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Subject: tracers
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Date: 12 Jul 89 01:24:36 GMT
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From: nelson_p@apollo.com

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>"Cartridge. 5.56 mm, Tracer, M196. Tracer ammunition has the same basic
>characteristics as the ball. It is identified by an orange painted tip. Its
>primary uses are for observation of fire, incendiary effect, and
>signalling.


  How similar are the ballistic characteristics of tracer rounds and
  regular rounds?   Can you really count on them show you where 
  the 'dark' rounds are headed?

                                               ---Peter