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        The new fighters are of three types. They have 
approximately 2,000 of these at the front, and are pro-
ducing 1,200 a month. The speediest of these newer one-
motor fighters is the M.I.G. 3, with heavy armour and 
cannon, and a speed of 650 kilometres per hour. The 
second fighter is the L.A.G. 3, which carries a cannon, 
has heavy machine guns and a speed of 590 k.p.h. The 
third is the J.K. l; this carries a cannon, and has a 
speed of 590 k.p.h.
          Stalin said the Russians have three new medium bomber 
types. First a single-motor bomber, flying at 510 k.p.h., 
for close range bombing. Second, the 2-motor dive bomber, 
flying at 54O k.p.h. with a flying range of 800 kilo-
metres. The third bomber, which is only just being pro-
duced in quantity, is a 2-motor dive bomber with a range 
of 2,200 kilometres and a speed of 610 k.p.h., and carries 
one ton of bombs on its full flight rsnge, but double 
that amount of bombs on more than half range. It has
7 heavy mzchine guns. Stalin spoke of it as "a very good 
bomber".
     He said he has three types of long range bomber.
One, a 2-motor bomber which is quite slow, doing 440 k.p.h. 
with a range of 3,000 kilometres. Second, a 2-motor 
bomber, just in production, with a Diesel engine; range 
5,000 kilometres, carrying one ton bomb load, 2 tons at 
4,000 kilometres range; speed 500 k.p.h. Third, a 
4-engine bomber, just now getting into production; range 
3,500 kilometres, carrying 3 tons of bombs. He said they 
had at present about 600 heavy long range bombers.