U.S. PRODUCTION- CALANDAR YEAR 1942 (U.S. part of the information on which the discussions in the memorandum "Supply for 1942" are based) Supplies Present Tentative Schedules Increase Aircraft (complete) Heavy Bombers 2,156 250 Medium Bombers 3,757 500 Light Reconaissance and Dice Bombers 7,548 900 Fighters 11,097 1,000 Tanks (complete) Heavy 166 150 Medium 13,721 6,000 Light 6,524 3,000 A.P. Ammunition Cal. 50 (Unit 1000) 1,001,996 100,000 20mm (Unit 1000) 12,985 9,000 37mm to 4.5" (Unit 1000) 37,092 25,000 Anti-Tank Artillery 37mm 6,374 3,900 3" 600 800 Machine Guns (less Aircraft) Cals. .30 and .50 ground 135,541 50,000 Cal. .50 AA 34,200 20,000 Anti-Aircraft Weapons 37mm and 40mm 4,490 800 90mm 1,789 800 (Source: Present schedules, Bureau of Research and Statistics, Office of Production Management, December 23, 1941. Tentative Increase, Production Branch, Office of the Under Secretary of War.) |