takata_1940 wrote:Jon G. wrote:Guaporense wrote:...
Also, in 1944 Germany made 19,000 Panzers, the US made 20,500 tanks and SP guns in the same year, and German tanks were heavier. In terms of ground combat munitions, Germany produced comparable quantities to the US. The US superiority came from Navy and Air-force production.
Why make the comparison for 1944?? That was the year when German tank production peaked (and your figure includes turretless, and therefore less labour-costly STUGs, as The Enigma points out) whereas American tank production was ramping down by that year since it was becoming obvious that the war was won.
There is various datasets for production figures, but tank production should be measured by type of vehicle (Tank, Assault Gun, SP Guns, etc.) and by weight.
Concerning the German tank output for 1944, I've got (Hahn):
Pz Kpfw IV: 3,225 (26t)
Pz Kpfw V: 3,777 (46t)
Pz Kpfw VI: 623 (57t)
Königstiger: 376 (70t)
Total: 8,001
Weight: 319,423 tons.
USA (Sherman only)
M1A4s: 12,925 (32t)
Weight: 413,600 tons.
S~
Olivier
German Panzer production in 1944, weight:
548,575 metric tons
of with: 313,755 tons of tanks
In 1943: 325,379 tons, of with 203,615 tons of tanks.
source: USSBS
American armored vehicle production in 1944 (source: Wikipedia):
M4: 12,925 (30.3 metric tons)
M36: 1,400 (29 tons)
M7: 1,164 (22.97 tons)
M26: 40 (41.7 tons)
M24: 1,930 (18.4 tons)
M18: 1,695 (17.7 tons)
M5 & M8: 1,963 (16.3 tons)
M22: 150 (7.4 tons)
total: 559,253 metric tons
American armored vehicle production in 1943 (peak production):
M4: 21,231 (30.3 tons)
M10: 6,067 (29.6 tons)
M7: 786 (29 tons)
M22: 680 (7.4 tons)
M18: 812 (17.7 tons)
M5 & M8: 4,063 (16.3 tons)
M3: 3,469 (14.7 tons)
total: 982,302 metric tons
Soviet union armored vehicle production (source: wikipedia):
1943:
T-34: 15,812 (26.5 tons)
SU-122: 630 (30.9 tons)
SU-85: 750 (29.6 tons)
T-70: 3,343 (9.2 tons)
SU-76: 1,928 (10.6 tons)
KV-1S: 452 (45 tons)
KV-8: 35 (45 tons)
KV-85: 130 (46 tons)
IS-2: 102 (46 tons)
SU-152: 704 (45.5 tons)
ISU-122/152: 35 (45.5 tons)
total: 578,089 metric tons
1944:
T-34: 3,500 (26.5 tons)
T-34-85: 10,449 (32 tons)
SU-122: 493 (30.9 tons)
SU-85: 1,300 (29.6 tons)
SU-100: 500 (31.6 tons)
SU-76: 7,155 (10.6 tons)
IS-2: 2,252 (46 tons)
ISU-122/152: 2,510 (45.5 tons)
total: 790,272 tons
Total for 1943-44:
Germany: 873,954 tons
US: 1,541,555 tons
USSR: 1,368,361 tons
Average price per ton of AFV:
Germany: 3,750 Rm
US: 1,650 US$
USSR: 7,300 rubles
value:
Germany: 3,277 millions of Rm
US: 2,544 millions of US$ dollars
USSR: 9,990 millions of rubles
Combat munitions produced in each country:
Germany: 70 billion Rm
US: 80 billion dollars
USSR: 100.1 billion rubles
AFV value in proportion of combat munitions:
Germany: 4,68%
US: 3,18%
USSR: 9,98%
"In tactics, as in strategy, superiority in numbers is the most common element of victory." - Carl von Clausewitz