Bombs, All Types
(Pounds)
 
Required                           390. 875. 2,230.
Available*                         500. 1,070.    2,040.
 
*While this table shows a generally satisfactory condition, stocks and 
production are not sufficient in the presently desired types.
 
          c. Tanks.
 
          (1) As of the beginning of the year 1942, approximately
 
     5,000 medium tanks are on hand with a production of 21,000 in 1942.
 
     Assuming a three months' life in operations against the enemy, and
 
     one-third of those on hand available to units in actual combat, the 
 
     striking force of medium tanks may be estimated to increase from
 
     1,600 in early 1942 to 5,550 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 Tanks                                 160             300            400
     Medium Tanks                        1,600          3,270          5,550
     Light Tanks                                 800             984          1,450
 
     d. Ammunition for Tanks. The requirement and availability of
 
armor-piercing shot for tank and anti-tank cannon are as follows:
 
                    (Figures are cumulative and in thousands of rounds)
 
                                        At the be-               By the
                                        ginning of     Mid-      end of
                                         1942            1942      1942
                    ______      ______     ____
Required for Tanks Only         4,800.    11,725.      32,600.
Total Available                         ?         19,260         53,463
 
 
     e. Anti-Tank Artillery and Ammunition. As of the beginning of
 
the year 1942, approximately 5,000 anti-tank cannon of calibers varying
 
from 37 mm. to 4.5" are on hand. Assuming a six months' life in opera-
 
tion against the enemy, and one-third of those on hand available to units
 
in actual combat, the anti-tank guns available for combat will increase
 
from 1,600 at the beginning of 1942, through 3,160 at mid-1942, to 6,100 
 
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