Introduction to Ammunition Accounting

1. Introduction to Ammunition Accounting

2. Types of Ammunition Stockpile • Operational • War reserve • Training • Experimental • Production • Disposal

3. “ACTO” Definition Items that are: “Attractive to Criminal and Terrorist Organisations”

4. “ACTO”

5. “ACTO”

6. Accounting Requirements • Specific type • Quantity • Lot / batch number • Storage location

7. Accounting Requirements • On manufacture • On initial testing • During transportation • In depot storage • On transfer to users • During storage users • In case of loss or theft • When used • On return to depot • If repaired/modified • In-service surveillance or proof • When disposed of

8. Accounting Systems

9. Lotting and Batching Be aware: Different nations use different systems of Lotting and batching

10. Lotting and Batching • Lot: a homogenous quantity of ammunition or components • Batch: a quantity of items made up from several other items, each of which will have their own Lot numbers • Primary Governing Component: most important component within items made up of several components • Batch Key Identity (BKI): A common phrase

11. Lotting and Batching 100 x empty shell bodies, with a common Lot number Filled shell given new number: BATCH number Quantity of HE – one production mix, with its own Lot number Note: record lot numbers of the components for traceability to the higher-level assembly Batch number

12. Units of Space (UOS) 1 meter

13. Stack Tally Cards

14. Questions