Training Manual . Penza: Penza Higher Artillery Engineering Order of the Red Star School, 1968, - 192 s. The training manual considers the device and operation of elements of artillery and mortar rounds, namely artillery shells, mines, charges, casings, ignition means and tracers . Classification, requirements, marking, marking and indexing of artillery shots and their elements. The general principles of the design of ammunition elements are set forth, the characteristics of specific samples of ammunition elements in service with the armed forces are given with sufficient completeness, the tendencies of their development in recent years are shown. A comparative assessment of the power of projectiles and mines was given and the influence of individual elements and their design on the power of ammunition. The book is intended for students of the Penza Higher Artillery Engineering Order of the Red Star of the School . It can be useful to cadets and students of other educational institutions, officers of the service of artillery armament of troops, officers of artillery arsenals, bases and warehouses, as well as persons working in the field of ammunition and weapons. Content:Introduction. General information about shots. Artillery shells . Mines. Warheads. Casings . Ignition and tracers