In 2013 the US Army announced that it would replace environmentally harmful chemicals barium nitrate and potassium perchlorate with sodium metaperiodate for use in their tracer ammunition.
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In 2013 the US Army announced that it would replace the environmentally harmful chemicals barium nitrate and potassium perchlorate with sodium metaperiodate for use in their tracer ammunition.
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They developed a new system for firing at night in which a spotter with a night-scope fires tracer ammunition to mark the target for the Carl Gustaf gunner.
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Their fuel tanks were also well protected by layers of self-sealing rubber, although the tracer ammunition which was carried by RAF fighters could sometimes ignite fuel vapour in empty tanks.
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Infantry machine guns and rifles may improve their ability against aircraft by utilising tracer ammunition, to allow the aimer to better gauge the lead aim necessary to strike his target.
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It adds Hostile Fire Indication ( HFI ), which is the ability to detect incoming rocket propelled grenades and tracer ammunition in addition to an overall improvement in missile detection.
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Recognizing the need for additional firepower, he again braved the enemy fusillade, crawled to the edge of his position and fired several magazines of tracer ammunition through the jungle canopy.
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Small caliber automatic weapons, either magazine fed, may include a small amount of tracer ammunition ( usually 5 % or less ) in with regular munitions, to facilitate the process under low-light conditions.
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The British found that they were at a disadvantage in night fighting as they were temporarily blinded by the flash of their guns, while the Italian ships carried flashless cordite and good tracer ammunition.
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`iai pursued the helicopters, firing aircraft gun in front of the helicopters, but his aircraft was not armed with tracer ammunition and the helicopter pilots were not able to observe that they were fired upon.
