TM-9-2350-311-10
HOWITZER, MEDIUM, SELF-PROPELLED, 155MM; M109A2, M109A3, M109A4 AND M109A5
TECHNICAL MANUAL; OPERATOR’S MANUAL
NOVEMBER 1994
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CHAPTER 6
FOREIGN AMMUNITION (NATO)
6-1 GENERAL
Agreements between the United States and NATO allies have established the interoperability of weapon systems and
ammunition of the nations. The agreements enable the safe and effective firing of major types of ammunition of the
same size from the same compatible size and type weapon of the NATO armies.
The following pages cover only authorized German (GE), United Kingdom (UK), Canadian (CA), Netherlands (NL),
French (FR), Norway (NO), Italy (IT), Denmark (DA), Greece (GR), or Belgium (BE), 155MM components. If a
munitions item has not been authorized, it is because it has not yet been determined to be safe to fire or it has been
determined that the munitions item cannot be safely fired from the U.S. weapon system.
•
Only under emergency
combat
conditions
will zone 1 of M3A1 and DM62
propelling
charge
be fired from M109A2/M109A3/M109A4 M185 or M109A5 M284 cannon tube on M109
series howitzer weapon system because injury to personnel and equipment damage may
occur.
•
Do not mix US, GE, UK, CA, NL, FR, NO, IT, DA, GR, or BE components (i.e., projectile,
propelling charge, flash reducer, fuze). Fire only all components from one nation except GE
primer DM191A1. To prevent injury to personnel and equipment damage, GE must use
DM191A1 primer when firing US, GE, UK, CA, NL, NO, IT, DA, GR, or BE 155MM munitions.
NOTE
•
At the conclusion of any training exercise, ammunition drawn from a NATO nation and not
fired should be returned to the NATO nation unit from whom it was obtained.
•
Except as noted above, preparations for firing GE, UK, CA, NL, FR, NO, IT, DA, GR, or BE
munitions in U.S. weapons system (preparation for firing, precautions during firing, misfire
procedures, etc.) are contained in Chapter 5.
Foreign 155MM munitions authorized for use in U.S. M109 series howitzers are listed in Table 6-1.
Foreign projectiles, fuzes, and primers authorized for use in U.S. M109 series howitzers are listed in Table 6-2.
U.S. munitions authorized for use in foreign M109 series howitzers are listed in Table 6-3.
6-1
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