linked ammunition

[‚liŋkt ‚am·yə′nish·ən]

(ordnance)

Cartridges fastened side by side with metal links, forming a belt for ready feed to a machine gun.

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ammunition box

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Compared to my experience back in the day fumbling with linked ammunition and the pivoting feed tray of an M60, the Type 99 is a breeze to run.

Death from above: the Japanese Type 99 paratrooper machine gun

The NG-5 LMG comprises a 460mm (18 inch/in) barrel and operates from an open bolt position, fed by a belt of linked ammunition, an ammunition drum or from a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-standard magazine.

Best supporting actors: concerns regarding collateral damage in the contemporary operating environment continue to have significant effects on the employment of support weapons on the battlefield, particularly in relation to complex Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT)

This high-capacity ammunition carriage system enables a machinegunner to carry and fire 500 rounds of linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier.

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62 mm M80 Ball linked ammunition with deliveries beginning in 2005 and continuing through a portion of 2006.