How many tons or rounds of small arms ammunition did the Germans capture or destroy during Operation Barbarossa from the Red Army?
The numbers I have from official Soviet sources of the amount of small arms lost in 1941, whether captured or destroyed are this:
Rifles/carbines: 5,550,000
Submachine guns: 100,000
Machine guns: 190,800
What I want to know is what are the statistics for the amount of small arms ammunition lost or captured in 1941.
5 million rounds? 10 million rounds? Or even higher?
What are statistics for the amount of Soviet small arms ammunition destroyed/captured in 1941?
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Re: What are statistics for the amount of Soviet small arms ammunition destroyed/captured in 1941?
Million rounds is a tiny-tiny amount, annual production and expenditure figures were of the order of milliards.
The data are quite contradicting. I guess the availability numbers should be considered most reliable.
As of 22.06.1941 the Red Army had (in thousands):
7013616 thous. rifle rounds
549146 thous. TT pistol and machine-pistols
19426 DSHK (12.7-mm)
Accordingly on 1.01.1942:
3233018 rifle
363406 pistol
18239 DShK
654 AT rifle ammo (14.5-mm)
Production during the second half of 1941 was:
1276562 thous. rifle rounds
457014 pistol
16711 DSHK
720 AT rifle
From:
http://www.soldat.ru/doc/mobilization/mob/table36.html
http://www.soldat.ru/doc/mobilization/mob/table43.html
Which gives some idea on the level of losses and expenditure.
The data are quite contradicting. I guess the availability numbers should be considered most reliable.
As of 22.06.1941 the Red Army had (in thousands):
7013616 thous. rifle rounds
549146 thous. TT pistol and machine-pistols
19426 DSHK (12.7-mm)
Accordingly on 1.01.1942:
3233018 rifle
363406 pistol
18239 DShK
654 AT rifle ammo (14.5-mm)
Production during the second half of 1941 was:
1276562 thous. rifle rounds
457014 pistol
16711 DSHK
720 AT rifle
From:
http://www.soldat.ru/doc/mobilization/mob/table36.html
http://www.soldat.ru/doc/mobilization/mob/table43.html
Which gives some idea on the level of losses and expenditure.
Re: What are statistics for the amount of Soviet small arms ammunition destroyed/captured in 1941?
Hi, Art, if in comparsion with German infantry ammo stock (9,774,200,000 rifle, MP and pistol bullets) on June 1 1941, Soviet ammo stock is less than I expected.