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One of NATO's military firearm calibers. The 5.56x45mm NATO catridge is used pretty much only for allied (America, UK, France, Germany, etc) assault rifles.

China even uses this caliber for their T95 battle rifle.

A premier calibur invented by FN (Fabrique Nationale) for two of their premier firearms : the Five-seveN and P90.
It is compact, yet powerful like a rifle round (able to pierce armor).

Short for the 75th Ranger Regiment, or 75th Airborne-Ranger Regiment. The 75th Rangers are an elite Army Ranger unit capable of being deployed to any point on the face of the Earth, kind of like the SEAL's, but specializing in conventional warfare.

Short for "761st Tank Battalion", also known as the "Black Panthers". They were a tank division, composed of blacks, during WWII.

One of NATO's military firearm calibers. The 7.62x51mm NATO cartridge is often used in allied (American, UK, German, French, etc) machine guns, sniper rifles, and even a few assault rifles (such as Heckler & Koch's G3A3).

Could be mistaken for the 9x19mm Parabellum; it's the caliber for H&K's infamous MP5 series, especially the MP5N (MP5 Navy).

The caliber used commonly for all handguns chambered for 9mm. The origins of the caliber are from Germany. This caliber was used in the nazi's Walther P38's.

Today 9x19mm Parabellum is used in all kinds of 9mm handguns, even various submachine guns.