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7.62x51mm NATO

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The 7.62x51mm NATO is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge adopted as a standard among North Atlantic Treaty Organisation members. First developed in the 1940s, it entered United States service in 1954 for the M14 rifle and the M60 machine gun. Although the lighter 5.56x45mm NATO cartridge later displaced it as the standard infantry round, the 7.62x51mm NATO remains in wide use in designated marksman rifles, sniper rifles, and medium and general-purpose machine guns, as well as on vehicle, aircraft, and ship mounts. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Rifle cartridge 1
Introduced Year
1954 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
Connections

Used In

Falklands War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Six-Day War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
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Yom Kippur War, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: 7.62x51mm NATO
  • Lead, first paragraph
    The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge.
  • Lead, second paragraph
    First developed in the 1940s, the cartridge was introduced in U.S. service in 1954 for the M14 rifle and M60 machine gun.
  • service status
    62×51mm NATO fully powered cartridge remain in service today, especially various designated marksman rifles/sniper rifles and medium machine guns/general-purpose machine guns (e
  • Lead and body text
    The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge.
  • Infobox: service
    1954-present
  • Lead section
    The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless, bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It is a standard for small arms among members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Six-Day War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Falklands War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Vietnam War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Iran-Iraq War, Falklands War, The Troubles, Gulf War, War in Afghanistan, Iraq War, Libyan Civil War, Syrian Civil War, Yemeni Civil War (2014-present), Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, among other conflicts
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Wikidata: 7.62x51mm NATO
Wikidata Q259210, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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