Introduction to Ammunition Accounting

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Introduction to Ammunition Accounting

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Types of Ammunition Stockpile

• Operational
• War reserve
• Training
• Experimental
• Production
• Disposal

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ACTO

• Definition
• Items that are
• Attractive to Criminal and Terrorist
  Organisations

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ACTO
ACTO Item Potential Terrorist Use 
MANPADS Attacks on civil aviation.
Detonators Initiation of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). Usually strictly controlled on civilian explosives market.
Bulk Explosive Used as main charge for IEDs. More powerful than home-made or commercial explosives.
Man-portable Anti-Tank Missiles Attacks on VIP vehicles.
Hand Grenades Concealable weapon that can be used in confined spaces.
Small arms ammunition Close Quarter Assassinations.

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ACTO

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Accounting Requirements

• Specific type
• Quantity
• Lot / batch number
• Storage location

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Accounting Requirements

• On manufacture
• On initial testing
• During transportation
• In depot storage
• On transfer to users
• During storage users

• In case of loss or theft
• When used
• On return to depot
• If repaired/modified
• In-service surveillance or proof
• When disposed of

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Accounting Systems
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Lotting and Batching

Be aware Different nations use different
systems of Lotting and batching
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Lotting and Batching

• Lot a homogenous quantity of ammunition or
  components
• Batch a quantity of items made up from several
  other items, each of which will have their own
  Lot numbers
• Primary Governing Component most important
  component within items made up of several
  components
• Batch Key Identity (BKI) A common phrase

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Lotting and Batching

100 x empty shell bodies, with a common Lot
number
Filled shell given new number BATCH number
Quantity of HE one production mix, with its own
Lot number
Note record lot numbers of the components for
traceability to the higher-level assembly Batch
number
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Units of Space (UOS)

1 meter
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Stack Tally Cards

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Questions