13 - Ammunitions and Explosives
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PSC Description
1305 Ammunition, through 30 mm
1310 Ammunition, over 30 mm up to 75 mm
1315 Ammunition, 75 mm through 125 mm
1320 Ammunition, over 125 mm
1325 Bombs
1330 Grenades
1336 Guided missile warheads and explosive components
1337 Guided missile & space vehicle explosive propulsion units, solid fuel; and components
1338 Guided missile & space vehicle inert propulsion units, solid fuel; and components
1340 Rockets, rocket ammunition and rocket components
1345 Land mines
1350 Underwater mine inert components
1351 Underwater mine explosive components
1352 Underwater mine Disposal Inert Devices
1353 Underwater mine Disposal Explosive Devices
1355 Torpedo inert components
1356 Torpedo explosive components
1360 Depth charge inert components
1361 Depth charge explosive components
1365 Military chemical agents
1367 Tactical Kits and Outfits
1370 Pyrotechnics
1375 Demolition materials
1376 Bulk explosives
1377 Cartridge & propellant actuated devices and components
1385 Surface use explosive ordnance disposal tools and equipment
1386 Underwater explosive ordnance disposal and swimmer weapons systems tools and equipment
1390 Fuzes & primers
1395 Miscellaneous ammunition
1398 Specialized ammunition handling & servicing equipment
GROUP 13
Ammunition and Explosives
Note-Excluded from this group are items spe-
cially designed for nuclear ordnance applica-
tion.
1305 Ammunition, through 30mm
Includes Components.
1310 Ammunition, over 30mm up to 75mm
Includes Components, except Fuzes and
Primers; Chemical Warfare Cartridges.
Excludes Fuzes and Primers.
1315 Ammunition, 75mm through 125mm
Includes Components, except Fuzes and
Primers; Pyrotechnic Cartridges and Pro-
jectiles; Chemical Warfare Cartridges
and Projectiles.
Excludes Fuzes and Primers.
1320 Ammunition, over 125mm
Includes Components, except Fuzes and
Primers; Chemical Warfare Projectiles.
Excludes Fuzes and Primers.
1325 Bombs
Includes
Components;
Photoflash
Bombs; Chemical Warfare Bombs; Bomb
Clusters.
1330 Grenades
Includes Components; Hand and Rifle
Grenades; Smoke Grenades.
Excludes Firing Devices (Launchers).
1336 Guided Missile Warheads and
Explosive Components
Includes Warheads Containing Military
Chemical
Agents;
Exercise
Heads,
Guided Missile.
Excludes Atomic Ordnance Warheads;
All other Warheads for use on other than
guided missiles; Liquid Propulsion Units;
Rocket Engines (Liquid Propellant Units);
JATO Units; Rocket Motors (Solid Propel-
lant Units) for Guided Missiles; Solid Fuel
Propulsion Units; Propellant Chemicals
encased in consumable containers, such
as squibs and cartridges for insertion into
missile propulsion systems as integral
parts.
1337 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle
Explosive Propulsion Units, Solid Fuel;
and Components
Includes Rocket Motors (Solid Propellant
Units) for Guided Missiles, Explosive-
Loaded; All Explosive Components for
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Solid
Fuel Propulsion Units; Solid Propellants
encased in consumable containers, such
as squibs and cartridges, intended for
insertion into missile propulsion systems
as integral parts.
Excludes Rocket Motors (Solid Propel-
lant Units) for Guided Missiles, Inert-
Loaded or Empty; All Inert (Nonexplo-
sive) Components for Guided Missile and
Space Vehicle Solid Fuel Propulsion
Units; Guided Missile Warheads and
Components; Rocket Propulsion Units;
Rocket Motors (Solid Propellant Units) for
Rockets; Solid
Propellants
predeter-
mined to specific quantity and quality, but
packaged in reusable containers.
1338 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Inert
Propulsion Units, Solid Fuel; and
Components.
Includes Rocket Motors (Solid Propellant
Units) for Guided Missiles, Inert-Loaded
or Empty; All Inert (Nonexplosive) Com-
ponents for Guided Missile and Space
Vehicle Solid Fuel Propulsion Units.
Excludes Rocket Motors (Solid Propel-
lant Units) for Guided Missiles, Explosive-
Loaded; Guided Missile Warheads and
Components; Rocket Propulsion Units;
Rocket Motors (Solid Propellant Units) for
Rockets.
1340 Rockets, Rocket Ammunition and
Rocket Components
Includes Complete Rounds; Explosive
Components, Including Warheads; Pyro-
technic Rockets; Solid Fuel JATO Units;
Rocket Motors (Solid Propellant Units) for
Rockets; Covers, Protective Rocket War-
head; Jettisonable Rocket Launchers;
Conditioning Kits and Sets, Controlled
Environment; and other peculiar compo-
nents which are not classified elsewhere.
Excludes Nuclear rockets, Nuclear war-
heads; all other warheads for use on
other than rockets; and rockets with
built-in guiding devices.
1345 Land Mines
Includes
Components;
Antipersonnel
Mines; Antitank Mines; Fuzes.
1350 Underwater Mine and Components,
Inert
Includes Parachute Packs; Inert Mine
Cases; Booster Cans; Clock Delays;
Clock Starters; Search Coils; Extenders.
1351 Underwater Mines and Components,
Explosive
Includes Loaded Cases; Boosters; Deto-
nators.
1352 Underwater Mine Disposal Inert
Devices
Note: Version of Underwater Mine Dis-
posal Explosive Device without destruc-
tive charge. Intended for underwater mine
hunting and reconnaissance. May also be
used for training purposes.
Includes: Complete operating units, such
as an underwater mine reconnaissance
device, as well as component parts, prac-
tice, training, blank, and dummies.
Excludes: Torpedo Inert components,
depth charges, and underwater mines.
1353 Underwater Mine Disposal Explosive
Devices
Note: Complete explosive devices, in-
cluding destructive charge. It is fired,
guided to target and detonated from a
vessel or other remote site.
Includes Complete explosive device, in-
cluding ammunition, detonating charge,
and component parts.
Excludes Underwater Mine Explosive
Components (FSC 1351), Torpedo Ex-
plosive Components (FSC 1356), Military
Chemical Agents (FSC 1365).
1355 Torpedos and Components, Inert
1356 Torpedos and Components, Explosive
Includes Warheads; Boosters; Detona-
tors.
1360 Depth Charges and Components, Inert
Includes Inert Firing Mechanisms; Pistols
without Detonators; Extenders.
1361 Depth Charges and Components,
Explosive
Includes Cases; Boosters; Detonators.
1365 Military Chemical Agents
Includes War Gases; Screening Smokes;
Incendiary and thickening Agents; Signal-
ing Smokes.
Excludes Ammunition containing Military
Chemical Agents.
1367 Tactical Kits and Outfits
A collection of items, which are
used for a specific purpose. Each col-
lection must include at least one item
of ordnance classified in Group 13.
Ordnance may be non-lethal (as de-
fined in the Department of Defense
Directive 3000.3). These kits and out-
fits may include such items as uni-
forms, weapons, body armor, and the
like. By themselves, each of these
components belongs in a FSC other
than 1367.
1370 Pyrotechnics
Includes Flares; Signals; Fireworks; Pis-
tol Rocket Signals.
Excludes Pyrotechnic Cartridges and
Projectiles; Photoflash Bombs; Pyrotech-
nic Rockets.
1375 Demolition Materials
Includes Items for construction, quarry-
ing and demolition work such as Dyna-
mite and other explosives packed in cy-
lindrical paper cartridges or in bags,
Demolition
Charges,
Blasting
Caps,
Blasting Time Fuses, Detonating Cord,
Demolition Firing Devices; Booby Trap
Mechanisms; Bangalore Torpedoes; Inert
accessories and components such as
Blasting Machines, Priming Adapters,
and Detonating Cord Clips.
Excludes Liquid Propellant Fuels and
Oxidizers; Solid Propellants encased in
consumable containers, for insertion into
missile propulsion systems as integral
parts; Guided Missile Explosive Devices;
Safety-in-Flight Explosive Items and De-
vices such as, Impulse Cartridges, Delay
Cartridges, Aircraft Ejection Seat Cata-
pults, Aircraft Canopy Removers, and
similar items, as shown in the indexes to
the FSC, Solid Propellants, predeter-
mined to specific quantity and quality,
packaged
in
reusable
containers;
Nuclear Ordnance Components; Rocket
and Guided Missile Motors, Warheads,
and Propulsion Sections.
1376 Bulk Explosives
Includes Solid Propellants, predeter-
mined to specific quantity and quality,
packaged in reusable containers; Explo-
sive Loaded Devices and Components
as shown in the indexes to the FSC.
Excludes Liquid Propellant Fuels and
Oxidizers; Solid Propellants encased in
consumable containers, for insertion into
missile propulsion systems as integral
parts; Guided Missile Explosive Devices;
Blasting
and
Demolition
Materials;
Safety-in-Flight Explosive Items and De-
vices such as Impulse Cartridges, Delay
Cartridges, Aircraft Ejection Seat Cata-
pults, Aircraft Canopy Removers; Rocket
and Guided Missile Motors, Warheads,
and Propulsion Sections; similiar items,
as shown in the indexes to the FSC.
1377 Cartridge and Propellant Actuated
Devices and Components
Note-This class includes safety-in-
flight explosive items, consisting of a
quantity of propellant (either encased in a
cartridge or in molded form) and a means
of activation, designed to be inserted into
or attached to one or more devices to
provide the energy required to operate
devices requiring a time delay, or not re-
quiring a time delay, in their operating
sequence. Also included are devices de-
signed to utilize energy generated by the
items described above.
Includes Impulse Cartridges; Delay Car-
tridges; Engine Starter Cartridges (explo-
sive filled); Fire Extinguisher Cartridges
(used to activate by remote control); Air-
craft Ejection Seat Catapults; Rocket Mo-
tors (Solid Propellant Units) for Aircraft
Ejection Seats; Aircraft Canopy Remov-
ers; Thrusters, propellant and cartridge
actuated; Initiators; Explosive Bolts and
Explosive Bolt Cartridges; Cutters, car-
tridge or propellant actuated, Reefing
Line; Powder actuated Tool Cartridges;
Explosive Loaded Devices and Compo-
nents which are not specifically classified
elsewhere.
Excludes Liquid Propellant Fuels and
Oxidizers; Solid Propellants, encased in
consumable containers for insertion into
missile propulsion systems as an integral
part; Guided Missile Explosive Devices;
Bulk and Solid Propellants, predeter-
mined to specific quantity and quality,
packaged in reusable containers; Blast-
ing and Demolition Materials; Rocket Mo-
tors, Warheads and Propulsion Sections
for Rockets and Guided Missiles.
1385 Surface Use Explosive Ordnance
Disposal Tools and Equipment
Note-This class includes only special-
ized tools and equipment developed for
and used by qualified Explosive Ord-
nance Disposal (EOD) personnel.
Excludes Nonspecialized or common
tools and equipment not developed ex-
clusively for use by qualified EOD person-
nel; specialized demolition material; ex-
plosive loaded shaped charges.
1386 Underwater Use Explosive Ordnance
Disposal and Swimmer Weapons
Systems Tools and Equipment
Note-This class includes only special-
ized tools and equipment developed for
and used by qualified Explosive Ord-
nance Disposal (EOD), personnel, Un-
derwater
Demolition
Teams
(UDT),
and/or Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) personnel
Excludes Nonspecialized or common
tools not developed exclusively for use by
qualified EOD, UDT, and/or SEAL per-
sonnel; specialized demolition material;
explosive loaded shaped charges
1390 Fuzes and Primers
Note-This class includes only fuzes
and primers for use in ammunition classi-
fied in Classes 1310, 1315, and 1320.
Excludes Fuzes and Primers for ammuni-
tion not classified in Classes 1310, 1315,
and 1320.
1395 Miscellaneous Ammunition
Includes Ammunition Shapes, such as
Blanks, Disks, Slugs, Cups, and Rotating
Bands (Shell Bands).
1398 Specialized Ammunition Handling and
Servicing Equipment
Includes Handling and servicing equip-
ment specially designed for use on or
with rockets and conventional ammuni-
tion.
Excludes Handling and servicing equip-
ment specially designed for use on or
with rocket and pyrotechnic launchers;
Ammunition maintenance and repair
shop specialized equipment; Handling
equipment specially designed for aircraft
or airfield use.
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