article_snippet.sent: the Army fired 46 million bullets at the Taliban during the eight-year Afghanistan conflict at a cost of £200 million in ammunition alone.
article_snippet.sent: The large amount of ammunition expended during the eight-year Afghanistan conflict at a cost of £200 million in ammunition shows the intense nature of the fighting between British troops and their the Taliban opponents.
article_snippet.sent: According to data released by the Ministry of Defence, some 27 million 5.56 rounds were fired from either the standard SA-80 assault rifle or minimi machine gun.
article_snippet.sent: the Army fired approximately 10,000 rounds from the Army SA-80 assault rifles during Afghan conflict .
article_snippet.sent: Each of the 5.56mm rounds, pictured, used in the SA-80 assault rifle costs approximately 50p .
article_snippet.sent: Each round cost approximately 50p.
article_snippet.sent: A further two million 9mm rounds were fired from handguns.
article_snippet.sent: According to a Freedom of Information request by the Daily Mirror, at least 80,000, 105mm artillery shells - at a cost of £1,250 each - were fired at Taliban positions.
article_snippet.sent: Soldiers went through an estimated £5,000 worth of ammunition for their SA-80 assault rifles Soldiers every day during Afghan conflict.
article_snippet.sent: A further 55,000, 30mm rounds were fired from Apache gunships.
article_snippet.sent: Each of A further 55,000, 30mm rounds costs about £65, but are able to go through solid concrete and can destroy a Taliban vehicle in seconds.
highlights_snippet.sent: Some 27 million rounds were fired from the Army's SA-80 assault rifles .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: A further 80,000 105mm artillery shells were used during the eight-year war .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Apache gunships also blasted  55,000 30mm rounds at the insurgents .