Section III-B
Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives


Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Categories Part I Part II Part III
Small Arms Ammunition 1-3 16-19 26
Light Artillery Ammunition 4 & 12 18-19 27
Heavy Artillery Ammunition 5-8
&
11-12
20-21 27
Bombs, Flares, Fuzes 8-9 22-23 28
Grenades, Mines, Rockets, Signals 9-10 22-23 28
Miscellaneous Ammunition 11-12 22-25 28
Ordnance Explosives and Chemicals 12-14 24-25 28


Index

Item Description Part I Part II Part III Item Description Part I Part II Part III
Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line
SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION 1-3 - 16-19 - 26 1-22 HEAVY ARTILLERY AMMUNITION (cont'd)
Cal. .22 L.R. 1 3 16-17 3 26 3 240mm Howitzer 8 6 - - - -
Cal. .30 1 4-20 16-17 4-10 26 4-10 8" Howitzer 8 7 - - - -
Ca1. .303 1 21-28 16-17 11-12 - - Charge, Propelling, 155mm Gun and Howitzer 11 12 24-25 1 28 5
Cal. .32 2 1 - - - -              
Cal. .38 2 2 16-17 13 26 11 Charge, Propelling, 8" & 10" Gun and Howitzer 11 13 - - - -
Cal. .45 2 3-6 16-17 14 26 12            
Cal. .50 2 7-20 16-17 15-19 26 13-17 Projectiles 12 5-6 24-25 3 - -
Cal. .55 2 21 - - - -- Shell, 25 pdr. 12 7-8 - - - -
7.92mm Rifle 2 22 - - - -
9mm Parabellum 2 23 16-17 20 - - BOMBS, FLARES, FUZES 8-9 - 22-23 1-9 28 1-2
1.457 Sub-caliber 2 24 - - - - Bombs 8 9-22 22-23 2-3 - -
20mm Gun 3 1-7 - - - - Flares 8 23 - - - -
60mm Mortar 3 8-12 18-19 1-4 26 18 Fuzes ( 8 24-32 22-23 4-9 28 1-2
81mm Mortar 3 13-18 18-19 5-9 26 19-20 ( 9 1-33 - - - -
Shell, Shotgun 3 19-22 18-19 10-12 26 21-22
GRENADES, MINES, ROCKETS, SIGNALS 9-10 - 22-23 10-19 28 3
LIGHT ARTILLERY AMMUNITION ( 4 1-26 18-19 13-25 27 1-6 Grenades ( 9 35-38 22-23 11-14 28 3
( 12 9-10 - - - - ( 10 1-7 - - - -
37mm Gun 4 2-17 18-19 14-22 27 2-5 Mines 10 8-12 22-23 15 - -
40mm Gun 4 18-23 18-19 23-25 - - Rockets 10 13-18 22-23 16-17 - -
57mm Gun 4 24-26 - - 27 6 Signals 10 19-30 22-23 18-19 - -
Shell 2 pdr. 12 10 - - - -
Shot, 6 pdr. 12 9 - - - - MISCELLANEOUS AMMUNITION 11-12 - 22-25 - 28
Adapter, Grenade, Projection, Ml 11 2 - - - -
HEAVY ARTILLERY AMMUNITION ( 5-8 - 20-21 1-22 27 7-22 Ammudamp 11 3 - - - -
( 11 12-13 24-25 1&3 28 5 Bags, Exploder 11 4 - - - -
( 12 5-8 - - - - Bandoleer 11 5 - - -
3" Gun 5 2-9 20-21 2-4 - - Belts, Miscellaneous 11 6 - - - -
75mm Gun 5 10-29 20-21 5-11 27 8-14 Boxes, Ammunition 11 7 22-23 21 - -
3.7" AA Gun 6 1 - - - - Boxes, Rifle Powder 11 8 - - - -
76mm Gun 6 2-8 - - - - Caps, Priming, All Types 11 9 22-23 22 - -
90mm Gun 6 9-12 - - - - Cart., Ignition, M3, M4, M5 11 10 - - - -
4.5" AA Gun 6 13 - - - - Cart., Propelling Mortar, 95 Grain 11 11 - - - -
155mm Gun 6 14-20 20-21 12-14 - - Charge, Propelling, 155mm Gun & How 11 12 24-25 1 28 5
6" Gun 6 21-25 - - - - Charge, Propelling, 8" & 10" Gun & How. 11 13
8" Gun 7 1-3 - - - -              
10" Gun 7 4 - - - - Clips, Carbine, Ammunition, Revolver 11 14 - - - -
75 Howitzer 7 5-10 20-21 15-18 27 15-16              
105mm Howitzer 7 11-21 20-21 19-21 27 17-18 Cloth, Cartridge 11 15 - - - -
155mm Howitzer ( 7 22-27 20-21 22 27 19-22 Cores, Bullet 11 16 - - - -
( 8 1-5 Disc, Tracing Cloth 11 17

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Index

Item Description Part I Part II Part III Item Description Part I Part II Part III
Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line Page Line
Holder, Increment, Propelling Shot, 6 pdr., Practice 12 9 - - - -
M1A1, M3A1 11 18 - - - - Shell, 2 pdr., AP, QF, MKVI 12 10 - - - -
Jacket Cups, Cartridge 11 19 - - - - Torpedo, Bangalore, M1, M1A1 12 11 - - - -
Pellets, Air Rifle, Copperclad 11 20 - - - - Tube, Percussion, Cart., MKIV/L 12 12 - - - -
Primer, Electric 12 1 - - - -
Primer, Percussion, All Types 12 2 24-25 2 28 6 ORDNANCE EXPLOSIVES & CHEMICALS
Primer, Cord 12 3 - - - (Listed alphabetically) ( 12 13-22 24-25 4-7 28 7-12
Primer, Detonator 12 4 - - - - ( 13 1-22 - - -
Projectiles, Miscellaneous, Empty 12 5 24-25 3 - - ( 14 1-19 - - - -
Projectile, TP, 7", MKII 12 6 - - - -
Shell, Smoke, QF, 25 pdr., MKII 12 7 - - - -
Shell, HE, 25 pdr., MKII 12 8

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Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Part I -- Principal Countries
Line Item Description Unit Totals British Empire USSR French Forces China Brazil Other Lat. Am. Repub's Canada Nether-
lands
Other
Countries
FEA
1 AMMUNITION
2 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION
3 Cart., Ball, Cal. .22 L.R. 1000 271,235 259,030 0 4,395 10 191 1,795 0 1,215 4,599 0
4 Belt, Ammunition, Cal. .30 each 825,634 385,000 74,169 0 363,998 0 200 0 2,267 0 0
5 Cartridge, Cal. .30:                        
  Total 1000 3,627,834 2,602,725 602,936 39,391 323,169 5,222 8,394 18,035 24,533 3,429 0
6 --AP, M2 1000 991,532 657,491 129,246 9,571 192,172 1,878 219 687 0 268 0
7 --AP, M2, Check 1000 1,853 1,853 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 --Ball, M2 1000 1,712,634 1,238,713 309,537 25,167 89,091 2,226 7,063 13,684 24,223 2,930 0
9 --Carbine, M1 1000 64,432 63,140 17 51 0 0 20 1,202 0 2 0
10 --Blank, M1909 1000 32,206 31,000 0 0 0 0 0 1,006 50 150 0
11 --High Pressure 1000 201 183 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
12 --Incendiary, M1 1000 249,012 161,587 87,425 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 --Tracer, Short Tracer, M2 1000 94,000 89,488 4,301 0 0 0 0 211 0 0 0
14 --Dummy, M1906, M13 1000 161 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
15 --Grenade, Auxiliary, M7 1000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 --Grenade, Rifle, M3 1000 16,838 16,827 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0
17 --Tracer, M1, M2 1000 462,863 340,200 72,410 4,602 41,906 1,118 1,092 1,226 230 79 0
18 --Tracer, Carbine, M16 1000 2,100 2,100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Frangible Projectile, T-44, Cal. .30 each 10,500 10,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Link, Metallic Belt, Cal. .30 M1 1000 471,562 261,164 192,295 0 13,202 1,822 209 0 2,835 35 0
21 Cartridge, Cal. .303:
Total 1000 1,476,919 1,328,781 0 0 148,037 0 101 0 0 0 0
22 --AP 1000 4,810 1,000 0 0 3,810 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 --Ball 1000 1,460,494 1,327,649 0 0 132,744 0 101 0 0 0 0
24 --Long Tracer 1000 10,006 0 0 0 10,006 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 --Short Tracer 1000 599 120 0 0 479 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 --Incendiary 1000 998 0 0 0 998 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 --Practice 1000 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Link, Machine Gun, Cal. .303 1000 325 0 0 0 300 0 25 0 0 0 0

NOTE: Theater transfers are excluded. See Appendix A for sources and coverage.

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Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Part I -- Principal Countries
Line Item Description Unit Totals British Empire USSR French Forces China Brazil Other Lat. Am. Repub's Canada Nether-
lands
Other
Countries
FEA
1 Cart., Cal. .32, Automatic Pistol 1000 519 499 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
2 Cart., Cal. .38, Ball & Revolver 1000 6,056 5,000 0 0 0 0 333 0 20 703 0
3 Cartridge, Cal. .45:                        
  Total 1000 1,137,339 686,678 306,065 4,932 112,628 260 714 13,008 4,305 8,749 0
4 --Ball, M1911 1000 1,137,194 686,538 306,065 4,932 112,628 260 714 13,003 4,305 8,749 0
5 --Dummy 1000 105 100 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
6 --Tracer 1000 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cartridge, Cal. .50:
Total 1000 947,181 694,285 215,782 5,850 20,505 1,260 464 5,759 2,435 841 0
8 --AP, M1 M2 1000 328,908 189,911 116,576 3,754 13,830 976 188 1,044 2,001 628 0
9 --AP, Check 1000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 --AP, Incendiary, M8, m8E1, T48 1000 85,029 84,947 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 --Ball, M1, M2 1000 109,918 105,735 0 0 1,372 76 193 2,425 24 93 0
12 --Blank, M1, T40 1000 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 --Incendiary, M1, M1E1, T28 1000 273,901 210,646 60,388 924 150 0 0 1,793 0 0 0
14 --Dummy, M2 1000 265 258 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
15 --Tracer, M1 1000 138,083 92,015 38,690 1,172 5,153 208 83 232 410 120 0
16 --Tracer, M10, M10E1, T28 1000 11,049 10,745 46 0 0 0 0 258 0 0 0
17 --Short Range Day Tracer 1000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Belt, Ammunition, Cal. .50 each 100 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Link, Metallic Belt, Cal. .50 M2 1000 848,318 594,452 214,007 5,880 20,504 1,244 381 5,682 5,433 735 0
20 Case, Cartridge, Cal. .50 Primed each 5,450,000 5,450,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Cart., Cal. .55, AT, AP, MKII, Rifle 1000 4,632 1,942 0 0 2,690 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Cart., Ball, 7.92mm 1000 668,535 6 0 0 664,278 0 0 4,251 0 0 0
23 Cart., 9mm Parabellum 1000 547,643 546,237 0 0 0 0 3 0 1,403 0 0
24 Shell, Fixed, Sub-caliber, 1.457 1000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

NOTE: Theater transfers are excluded. See Appendix A for sources and coverage.

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Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Part I -- Principal Countries
Line Item Description Unit Totals British Empire USSR French Forces China Brazil Other Lat. Am. Repub's Canada Nether-
lands
Other
Countries
FEA
1 20mm Gun:
Total 1000 115,608 110,226 3,016 0 0 0 0 2.566 0 0 0
2 --Cart., Ball, AP, APT, Incendiary 1000 115,097 109,719 3,016 0 0 0 0 2,362 0 0 0
3 --Cart., Drill, M18 1000 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
4 --Shell, HE, Incendiary (Empty) 1000 507 507 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Link, Belt, 20mm Hispano 1000 1,141 29 0 0 0 0 0 1,112 0 0 0
6 Case, Cart., 20mm Gun each 14,734,381 14,734,384 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Link, Disintegrating Belt, M3, M4, 20mm Gun 1000 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 60mm Mortar:
Total rds 5,359,197 576,008 0 110,106 4,585,126 11,016 34,586 17,539 5,016 20,000 0
9 --Shell, HE, M49, M49A1, M49A2 rds 5,318,428 576,008 0 109,008 4,547,618 11,016 33,854 15,908 5,016 20,000 0
10 --Shell, Illuminating, M83, M83A1 rds 38,606 0 0 1,098 37,508 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 --Shell, Practice, M50A2 rds 520 0 0 0 0 0 520 0 0 0 0
12 --Shell, Training, M69 rds 1,643 0 0 0 0 0 12 1,631 0 0 0
13 81mm Mortar:
Total rds 2,875,288 265,834 346,677 60,164 2,007,861 7,004 44,356 19,016 25,205 99,171 0
14 --Shell, HE, Lt., M43A1 rds 1,870,516 209,112 334,676 35,804 1,130,314 7,004 40,064 12,920 24,704 75,918 0
15 --Shell, HE, Hv., M56 rds 781,967 27,908 12,001 10,065 705,82s 0 2,911 0 0 23,253 0
16 --Shell, Practice, M43A1 rds 162 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 0 0
17 --Shell, Smoke, WP, M57 rds 220,747 28,814 0 14,295 171,718 0 1,219 4,200 501 0 0
18 --Shell, Training, M68 rds 1,896 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,896 0 0 0
19 Shell, Shotgun:
Total each 2,963,524 690,549 0 0 1,205,475 20,000 215,000 0 0 40,000 792,500
20 --Empty each 1,200,000 0 0 0 1,200,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 --12 Gauge each 1,377,524 690,549 0 0 5,475 20,000 55,000 0 0 20,000 586,500
22 --16 Gauge each 386,000 0 0 0 -c 0 160,000 0 0 20,000 206,000

NOTE: Theater transfers are excluded. See Appendix A for sources and coverage.

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Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Part I -- Principal Countries
Line Item Description Unit Totals British Empire USSR French Forces China Brazil Other Lat. Am. Repub's Canada Nether-
lands
Other
Countries
FEA
1 LIGHT ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
2 37mm Gun:
Total rds 28,534,756 15,008,650 9,731,622 157,800 1,938,812 341,040 398,552 150 73,350 884,800 0
5 --Cart., Drill, M13 rds 10,050 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
4 --Canister, M2 rds 759,000 421,000 55,000 12,000 255,000 0 16,000 0 0 0 0
5 --Shell, Fixed, M54, AC M9 rds 1,327,091 0 1,232,991 0 0 58,000 36,000 100 0 0 0
6 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M63 rds 5,758,619 2,584,000 1,694,715 37,700 1,115,772 147,640 160,792 0 0 20,000 0
7 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M54 rds 3,119,599 15,000 3,104,599 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 --Shell, Anti Tank rds 2,550 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,550 0 0
9 --Shell, AP rds 19,250 0 0 0 0 0 16,250 0 3,000 0 0
10 --Shell, Practice rds 18,960 8,000 0 0 0 0 10,960 0 0 0 0
11 --Shot Fixed, APC, M51, AP, M74 rds 17,199,949 11,778,000 3,570,409 108,100 570,040 118,400 142,700 0 67,500 844,800 0
12 --Shot, APC, M59, AP, M74 rds 73,908 0 75,908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 --Shot, Fixed, AP rds 14,850 0 0 0 0 0 14,850 0 0 0 0
14 --Shot, Fixed, AP, M80 rds 65,380 65,380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 --Shot, Fixed, TP, M51 rds 165,700 127,200 0 0 0 17,000 1,000 0 500 20,000 0
16 --Projectile, Fixed, T21 rds 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Case, Cart., 37mm Gun each 51,500 31,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 40mm Gun:
Total rds 15,737,250 6,801,560 8,308,365 367,555 249,928 0 6,006 1,800 2,016 0 0
19
20
--Cart., HE-T, MKII or Shell, QF, MKI, MKII rds 233,720 0 0 0 229,904 0 0 1,800 2,016 0 0
21 --Cart, APT, M81, M81A1 rds 1,313,158 537,298 727,688 27,168 20,024 0 960 0 0 0 0
22 --Shell, Inert, Loaded rds 61 61 0 0 d 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 --Shell, HE, MKI, MKII rds 14,190,311 6,264,201 7,580,677 340,387 0 0 5,046 0 0 0 0
24 57mm Gun:                        
  Total rds 4,964,248 4,180,165 450,080 83,801 0 0 0 0 0 250,202 0
25 --Cart., APC, M86, T & AT, M1 rds 1,454,525 1,420,449 54,076 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 --Shot, AP, M70, T & AT rds 3,509,725 2,759,716 416,004 83,801 0 0 0 0 0 250,202 0

NOTE: Theater transfers are excluded. See Appendix A for sources and coverage.

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Ordnance--Ammunition & Explosives

Part I -- Principal Countries
Line Item Description Unit Totals British Empire USSR French Forces China Brazil Other Lat. Am. Repub's Canada Nether-
lands
Other
Countries
FEA
1 HEAVY ARTILLERY AMMUNITION
2 3" Gun:
Total rds 1,858,637 1,698,629 56,800 21,606 12,000 43,001 19,351 7,250 0 0 0
3 --Blank, M1917, M1918 rds 12,000 12,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 --Projectile, Fixed, APC-T, M62A1, M79 rds 1,154,759 1,106,405 26,800 16,204 0 0 0 5,350 0 0 0
5 --Shell, HE, M42 rds 115,053 11,100 30,000 0 12,000 43,001 18,952 0 0 0 0
6 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M43, M42A1 Reduced Charge rds 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0
7 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M42, M42A1 Normal Charge rds 552,676 545,524 0 5,402 0 0 0 1,750 0 0 0
8 --Shrapnel, Fixed, MKI, M1918 rds 18,399 18,000 0 0 0 0 399 0 0 0 0
9 --Cart., Drill, M15 rds 5,600 5,600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 75mm Gun:
Total rds 21,872,119 17,781,697 3,322,287 98,184 238,999 31,603 10,735 236,012 0 152,602 0
11 --Blank, Double Pellet rds 20,000 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 --Cart., Drill, M7 rds 3,450 3,300 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0
13 --Projectile, Fixed, APC, M61A1, or AP, M72 rds 8,965,882 7,313,781 1,351,924 42,768 90,000 19,502 0 147,108 0 799 0
14 --Shell, w/fuze PD M48 rds 200 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0
15 --Shell, Fixed, HE, MKI, unfuzed rds 127,901 127,700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 201 0
16 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M48, SC rds 8,644,317 7,807,248 659,239 50,112 127,497 0 20 0 0 201 0
17 --Shell, Fixed, CS rds 73 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 --Shell, Fixed, HE, M48, NC rds 1,638,137 218,773 1,311,124 0 0 12,101 8,635 87,303 0 201 0
19 --Shell, Practice, MKI, SL rds 3,952 1,892 0 0 0 0 860 0