Piercing/incendiary/tracer bullets

The so-called AP (armot-piercing incendiary) projectile contains an incendiary mixture and the API-T (armor-piercing incendiary tracer) is similar, to API but has a tracer in the rear of the bullet (Ref 6, p 65)... 

Bullets are similar to armor-piercing incendiary (API) bullets, but in addition have a tracer compn in the base end of the bullet(Ref 8,p 68 Ref... 

Bullets, Armor-Piercing(AP), Armor-Piercing -lncendiary(AP ), Armor-Piercing-Incendiary Tracers(APIT) and Ball Bullets, See under BULLETS... 

Other incendiary compositions used in older ammunition were potassium chlorate based with a mixture of potassium chlorate and mercury sulfocyanide as the priming composition. Another older incendiary composition consisted of potassium nitrate, magnesium, aluminum, and lead oxide.72,73 Multipurpose filled bullets are also manufactured, for example, armor piercing/incendiary, armor piercing/tracer, and spotter tracer bullets, which leave a visible trace and produce a puff of smoke on impact. One such smoke charge is lead dioxide 85% and powdered aluminum 15%. There... 

The larger rifles such as the familiar military rifle use cartridges of the type shown in Fig. 19.3. The relatively heavy base contains centrally a pyrotechnic percussion igniter (cap) and also a rim on which the ejector mechanism operates. Bullets can be made of various materials, but the detailed construction depends on whether they are to be used for armour piercing, anti-personnel, incendiary or tracer purposes. In operation, the primer is fired by the striking pin of the rifle, the propellant ignites and the... 

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