Words one can get confused

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Ordinance and ordnance.

Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread

Emphasis added… … ??? Ohhhhh!! “Ordnance”. I was thoroughly baffled for a bit there, wondering what was so disruptive about trying to pawn some old municipal regulation against ships.

Why different color codes for underwater ordinance?

Was reading a guide to color codes used for bombs, missiles and such, and several colors had a little footnote saying they were meaningless on underwater munitions (mines, torpedoes, etc.). Since these color codes seem to be shared by both land and sea-based aircraft (and presumably ships and land vehicles too), I’m wondering why the underwater stuff is different. Here’s my source: Ammunition Color Codes - 14014_182