Difference between the fully powered cartridge and intermediate cartridge

 

Difference between the fully powered cartridge

and

intermediate cartridge

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·      Fully powered cartridge:

               A fully powered cartridge, also known as a full power cartridge, typically refers to a type of ammunition designed for rifles, especially military and high-powered hunting rifles.  These cartridges are characterized by their high muzzle velocity, significant energy, and long range than intermediate cartridges.

 

Characteristics of the fully powered cartridges:

 

a)    High muzzle velocity: These cartridges can achieve high speeds when the projectile exists the barrel.

 

b)    Increase in kinetic energy: These cartridges contain more kinetic energy than intermediate cartridge, which translates to greater impact and penetration.

 

 

c)    Long range: Mostly these cartridges are used in long range shooting and sports shooting. It is effective more than thousand meters.

 

d)    Greater stopping power: These cartridges have greater stopping power than intermediate cartridge because it transfers more kinetic energy on the target upon the impact also the wound channel is greater than the intermediate cartridge.

 

 

e)    Heavier projectiles: Mostly the fully powered cartridges are featured with heavier and larger diameter projectile than intermediate cartridge.  Enhancing their effectiveness against the targets and the projectile develops the large wound up on the impact with the target.

 

f)     Greater recoil: The fully powered cartridges have greater recoil than intermediate cartridge because it produces high chamber pressure at the time of firing and it is difficult to controllable in sustained fire.

 

 

g)    Greater ballistic coefficient: It have greater ballistic coefficient than the intermediate cartridges and its ballistic coefficient is grater than above 300, maybe it goes up to 500 for long range and precession shooting.

 

h)   Over penetration: It over penetrates the target upon the time of the impact.

 

For example, of the fully powered cartridge is 7.62 x 51 mm NATO or 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser.  The below image shows the 7.62 NATO Fully powered cartridge.

 

·       Intermediate cartridge:

               It is a type of ammunition to offer a balance power between the fully powered battle rifle cartridges and low powered pistol cartridges. Mostly this type of the cartridges is used in Assault rifles providing enough stopping power in medium ranges such as 300 or 500 meters. These cartridges are controllable in bust or auto fire in assault rifles than fully powered cartridges used in battle rifles.

 

a)    Lesser muzzle velocity:  This cartridges muzzle velocity is higher than low powered pistol cartridges and lesser than fully powered rifle cartridges.                                                                                                                              

 

b)    Manageable recoil: Lesser recoil compared to full powered cartridges, making them easier to control in rapid fire.

 

c)    Light weight: Lighter than fully powered cartridges, allowing soldiers to carry more ammunition.

 

d)    Effective range: Designed and developed for combat at medium ranges, typically effective up to 300 to 500 meters.  

 

e)    Lesser kinetic energy: The projectile has lesser kinetic energy than fully powered cartridges and it transfers less kinetic energy up on target at the time of impact.

 

f)     Less stopping power: It has less stopping power than fully powered cartridges and it develop the smaller diameter wound channel than fully powered cartridges also it not over penetrates the targets and it stops inside the target, also it creates more tissue damage.

 

g)    Smaller projectiles: Widely, the intermediate cartridges use the small diameter projectiles than fully powered cartridges.

 

For example of intermediate cartridge is 5.56 NATO and 7.62 x 39, the below image shows the 5.56 intermediate cartridge.