| III GROSS WEIGHT | 77.0 SHIPPING CONTAINER POUNDS AND 2859.0 PALLET, US ARMY POUNDS |
| III HAZARDOUS MATERIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE | 1.4 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAZARD CLASS DIVISION AND F DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CLASS AND S STORAGE COMPATIBILITY GROUP |
| III NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT | 0.0000600 STORAGE POUNDS AND 0.0000600 TRANSPORTATION POUNDS |
| III QUANTITY PER SHIPPING CONTAINER | 1600 |
| III SHIPPING CONTAINER QUANTITY PER PALLET | 48 ARMY PALLET |
| PROPRIETARY CHARACTERISTICS | PACS |
| PROJECTILE WEIGHT | 60.5 GRAINS |
| SPECIAL FEATURES | 220 CTG/CARTON, 40 CARTON/(M2A1/M2A2) (800 CTG), 2 (M2A1/M2A2) / WIREBOUND (1,600 CTG), 48 WIREBOUND/ PALLET (76,800 CTG) |
| WEAPON FOR WHICH DESIGNED | RIFLE M16A2 AND CARBINE M4 |
| TRACER ELEMENT | INCLUDED |
| DOD AMMUNITION CODE | 1305-A063 |
| CARTRIDGE GRADE DESIGNATOR | R |
| CARTRIDGE GROUPING TYPE | SINGLE ROUND |
| CARTRIDGE MODEL NUMBER | M856 |