Ammunition
Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped or detonated from any weapon. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weapons that create the effect on a target (e.g., bullets and warheads). Nearly all mechanical weapons require some form of ammunition to operate. The term ammunition can be traced back to the mid-17th century. The word comes from the French la munition, for the material used for war. Ammunition and munitions are often used interchangeably, although munition now usually refers to the actual weapons system with the ammunition required …
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The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file containing weekly reports on the situation in Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the imprisoned Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess; Soviet activity in the Berlin air corridors; …
P O L I C E CONFISCATED DOCUMENTS, WEAPONS, AMMUNITION, AND UNIFORMS. SOVIET USE OF CORRIDOR AIRSPACE …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
PROBABLY) REFUSED WE SHOULD ACCUMULATE USEFUL AMMUNITION FOR POSSIBLE USE IN MADRID. BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
expi^essed gratitude in private f o r ^ l T t h e ammunition he, was getting for use in Washington"?? r …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
unnecessary questions such as 'have you any guns, ammunition, drugs etc.' An extremely long hours passed …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
would be received soon and would give him ample ammunition to resist on both subsidies and fuel tax. He … on the telephone, we are awfully short of real ammunition. There are three main snags in the way of effective … without giving them access also to the political ammunition which has caused it to be that kind of IGS and …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
Jolanta confided to a s h i p , to ferry ammunition and / I L u n i J : J I ^ e d £ T h e …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
patently t ™ d nl r ^ Podrabinek was 5 / ammunition. In 1 % 0 a r g e charged under 1H5F3H I S …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French
A file containing documents relating to issues of jurisdiction over Allied and Soviet personnel in Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the legal position of American citizens accused of …
think it would be prudent to have some legal ammunition ready to hand, and to this end I have prepared …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file containing documents relating to Soviet influence in Africa. Subjects covered in the file include Soviet economic aid to Uganda; the possible establishment of diplomatic relations between Lesotho and …
SOMALIS WITH QUANTITIES OF L I G H T ARMS, AMMUNITION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN ORDER AS THEY HAVE … equipment from a r : ; ^ recentri received arms and ammunition from North * . ~ ; - a v e r - c whether …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 German
activities in West Berlin. Subjects covered in the file include the shortage of suitable sites for a new ammunition storage compound; the likelihood of objections from environmentalists and peace campaigners; and …
the normal guidelines, equipment, weapons and ammunition would have to be UK-funded. 6. Training Arrangements …
