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     b. The productive capacity above presently scheduled
 
production available in the United States.
 
     3- Based upon the third revision of the Anglo-American Consolidated 
 
Statement, the present stocks and scheduled production of the United Kingdom, 
 
Canada and the United States can provide the following means of warfare in 
 
1942:
 
     a. Aircraft.
 
          (1) As of the beginning of the year 1942, approximately
 
     700 heavy bombers are on hand, with a production of 5,000 in 1942. 
 
     Assuming a six months life in operation against the enemy, and one-
 
     third of those on hand available to units in actual combat,  the 
 
     striking force of heavy bombers may be estimated to increase from 
 
     250 in early 1942 to 1,500 by the end of that year.
 
          (2) A similar consideration, indicates that the prospective
 
     striking force which can be maintained will be:
 
                              At the be-               By the
                              ginning of     Mid-      end of
                              1942      1942      1942
     Heavy Bombers            250       730       1,500
     Medium Bombers           1,200          1,690          1,900
     Light Reconnaisance and Dive
          Bombers             2,800          3,160          3,200
     Fighters                 4,200          4,755          5,000
 
                       b.   Ammunitions for Aircraft. Ammunition requirements for main-
 
taining the aircraft in paragraph 2 a (2), compared with quantities
 
available are as follows:
 
                              (Figures are cumulative. Unit is a million.)
                                     At the be-               By the
                                        ginning of     Mid-      end of
                                        1942             1942      1942
     Small Arms Ammunition         ____            _____    _______
              (Rounds)
    
               (Required                315.           667.      1,485,
     A.P.   (Available*                 400.              1,330.      2,850.
    
               (Required             77.                  167.        371.
     Tracer(Available*                  300.               1,100.      2,200.
 
*For all purposes including aircraft. While this table shows a generally
satisfactory condition, there are considerable shortages in certain
specific calibers, particularly caliber .50
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