In other words it's an unsupported opinion.Guaporense wrote:Knowledge of history.LWD wrote:What makes you say so?Guaporense wrote:In WW1 production of ammunition and explosives was the most important sector of the munitions economy.
Again largest does not necessarily mean "most important".It was the largest sector for US, Britain, Germany and Japan. For the USSR, in the other hand, I don't know.Was it? Again I'm not sure at all you are correct.In WW2 the most important sector of the munitions economy was the production of aircraft.
Are you sure your stats cover naval ordinance?Sorry, I meant that the distribution in ww2 production favored lighter calibers.Really? or do you mean the distribution was different among calibers.Guaporense wrote:Also, in WW2 ammunition was produced in smaller calibers.
So it wouldn't include 75mm guns but would include the 17lber?I think that data for Britain includes all ground ammo over 75mm. The data for the US that I have is rather vage concerning the use of ammo, but I suspect that includes the use by tanks (with, btw, was only a very small fraction of ammo consumption).by choosing that defintion you essentially exclude WWII tank ammo at least from Britain and the US from the catagory of heavy rounds. There's also the question of how strict you are being ie is 76mm over 75mm and thus a "heavy round"?... During WW1 Britain produced about 200 million rounds of filled shells of heavy rounds (i.e.: over 75 mm),
Also brings to question exactly what you are calling "Britain" both for WWI and WWII.