{"id":22879,"date":"2017-12-11T21:09:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/11\/new-in-2018-corps-adopts-m855a1-round\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:36:13","slug":"new-in-2018-corps-adopts-m855a1-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/12\/11\/new-in-2018-corps-adopts-m855a1-round\/","title":{"rendered":"New in 2018: Corps adopts M855A1 round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018 the Marine Corps will be adopting the Army\u2019s enhanced 5.56mm rifle round for Marines in combat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s M855A1 round has proved a deadlier bullet than the Corps\u2019 M855 5.56mm round, said Chris Woodburn of the Corps\u2019 Combat Development Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe M855A1 provides improved performance over the current M855, 5.56mm round in a lead-free form factor, and provides improved steel penetration, hard- and soft-target terminal effects, with more consistent terminal effects than the M855 at ranges out to 600 meters,\u201d Woodburn told Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/01\/04\/17-things-marines-need-to-know-for-2018\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MAR-XX-Things-1211.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">17 things Marines need to know for 2018<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Here\u2019s a preview of what\u2019s in store for the Marines in 2018.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps will begin \u00adprocuring the enhanced round for its combat stockpiles this fiscal year, said \u00adWoodburn. \u00adDeployed Marines who are \u00adissued M855A1 rounds can use them now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In testing, the Army round caused \u201csome durability issues\u201d for the \u00adMarine Corps\u2019 M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, Brig. 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