aliases:
- BulletBullets are the most common type of ammunition and consist of the projectiles usually fired out of coilguns. There are many different types of bullets, each with their own sizes and shapes. For the purpose of usage in coilgun systems, bullets are typically produced using ferromagnetic iron and nickel. The vast majority of bullets are manufactured and developed by Primus Manufacturing.
Common bullets are generally referred to with the designation of Class-##(#). The first ## refers to the shape of the bullet. The shape of a bullet depends on how it is being used: AA for Anti-Aircraft, AS for Anti-Starship, AG for Anti-Ground Vehicle, IW for Infantry Weaponry, PA for Planetary Aircraft vehicles and SA for Starship Armaments. There is occasionally crossover between classes, with specific sizes being equivalent between them.
The second # refers to the size of the bullet. The size of a bullet again depends on how it is being used. In order of largest to smallest: A, B, C, D, W, X, Y, Z. Sizes Z and Y are typically used for light arms, such as sidearms and light vehicle armaments. X and W are typically used for rifles and medium vehicle armaments. D and C are usually used for cycler coilguns, sniper coilguns and heavy vehicle armaments. B and A are primarily reserved for superheavy coilguns and non-explosive coilcannons. Although these are the recommended usages, it is possible and not uncommon to use different bullet sizes in alternative ways.
Not all bullets are singular projectiles. They can also exist as shotgun shells, which instead of firing as an individual solid object, are torn apart upon exiting the barrel and fly as multiple smaller projectiles. The most common of these is the Standard Shotgun Shell.