the identification of weapon calibers and ammunition. This
standard is applicable to weapons and ammunition to be type
. .
classified standard.
2. REQUIREMENTS . Millimeters shall be
caliber of weapons and ammunition.
Certain provisions of this document
International Standardization Agreement
used to identify the
are the subject of
QSTAG-18.
When
Change Notice, Revision, or Can;ellation”of this document is
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proposed which will affect or violate the International Agree-
ment concerned, the Preparing Activity shall take appropriate
reconciliation action through International Standardization
channels,
including Departmental Standardization
Offices, if
required.
CUSTODIANS:
PREPARING ACTIVITY:
Army - AR
Army - AR
Navy - OS
Air Force - 99
PROJECT NO. 1395-0214
REVIEW ACTIVITIES:
Navy - AS
Beneficial comments - (recommendations, additions, deletions)
and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this
document should be addressed to - U.S.
Army Armament R&D Command,
ATTN :
DRDAR-TST-S, Dover, NJ
07801 either by using the self
addressed standardization document improvement proposal (DD
Form 1426) appearing at the end of
this document or by letter.
FSC
1395
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*U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1981 — 703.02312715
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