Explosive
-----Explosive fill (war crime if too small/not openly used)
Incendiary
-----Used by planes to set fuel tanks on fire
AP Incendiary
-----punch through armor set fire
White Phosphorus
-----fire that water cant extinguish
Armor Piercing
------hard bullet made to punch through armor
FMJ
------hard outer shell soft inner core most common bullet of the war
DUM-DUM
-----soft head similar to hollow point (War crime not used)
Tracer
-----used to follow the path of bullet used in mgs infantry/tank/plane
Wooden bullet
----intimidation (war crime)
Silencer round
----copium (sub sonic)
sub-sonic
-----reduced noise when fired
some 9mm and 45 cal
https://www.lonesentry.com/articles/jp-explosive-bullets/index.html
7.7-mm rimmed Navy round is of two kinds—one is a combination high-explosive and incendiary
or explosive or incendiary individually
German “B-Patrone” and the Soviet “PZ” rounds
Historians also stated that the Germans (B-Patrone rounds ) were the first to authorize (order from Hitler) its snipers to use only on Russian on the eastern front. The Russians of course caught on and retaliate with its own exploding rounds (PZ rounds ).
Exploding Bullets WWII.
Incendiary
The British initially adopted the “de Wilde” bullet design, which was improved and mass-produced as the 0.303 Incendiary B Mark VI. These bullets contained nitrocellulose and a small steel ball in the tip to ensure ignition upon impact.
“Cartridge S.A. Incendiary .303 inch B Mark VI”
White phosphorus 7.92 mm German ammunitions
https://www.metaldetectingforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=106179
silent