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Showing posts with label Artillery. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Heavy artillery ammunition usage USSR, Germany, USA (pcs.)

Heavy artillery ammunition usage (pcs.)
1942 1943 1944 Jan-May 1945
USSR
152 mm cannon BR-2 9,900 3,036
203 mm howitzer 1931 107,400 216,470 167,770 167,620
210 mm cannon 50 792
280 mm mortar 3,322 7,363
305 mm howitzer 656 2,764
Germany
15cm K 16 & 18 78,370 57,300 90,900
15cm K 39 43,850 65,250 15,500
15cm K Mrs.Laf. 4,370 5,460 7,900
15cm K. 15/16(t) 180
15,5cm K 416(f) 158,800 266,800 352,200
15,5cm K 418(f) [155 GPF] 54,800 110,500 266,800
17cm K Mrs.Laf. 25,650 115,140 270,000
21cm Mrs 18 339,130 404,640 507,600
21cm Lg.Mrs 16 2,100
21cm K 38 & 39/40 3,720 18,090 15,800
21cm Kz.Mrs(t) 450 520
24cm K 3 1,352 4,310 1,710
24cm H 39 3,070 9,370 6,726
24cm s.K(t) 470 1,047 340
28cm Kusten Haubitze 3,600 401
30,5cm Mrs(t) 7,350 6,371 595
35,5cm Haubitze M1 513 539 100
42cm Gamma Mrs. 449
USA Jun 1944 - May 1945
155mm Howitzer M1 4,548,526
155mm Field Gun M1A1 1,395,225
8 inch Howitzer 484,523
8 inch Field Gun 41,652
240mm Howitzer 82,494

Sources: VIF2NE (1)
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Infantry gun ammunition usage USSR and Germany

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VIF2NE (3)
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Field gun ammunition usage (pcs.)
1942 1943 1944 Jan-May 1945
USSR
76 mm regiment 1927 5,063,100 6,760,830 6,233,100 2,454,800
76 mm regimental 1943 714,300 1,099,300
Germany
7.5cm le.I.G.18 6,200,465 7,796,300 10,817,300
7,62cm IKH 290(r) 118,640 1,261,500
15cm s.I.G.33 1,115,610 1,493,700 2,287,800
7,5cm LG 40 99,800
10,5cm LG 40 & 42 43,350 87,730 183,900

Monday, May 10, 2021

USSR, USA and Germany Field gun ammunition usage.

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Field gun ammunition usage (pcs.)
1942 1943 1944 Jan-May 1945
USSR
76 mm 02-30-1936. 10,024,200 20,780,800 24,825,300 14,301,900
76 mm mount. 1938 175,500 166,400 125,500
85 mm 447,000 802,800
122 mm howitzer 4,306,200 5,474,780 7,610,100 4,041,800
100 mm 5,940 126,000
107 mm 10/1930 322,000 142,900 99,800 0
122 mm 1931 599,100 701,300 768,400 622,200
152 mm howitz. 706,300 934,700 996,100 669,300
152 mm mount. 1937 г. 1,508,800 2,364,000 2,537,100 1,364,200
Germany
10cm le.FH 30(t) 31,340 211,960 92,400
10cm le.FH 14/19(t) 137,800 212,380 763,200
10,5cm Geb.H 40 2,390 68,920 433,400
10cm le.FK 18 17,751,086 26,034,350 31,104,600
10cm s.K 18 1,209,800 1,906,800 2,147,700
10,5cm s.K 35(t) 39,400 45,130 213,900
10,5cm K 331(f) 33,400 177,000 808,000
10,5cm K 332(f) 2,400 18,260 42,450
12cm Haubitze 14 & 15/16(t) 230
12,2cm le.FH 388(r) [10/30] 3,200 61,280 42,200
12,2cm le.FH 396(r) [M-30] 6,100 43,820 690,600
12,2cm K 390(r) [A-19] 4,900 19,400 312,500
15cm s.FH 18 4,481,985 6,470,400 6,774,500
15,5cm s.FH 414(f) 175,100 1,208,430 1,334,500
15cm s.FH 25(t) 33,800 74,800 12,000
15cm s.FH 37(t) 81,570 134,700 120,700
15,2cm s.FH 445(r) [09/30] 23,830 20,850
15,2cm s.FH 443(r) [M-10] 15,300
15,2cm K.H. 433(r) [ML-20] 12,330 57,954 292,000
22cm Mrs 531(f) 65,300 232,200 118,270
USA Jun 1944 - May 1945
37mm M10, M1A2, M3, M6, AA-M9 1,637,895
40mm AA M1 Bofors 1,153,156
57mm AT 631,080
75mm M1 Howitzer, M8 GMC 1,604,617
75mm Gun M3, GMC M10 2,003,952
76,2mm Gun M7, GMC M10, M10A1 1,639,780
90mm Gun M3, GMC M36 424,741
90mm AA Gun M1, M1A1 1,002,141
105mm Howitzer M2A1 16,808,000
105mm Howitzer M3 1,972,349
4.5 inch Howitzer M1 694,234
155mm Howitzer M1 4,548,526
155mm Field Gun M1A1 1,395,225
8 inch Howitzer 484,523
8 inch Field Gun 41,652
240mm Howitzer 82,494

USSR, USA and Germany Mortar ammunition usage.

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Mortar ammunition usage (pcs.)

1942 1943 1944 Jan-May 1945

USSR

50 mm 13,144,200 11,207,300 3,236,500 224,600
82 mm 15,145,300 37,808,100 42,550,700 25,328,900
107 mm 293,800 110,300 386,400 291,300
120 mm 3,008,200 10,886,900 15,454,200 10,080,700
160 mm 203,650

USA

June 1944 - May 1945
60mm M19 4,881,196
81mm M1 6,324,249

Germany

5cm Gr.W.36 8,646,580 6,828,300 3,903,600
5cm Gr.W. 205(r) 725,050
8cm Gr.W.34 9,605,075 11,781,400 24,182,700
8cm Gr.W.(t) 60,940
8,2cm Gr.W. 274(r) 326,630 218,700
12cm Gr.W.378(r) 2,900 8,800
12cm Gr.W.42 207,510 2,983,500
10cm Nb.W.35 444,950 571,210 416,700
10cm Nb.W.40 106,900 257,810 153,900

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

USSR vs Germany artillery shell usage in 1942

Source: This post was created long ago on VIF2 forum by famous historian V.Isaev and based on his research. However now that link doesn't work anymore. This is a translation of multiple reposts of Isaev's original post, like this one.

USSR Germany
Gun caliber Amount Gun caliber Amount
Regiment artillery(thousands shells)
107 mm mortar. 293,8 12cm Gr.W. 2,9
120 mm mortar 3 008,2 10cm Nb.W 551,9
76 mm regimental 1927 5 063,1 7.5cm le.I.G.18 6 200,4
76 mm regimental 1943 0 7,5cm LG 40 0
76 mm mountain 1938 654,0 7,5cm Geb.G and К 749,7
7,62cm IKH 290(r) 0
10,5cm LG 40 & 42 43,3
15cm s.I.G.33 1 115,6
Total: 3 302 thousand mines and 5 717thousand shells, weight 84 724 ton Total: 555 thousand mines and 8 109 thousand shells, weight 88 879 ton
Mid caliber division and corps artillery (thousands shells)
76 mm 02/30-36 year. 10 024,2 7,5cm Pak /KwK/FK 1 581,2
75mm M1 Howitzer 1 162,8 7,62cm Pak 36(r) 162,3
76,2mm Gun 242,1
85 mm cannon 0 8,8cm Pak /KwK /FK 15,7
122 mm howitzer 4 306,2 12,8cm Pak 0
100 mm cannon 0 10cm le.FH 30(t) and 14/19(t) 169,1
10,5cm Geb.H 40 2,4
107 mm 10/30 year. 322,0 10cm le.FK 18 17 751 ,0
10cm s.K 18 1 209,8
122 mm cannon 31 year. 599,1 10,5cm s.K 35(t) 39,4
100 and 102mm cannon 21,0 10,5cm K 331(f) and 332(f) 35,8
120mm cannon 9,5 12cm Haubitze 14 & 15/16(t) 0,2
12,2cm le.FH 388(r) [10/30] 3,2
130 mm cannon 67,2 12,2cm le.FH 396(r) [M-30] 6,1
12,2cm K 390(r) [A-19] 4,9
Total: 16 754 thousand shells, weight 187 479 ton Total: 20 981 thousand shells, weight 295 380 ton
Divisional and corps heavy artillery (thousands shells)
15cm s.FH 18 4 481,9
152 mm howitzer 706,3 15,5cm s.FH 414(f) 175,1
152 mm reg.how. 37 year. 1 508,8 15cm s.FH 25(t) and 37(t) 115,4
15,2cm s.FH 445(r) [09/30] 0
15,2cm s.FH 443(r) [M-10] 0
15,2cm K.H. 433(r) [ML-20] 12 ,3
Total: 2 215 thousand shells, weight 94 742 ton Total: 4 785 thousand shells, weight 207 983 ton
Heavy guns, caliber 152-203mm
15cm K 126,6
15cm K. 15/16(t) 0
15,5cm K 416(f) and 418(f) 213,6
17cm K Mrs.Laf. 25,7
203 mm howitzer 31 year. 107,4
21cm Mrs 341,2
21cm K 38 & 39/40 3,7
21cm Kz.Mrs(t) 0,45
22cm Mrs 531(f) 65,3
Total: 107 thousand shells, weight 10 472 ton Total: 776,5 thousand shells, weight 62 001 ton
Superheavy guns (single shells)
none
24cm K 3 1 352
24cm H 39 3 070
24cm s.K(t) 470
28cm Kusten Haubitze 3 600
30,5cm Mrs(t) 7 350
35,5cm Haubitze M1 513
42cm Gamma Mrs. 449
60cm Karl 197
Total :17 thousand shells, weight 5 186 tons

Operative department of reserve front. Army and division report about staff and equipment. 49th Army.

Started: 20 SEP 1941 Ended: 30 SEP 1941 33 pages REPORT About numerical and combat compositon of the 49th Army ...