Munitions and Rounds

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Rounds and munitions are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rounds" instead a noun "Munitions".

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Munitions and rounds are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Munitions" instead a noun "Rounds".

The Onion has a few parodies of this, such as one video where a munitions manufacturer apologized for hollow-point rounds not exploding properly with animations showing the problem.

Source: No Product Safety Standards
In reality, no such rounds actually exist for grenade launchers: sabot rounds are anti-tank munitions designed to be fired at very high velocities, whereas grenade launchers are designed explicitly to fire projectiles at low velocities.

Source: Cool Guns / Rockets Missiles And Grenade Launchers
It can also fire a wide variety of special munitions, from flechette canisters (essentially turning it into a giant shotgun) to smoke and flare rounds.

Source: Cool Guns / Rockets Missiles And Grenade Launchers

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