What is "blue nose" ammunition?

[MiTasol]

Presumably the color code for this ammo is a blue nose but what is it? AP? Incendiary? Tracer? ??

 

[cvairwerks]

Blue for gun ammo is incendiary, while blue on other ordinance is inert. All blue ordinance can be flown and dropped, while blue stripe only, is not approved for flight, but only for ground training use.

Long years ago I was shipped an AIM 9 for test program. Live seeker head, but inert and ballasted missile body. Unfortunately the goobers that crated it, did so in a way that the inert bands were completely covered. Lots of consternation trying to figure out if we had a live missile sitting in our office or not!

 

[MiTasol]

Thanks

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Blue for gun ammo is incendiary, while blue on other ordinance is inert. All blue ordinance can be flown and dropped, while blue stripe only, is not approved for flight, but only for ground training use.

Long years ago I was shipped an AIM 9 for test program. Live seeker head, but inert and ballasted missile body. Unfortunately the goobers that crated it, did so in a way that the inert bands were completely covered. Lots of consternation trying to figure out if we had a live missile sitting in our office or not!

When I was in, our inert bombs had blue stripes. They were flown, but not dropped to my knowledge. I think they used WP target-marker bombs for practice, with a white stripe.

I don't recall seeing any bombs painted solid colors except for OD green.

 

[GreenKnight121]

USN/USMC have all-blue practice bombs (miniature shapes that have the same drop-path characteristics as larger live bombs.

A U.S. Navy ordnanceman stacks blue MK-76 practice bombs.

 

[Maxrobot1]