War - Reports, Weekly Statistical, November 15-November 29, 1941

war: Reports weekly SECRET - KEPTOMOT WHOM THE ISSUED AND LOCKED file PSF War 10 BE UP WHEN WEEKLY STATISTICAL REPORT No. 20 RELEASED AYRES a SUMMARY DECLASSIFIED Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) Date- 3-5-59 Signature- Carl L. Spicer STATISTICS BRANCH OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR WAR DEPARTMENT Copy No. SB-2042-1 Issued to THE PRESIDENT 9. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 317148 WEEKLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY REPORT # 20 NOVEMBER 15, 1941 GENERAL Page QUARTERMASTER CORPS Page Army Strength 1 Text Summary - Q.M. Procurement 27 Editorial Opinion 2 Text Summary - Q.M. Construction 28 Editorial Opinion 3 Diagrams: Raw Materials 4 Proc. of Basic Items-Group . 29 Expediting Production 5 Motor Vehicle Proc.by Types. 30 Status of Constr. projects . 31 Status of Constr. projects . 32 DEFENSE AID Machine Tool Allocations & Transfers. 6 SIGNAL CORPS Completion Dates-Airplane Contracts . 7 Text Summary 33 Diagrams: Procurement-Aircraft Comm 34 ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Ahead & Behind Schedule -Air 35 Text Summary 8 Progress of Deliveries 36 Equipment Procurement - Tab. Sum. 9 Progress of Deliveries 37 Medium Tank - Components 10 Tactical Equip.-Initial Requirements. 11 CORPS OF ENGINEERS Tactical Equip.-Total Requirements 12 Text Summary - Procurement Progress 38 Ammunition Procurement - Tab. Sum. 13 Diagrams: New Facilities - Progress 14 Air Corps Construction 39 New Facilities - Progress 15 Air Corps Construction 40 New Facilities - Progress 16 Air Corps Construction 41 New Facilities - Progress 17 New Facilities - Progress 18 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Text Summary 42 Diagram: Critical & Selected Items . 43 AIR CORPS Diagram: Six Critical Items 44 Text Summary 19 Tab. Sum. - Current Procurement 20 CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE Diagrams: Text Summary 45 Engine Inventory 21 Diagram: Proc. Progress-Selected Itms 46 Company Estimates 22 Diagram: Actual & Estimated Del. 47 Company Deliveries 23 U.S. Deliveries 24 COAST ARTILLERY CORPS New Facilities 25 Text Summary - Procurement Progress 48 New Facilities 26 Map - Submarine Mine Installations 49 ARMY ENLISTED STRENGTH (IN THOUSANDS) 2,000 1,500 SELECTIVE SERVICE 1,000 NATIONAL GUARD 500 REGULAR ARMY 1940 1941 J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D Army strength is the basis for computing requirements for many articles to be procured. The data from July, 1940 to November 10, 1941 are shown in the diagram and table. They refer to enlisted strength at the end of each month, with the exception of the two final estimated figures. Total Total Total Jul 1940 268,941 Jan 1941 693,578 Jul 1941 1,429,188 Aug 302,968 Feb 873,667 Aug 1,469,792 Sep 407,613 Mar 1,068,030 Sep 1,468,554 Oct 483,218 Apr 1,105,873 Oct 1,504,000 Nov 540,695 May 1,205,873 Nov 10 1,507,000 Dec 573,520 Jun 1,361,462 Source of Information: Statistics Branch, General Staff, November 12, 1941 Army Strength Statistics Branch 1 OUSW - 11-15-41 EDITORIAL OPINION ON PROGRESS OF PREPAREDNESS - Tallied from a uniform list of papers in large cities of the 12 F. R. Districts by weeks ended each Wednesday Source of Information: Statistics Branch, OUSW, November 12, 1941 Editors throughout the nation have become acutely aware during the past week that there now exists a veritable triple threat of an impend- ing crisis in relationships between government and organized labor. There is at present a real possibility that we may have in this country within the next few weeks three great strikes which may curtail coal mining, halt building construction, and suspend railroad transportation. Editorial opinion holds that all three of these threats seem to be moti- vated by opportunism rather than by justifiable grievances, and as a re- sult the leading newspapers have almost unanimously recorded complete judgments calling for new and more effective legislation to regulate and delimit the activities of labor unions. In general the editorials dealing with these problems are not at all vindictive or extreme in their recommendations. They tend to center on three propositions. These are that there should be enacted federal legislation requiring unions to make periodic accountings of their fi- nances and their membership, to elect their officers annually by secret balloting, and to conduct strike votes by balloting under governmental supervision. There is nearly unanimous editorial opinion in opposition to permitting labor controversies to delay and impair our defense ef- fort. CRITICISM OF LACK OF FACTS DEMAND FOR CUTS IN NONDEFENSE EXPENDITURES 200 100 =Jun av MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Editorial Opinion Statistics Branch 2 OUSW - 11-15-41 EDITORIAL OPINION ON PROGRESS OF PREPAREDNESS - Tallied from a uniform list of papers in large cities of the 12 F. R. Districts by weeks ended each Wednesday Source of Information: Statistics Branch, OUSW, November 12, 1941 PERCENT OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED No opinion In favor Against expressed Limitation of farm prices 68 6 26 Price bill as reported out - 53 47 Expansion of Social Security 21 47 32 Canadian type price ceiling 37 11 52 DEMANDS FOR NEW LABOR LEGISLATION MEDIATION BOARD ESTABLISHED 180 COAL STRIKE THREAT NORTH AMERICAN TAKEN OVER 120 JUNE AVERAGE = 100 60 KEARNY PLANT TAKEN OVER DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Editorial Opinion Statistics Branch 3 OUSW - 11-15-41 STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS - IMPORTS Source of Information: U.S. Department of Commerce In spite of the world shortage of shipping United States imports rose in the first 9 months of 1941 compared with the same period of 1940. Strategic and critical materials participating in this increased trade, with their volumes (where available) are as follows: First 9 Months Percent of 1940 1941 Increase (000 omitted) TOTAL IMPORTS ($) 1,872,000 2,316,000 23.7 CRUDE MATERIALS & SEMIMANUFACTURES ($) ..1,134,000 1,512,000 33.3 STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS Wool (pounds) 235,711 666,298 182.7 Nonferrous ores ($) 20,603 49,207 138.8 Copper (pounds) 480,726 931,284 93.7 Jute (pounds) 90,057 160,702 78.4 Hides and skins (pounds) 251,770 438,184 74.0 Rubber, crude (pounds) 1,276,933 1,703,411 33.4 Flax and hemp (pounds) 8,909 5,936 33.4* Ferro-alloying ores ($) 25,474 32,906 29.2 Tin (pounds) 201,292 255,766 27.1 Silk, raw (pounds) 27,576 21,980 20.3* Leather ($) 4,279 4,946 15.6 Diamonds, industrial ($) 98,949 112,656 13.9 Nickel and alloys (pounds) 6,697 7,415 10.7 *Indicates a decrease. Statistics Branch Raw Materials OUSW 11-15-41 4 PROGRAM OF FACILITIES FOR EXPEDITING PRODUCTION - NOVEMBER 6, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Division, Production Branch, O.U.S.W. 2,939 Unapportioned In Millions Funds Others 2,451 2,432 88889989 Air Corps 1,143 - Ordnance Dept. Available Contracted* Approved Complete* Ordnance 8 1,750,016,361 1,626,219,231 1,571,865,226 795,502,355 Air Corps 736,105,101 727,956,725 754,436,901 299,714,721 Others C.W. Service 78,799,381 67,027,519 75,163,032 32,030,580 Q.M. Corps 41,778,577 19,006,013 19,315,069 12,415,085 Corps of Eng. 6,270,000 5,985,006 6,270,000 1,135,462 Signal Corps 2,920,399 2,920,399 2,920,399 275,832 Bureau of Mines 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 Unapportioned War Department 267,015,130 Defense Aid 53,604,473 Total $ 2,938,509,422 2,451,114,893 2,431,970,627 1,143,074,035 * Estimated Expediting Production Statistics Branch 5 OUSW - 11-15-41 DEFENSE AID - MACHINE TOOL ALLOCATIONS AND TRANSFERS Source of Information: Defense Aid Division, OUSW To date, Defense Aid funds have been allocated to the War Department for the purchase of machine tools on British requisitions, only. The amount of such allocations is shown below. The figures for transfers represent the value of machine tools, procured under such allocations, which have been formally accepted by British representatives. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 20.1 Allocations Transfers 15.7 13.3 11.1 8 8.2 8.2 1 1.3 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.3 APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT Allocations Transfers Month Per Month Cumulative Per Month Cumulative April $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $ -- $ -- May 11,072,237 19,072,237 -- -- June 20,149,894 39,222,131 -- -- July 8,218,202 47,440,333 - -- August 15,712,669 63,153,002 303,479 303,479 September 8,200,109 71,353,111 967,846 1,271,325 October 13,309,207 84,662,318 1,296,075 2,567,400 In addition to the above, the Treasury Department has purchased approximately $500,000 worth of machine tools, while direct British orders amount to $316,121,000. Defense Aid Statistics Branch 6 OUSW - 11-15-41 DEFENSE AID - COMPLETION DATES OF TACTICAL AIRPLANE CONTRACTS Source of Information: Consolidated Statistical Report - Air Corps TOTAL PROGRAM UNDER PERCENT CONTRACT DELIVERED * DATE OF SCHEDULE COMPLETION LIGHT BOMBER, A-28 52 100 LIGHT BOMBER, A-29 417 36 TRANSPORT, C-61 . 100 17 PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-66 . 144 (A) 9 TRANSPORT, C-59 - 10 OBSERVATION, A-29 . 200 LIGHT BOMBER, A-20C 140 LIGHT BOMBER, A-20C 375 PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-43A-1 . 125 (A) TRANSPORT, C-60 - 15 TRANSPORT, C-63 - 100 TRANSPORT, C-53 . 10 (A) PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-390-1 . 150 PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-40E-1 . 1,500 PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-390-1 * 344 MEDIUM BOMBER, B-34 . 200 PURSUIT-INTERCEPTOR, P-51 150 HEAVY BOMBER, B-17F 300 DIVE BOMBER, A-31 . 400 DIVE BOMBER, A-31 200 TRANSPORT, C-47 . 200 MEDIUM BOMBER, B-268-1 . 500 HEAVY BOMBER, B-240 700 LIGHT BOMBER, A-30 . 575 OBSERVATION, 0-56 . 550 (a) J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M Contracts Current October 3I, 1941 1942 1943 (A) CHINESE CONTRACTS (e) CONTRACT SCHEDULE - NO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE Defense Aid Statistics Branch 7 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT - NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department and OUSW FISCAL The Second Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, approved October 28, 1941, contained the section entitled Defense Aid Supple- mental Appropriation Act, 1942, appropriating $5,985,000,000. Included in this amount are: $1,190,000,000 for ordnance and ordnance stores, supplies, spare parts, and materials, including armor, ammunition and components thereof. $385,000,000 for tanks, armored cars, automobiles, tanks, and other automotive vehicles, spare parts and accessories. $375,000,000 for facilities and equipment for the manufacture, production, or operation of defense articles. These amounts are subject to specific authorization by the President and are subject in part to transfers from, or to, other purposes in the Act. They compare as follows with the amounts appropriated in the Defense Aid Supple- mental Appropriation Act, 1941 (approved March 27, 1941) and with the allo- cations reported under this first defense aid law (as of August 31, 1941) for the same purposes: Ordnance, etc. Tanks, etc. Facilities, etc. (Millions of Dollars) Defense Aid Act, 1942 1,190 385 375 Defense Aid Act, 1941 1,343 362 752 Allocated Aug. 31, 1941 1,388 394 502 The First Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1942, approved August 25, 1941, contained the major part of the $3,181,000,000 fiscal year 1942 appropriations directly to the Ordnance Department. Purchase author- izations have been issued covering approximately two-thirds of these funds. In addition, the Ordnance Department has $1,104,000,000 of 1942 cash available to liquidate 1940-41 Contract Authorizations. The proposed bill for a Third Supplemental National Defense Appro- priation, 1942 fiscal year is reported to total over $5,000,000,000, of which approximately one half is to be available for ordnance items, including tanks. ARTILLERY Development work and procurement of the six following important items of artillery, funds for which have been authorized this year, is being expedited. 4,236 guns, 40mm, Antiaircraft 1,485 guns, 3", T-10, Antitank 2,000 guns, 57mm, Antitank 480 guns, 4.5", in 1,000 guns, 3", T-9, Antitank 1,350 gun motor carriages, 75mm, T-12 (On self-propelled gun mount) Ordnance Statistics Branch 8 OUSW - 11-15-41 TABULAR SUMMARY - ORDNANCE - EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT - SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Total Preliminary Percent of total program Item procurement deliveries Con- Sched- Due Delivered program* thru Oct 31 tracted uled Oct 31 Oct 31 Aircraft Armament Machine gun. cal.30 91.178 10,304 99 99 12 11 Machine gun, cal.50 208,590 28,244 99 99 15 14 Gun, 20mm, automatic 47,663 0 100 100 .1 o Gun, 37mm, automatic 2,907 130 100 100 5 4 Combat Vehicles Tank, light 5,885 2,168 80 80 36 37 Tank, medium 12,491* 612 64 54 6 > Scout car 3,440 2,659 83 83 79 77 Personnel carrier, 8-man 5,792 2,602 100 100 40 45 Personnel carrier, 13-man 5,521 993 100 100 17 18 Machine gun, cal.30 (var.) 79,964a a a a a a Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 11,903a a a a a a Submachine gun, cal.45 278,421 143,568 89 89 52 52 Gun, 37mm, tank 14,016* 3,202 100 99 25 23 Gun, 75mm, tank 9.764* 214 54 54 3 2 Antiaircraft Gun, 3" 152 152 100 100 100 100 Gun. 90mm 2,284 74 56 56 3 3 Gun, 37mm 3,195 4816 100 100 16 156 Machine gun, cal.50 (W.C.) 25,063 2,331 76 76 10 9 Artillery Howitzer, 75mm 1,318 2216 73 73 18 176 Howitzer, 105mm 4,297 696 96 83 3 26 Gun, 155mm 493 186 100 100 6 46 Modernization - H.S. Carriage, 75mm gun 1,330 7556 100 71 63 576 Carriage, 155mm howitzer 1,580 1,1066 91 91 76 706 Carriage, 155mm gun 853 1666 100 100 19 196 Infantry Armament Rifle, cal.30, N1 1,295,856 315,135 71 71 24 24 Machine gun, cal.30 (var.) 159,979b 48,839b 82b 64b 35b 31b Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 31,699b 3,051b 94b 94b 12b 10b Gun, 37mm, antitank 9,478 1,050 100 99 12 11 Mortar, 60mm 11,162 5,967 100 100 51 53 Mortar, 81mm 4,705 1,455 78 78 39 31 * NOTE: Total procurement program consists of authorizations from Fiscal Year 1940, 1941, and 1942 funds, Navy, Marine Corps, and Defense Aid funds, and British and Canadian orders for medium tanks and 37mm and 75mm tank guns. n. Included in Infantry Armament. Deliveries not reported separately. b Figures include armament for combat vehicles. 6 As of September 30. Ordnance Statistics Branch 9 CUSW - 11-15-41 STATUS OF MEDIUM TANK, M3, COMPONENTS - SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Cumulative Estimated Schedule Item and On Order thru Sep 30 September (Monthly) Contractor Sep 30 Due Prod. Due Prod. Oct Nov Dec Hull American Locomotive 1,185 98 78 39 45 54 72 78 1,370 30 24 15 8 30 40 60 Baldwin Locomotive Chrysler Motors 2,752 115 152 75 95 200 300 300 Lima Locomotive 400 o O 0 0 0 5 15 Pressed Steel 501 19 19 18 18 45 50 50 Pullman Standard 500 36 36 27 27 45 50 60 0 0 0 Not Scheduled Montreal Locomotive 1,157 o Total (Program 12,365) 7,865 298 309 174 193 374 517 563 Engines Continental 7.730 1 111 0 68 150 200 300 Guiberson 670 2 2 0 0 5 25 68 1,649 505 499 57 54 18 41 45 Wright Total (Program 15,899) 10,049 508 612 57 122 173 266 413 Transmissions & Final Drive Chrysler Motors 3,302 115 182 75 114 240 360 360 Caterpillar 3,000 0 0 o 0 0 o 0 2,828 0 o o o 14 76 127 Iowa 112 Mack Manufacturing 3,144 257 138 65 52 40 100 Total (Program 14,124) 12,274 372 320 140 166 294 536 599 Stabilizers, 37mm Westinghouse 3,026 o o o 0 0 50 100 Total (Program 10,457) 3,026 o o O o 0 50 100 Stabilizers, 75mm 3,026 o o o 0 0 50 100 Westinghouse Total (Program 10,697) 3,026 o 0 o 0 0 50 100 Periscope, M1 & 12 Minneapolis-Honeywell 45,378 2,330 667 900 851 2,700 2,900 3,500 Total (Program 45,378) 45,378 2,330 667 900 851 2,700 2,900 3,500 Gun, 37mm, M5 & № American Type Founders 5,500 358 358 126 126 175 600 775 National Pneumatic 3,324 1,264* 1,422* 200* 246* 460* 178* 100 Watervliet Arsenal 1,612 58 3 58 o o 0 o Total (Program 12,136) 10,436 1,680* 1,883* 384* 372* 635* 778 875 Gun, 75mm 100 o o o o Cowdrey 1,205 125 0 Empire Ordnance 2,500 37 37 30 30 60 100 150 Watervliet Arsenal 1,559 250 273 90 100 175 175 175 Total (Program 9,764) 5,264 412 310 220 130 235 275 325 Allocation for medium tanks not available. Ordnance Statistics Branch 10 OUSW - 11-15-41 JRDNANCE - INITIAL REQUIREMENTS - TACTICAL EQUIPMENT - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Statistics Branch and G-4, General Staff Initial Stocks requirements in hands of Percent of requirements Item 1,820,000 Men Field Service Number Number o 20 40 60 80 100 % Aircraft Armament Machine gun, cal.30,fix.&fl. 33,946 12,836 38 Machine gun, cal.50,fix.&fl. 60,531 14,936 25 Gun, 20mm, automatic, A.C. 1,413 o 0 Gun, 37mm, automatic, A.C. 2,021 79 4 Combat Vehicles Tank, light 2,389 888b 37 Tank, medium 1,046 245c 23 Scout car 2,083 2,414d 116 Personnel carrier, 8-man 3,413 2,178 64 Personnel carrier, 13-man 4,517 814 18 Machine gun, cal.30 (Var.) 30,674a a - Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 5,734a a - Submachine gun, cal.45 26,705 28,406 106 Gun, 37mm, tank 3,427 1,065 31 Gun, 75mm, tank 1,020 70 7 Antiaircraft Gun, 3" } 562) 1,177 53 Gun, 90mm 64, Gun, 37mm, A.A. 2,552 487 19 Machine gun, cal.50 (W.C.) 17,065 1,184 7 Artillery Gun, 75mm (H.S.) 836 822 98 Howitzer, 75mm, field & pack 177 204 115 Howitzer, 105mm 2,457 117 5 Gun, 155mm 95 17 18 Gun, 155mm (H.S.) 587 174 30 Howitzer, 155mm (H.S.) 739 1,198 162 Unmodified & other models Gun, 75mm - 2,499 - Gun, 155mm - 791 - Howitzer, 155mm - 701 - Infantry Armament Rifle, cal.30, m, semiauto. 838,601 303,235 36 Machine gun, cal.30 (Var.) 49,737 49,901 100 Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 14,737 2,193 15 Gun, 37mm, antitank 4,892 1,503 31 Mortar, 60mm 4,747 5,368 113 Mortar, 81mm 2,340 1,958 84 a Included in Infantry Armament. Stocks exclude substandard models formerly included: (b) 464, (c) 105, (d) 118. Ordnance Statistics Branch 11 OUSW - 11-15-41 ORDNANCE - TOTAL REQUIREMENTS - TACTICAL EQUIPMENT - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Statistics Branch and G-4, General Staff Total Stocks requirements in hands of Percent of requirements Item 3,200,000 Men Field Service o 20 40 60 80 100 Number Number be Aircraft Armament Machine gun, cal.30, fix. & fl. 44,269 12,836 29 Machine gun, cal.50, fix. & fl. 132,534 14,936 11 Gun, 20mm, automatic, A.C. 4,253 o o Gun, 37mm, automatic, A.C. 2,883 79 3 Combat Vehicles Tank, light 4,946 888b 18 Tank, medium 2,827 245c 9 Scout car 4,299 2,414d 56 Personnel carrier, 8-man 7,896 2,178 28 Personnel carrier, 13-man 8,647 814 9 Machine gun, cal.30 (Var.) 69,409a a - Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 13,398a a - Submachine gun, cal.45 56,233 28,406 51 Gun, 37mm, tank 7,878 1,065 14 Gun, 75mm, tank 2,797 70 3 Antiaircraft Gun, 3" } 1,856 5621 34 Gun, 90mm 64. Gun, 37mm, A.A. 3,055 487 16 Machine gun, cal.50 (w.c.) 22,966 1,184 5 Artillery Gun, 75mm (H.S.) 1,778 822 46 Howitzer, 75mm, field & pack 254 204 80 Howitzer, 105mm 3,733 117 3 Gun, 155mm 283 17 6 Gun, 155mm (H.S.) 969 174 18 Howitzer, 155mm (H.S.) 1,037 1,198 116 Unmodified & other models Gun, 75mm - 2,499 - Gun, 155mm - 791 - Howitzer, 155mm - 701 - Infantry Armament Rifle, cal.30, M1, semiauto. 1,539,512 303,235 20 Machine gun, cal.30 (Var.) 107,943 49,901 46 Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 32,146 2,193 7 Gun, 37mm, antitank 9,523 1,503 16 Mortar, 60mm 7,927 5,368 68 Mortar, 81mm 4,566 1,958 43 a Included in Infantry Armament. Stocks exclude substandard models formerly included: (b) 464, (c) 105, (d) 118. Ordnance Statistics Branch 12 OUSW - 11-15-41 TABULAR SUMMARY - ORDNANCE - - AMMUNITION PROCUREMENT - SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Total Preliminary Percent of total program Item procurement deliveries Con- Sched- Due Delivered program thru Oct 31 tracted uled Cct 31 Oct 31 (THOUSANDS) (THOUSANDS) Aircraft & Pyrotechnics Bomb, frag., 20 2,017 281 100 83 13 14 Bomb, demo., 100#,300,500 1,687 136 78 100 11 8 Bomb, demo., 1000# 6 110 2 13 91 o 2 Bomb, chem., 30#. 100# 6 598 151 82 100 26 25 Cartridge, 20m 112,192 3,073 11 100 3 3 Shell, H.E., 37mm 2,098 328 90 100 18 16 Flares 901 224 41 82 28 25 Signals 2,784 854 74 99 34 31 Antiaircraft Shell, 37pm, H.E. 17,695 690 72 70 4 4 Shell, 3", H.E. 2,269 122 82 82 6 5 Shell, 90mm, H.E. 3,057 9 58 97 1 - Artillery Shell, H.E., 5 0, 75mm gun 2,285 97 63 100 6 4 Shell, 5 & s, 75mm gun 6 1,108 15 99 99 4 1 Shot, A.P., 75mm gun 7,888 0 22 8 0 o Shell, H.E., 75mm how. 4,279 263 98 100 6 6 Shell, H.E., 105mm how. 19,710 62 60 57 - - Shell, H.E., 155mm gun 6 1,360 0 72 92 - o Charge, prop., 155mm gun 2,248 232 53 100 13 10 Shell, H.E., 155mm how. 6 5,080 7 84 100 1 - Shell, E & s, 155mm how. 6 1,370 0 68 16 0 o Charge, prop., 155mm how. 6,547 843 88 62 11 13 Primer, 21 gr. 12,060 299 54 85 2 2 Fuzes (all) 13,482 3,184 81 93 23 24 Infantry Cartridge, cal.30 8,505,193 623,189 78 78 8 7 Links, met. belt, cal.30 1,259,225 128,108 79 79 10 10 Cartridge, cal.45 830,395 226,966 75 75 28 27 Cartridge, cal.50 2,952,271 71,264 61 61 3 2 Links, met. belt, cal.50 3,068,633 105,871 80 80 6 3 Shot & shell, 37mm 39,896 239 49 85 - 1 Shell, H.E., 60mm 11,310 39 72 100 1 - Shell, H.E., 81mm 4,116 116 85 100 3 3 Shell, smoke, 81mm 456 0 86 100 0 o Grenade, H.E., frag. 2,082 586 76 100 29 28 Signals, ground & light 4,179 901 73 100 29 22 Mine, antitank 3,146 0 65 94 o o Unfilled. 6 Unfused. Ordnance Statistics Branch 13 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW FACILITIES - PROGRESS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW Construction Equipment Facility Percent completed Percent delivered % 0 20 40 60 80 100 % 0 20 40 60 80 100 General Motors Corp Flint - None required 95 Dayton - None required 88 Saginaw - None required 98 Syracuse - None required 95 Savage Arms Company - None required 62 Colt (Machine Gun) - None required 98 Detroit Tank Arsenal 98 94 Disston & Sons 100 91 Mesta Machine Co. - None required 98 Wheland Co. - None required o Colt (37mm Gun) - None required 95 Bendix Aviation Corp. 100 99 Estimated Cost Planned September 30, 1941 Estimated Month Facility Location Capacity Actually Initial Full Monthly Total Obligated Operation Operation (THOUS.) (PERCENT) Machine Gun General Motors Flint, Mich. } 3-416 8-41 3,541 Dayton, Ohio - 6-416 $ 21,251 83 9-41 Saginaw, Mich. } 3-416 1-42 2,917 Syracuse, N. Y. 8-416 12-41 Savage Arms Utica, N. Y. 3,200 17,717 42 7-416 12-41 Colt Hartford, Conn. 700 4,818 71 6-416 12-41 Tank Detroit Detroit, Mich. 300 22,000 83 7-416 10-41 Armor Plate Disston Philadelphia, Pa. 483 tons 1,283 89 4-416 11-41 155mm Gun Mesta W. Homestead, Pa. 60 1,780 95 10-416 1-42 90mm Gun Wheland Chattanooga, Tenn. 70 1,750 - - - 37mm Gun Colt Hartford, Conn. 200 4,010 86 6-416 1-42 20mm Gun Bendix Elmira, N. Y. 200 1,000 - 8-416 2-42 6 Operations actually started. Ordnance Statistics Branch 14 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW FACILITIES - PROGRESS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW Construction Equipment Facility Percent completed Percent delivered o 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100 % % Radford Ord. Works 98 100 Indiana Ord. Works 96 100 Alabama Ord. Works 41# 62# Oklahoma Ord. Works 1 o Badger Ord. Works 0 o Kankakee Ord. Works 97# 99# Weldon Spring Ord. Works 94# 90# Plum Brook Ord. Works 61# 29# Volunteer Ord. Works 11 o Keystone Ord. Works 0 o Gadsden Ord. Plant 99 87 Estimated Cost Planned September 30, 1941 Estimated Month Facility Location Capacity Actually Initial Full Monthly Total Obligated Operation Operation (THOUS.) (THOUS.) (PERCENT) Smokeless Powder Radford Radford, Va. 4.2 Tons $ 57,000 91 4-416 12-41 Indiana Charlestown, Ind. 9.8 Tons 114,700 81 4-416 1-42 Alabama Sylacauga, Ala. 4.2 Tons 60,000 70 3-42 5-42 Oklahoma Choteau, Okla. 4.2 Tons 64,000 - 9-42 2-43 Badger Merrimac, Wisc. 4.2 Tons 65,000 - 10-42 3-43 Tetryl & Azide Kankakee Joliet, Ill. .5 Tons - - 11-41 3-42 TNT & DNT Kankakee Joliet, Ill. 6.7 Tons 55,000 84 9-416 3-42 Weldon Spring Weldon Spring, Mo. 6.7 Tons 39,493 73 10-416 9-42 Plum Brook Sandusky, Ohio 6.7 Tons 33,518 52 1-42 9-42 Alabama Sylacauga, Ala. 2.0 Tons 32,000 27 7-42 10-42 Volunteer Chattanooga, Tenn. 6.2 Tons 46,000 3 10-42 3-43 Keystone Geneva, Pa. 5.6 Tons 45,000 - 11-42 4-43 Sh. Mach.& Forg. Gadsden Gadsden, Ala. 210 7,571 32 8-416 3-42 # Original project only. 6 Operations actually started. Ordnance Statistics Branch 15 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW FACILITIES - PROGRESS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW Construction Equipment Facility Percent completed Percent delivered 0 20 40 60 80 % 100 $ 0 20 40 60 8,0 100 Hoosier Ord. Plant 94 99 New River Ord. Plant 99 93 Coosa River Ord. Plant 73 15 Mississippi Ord. Plant 7 0 St. Louis Ord. Plant 85# 57# Lake City Ord. Plant 98 73 Denver Ord. Plant 95 84 Twin City Ord. Plant 14 o Des Moines Ord. Plant 28 o Utah Ord. Plant 12 o Kings Mills Ord. Plant 0 = o Estimated Cost Planned September 30, 1941 Estimated Month Facility Location Capacity Actually Initial Full Monthly Total Obligated Operation Operation (THOUS.) (THOUS.) (PERCENT) Bag Loading Hoosier Charlestown, Ind. 4.1 Tons $ 27,000 84 9-416 11-41 New River Pulaski, Va. 2.7 Tons 16,000 72 9-416 1-42 Coosa River Talledega, Ala. 2.7 Tons 16,500 40 1-42 3-42 Mississippi Flora, Miss. 2.7 Tons 17,000 2 5-42 7-42 S. A. Ammunition (Rounds) St. Louis St. Louis, Mo. 200,000 110,000 53 11-41 2-42 Lake City Lake City, Mo. 65,000 38,000 78 10-416 1-42 Denver Denver, Colo. 100,000 38,000 78 10-416 8-42 Twin City St. Paul, Minn. 65,000 36,500 23 4-42 9-42 Des Moines Des Moines, Iowa 65,000 36,800 17 4-42 9-42 Utah Salt Lake, Utah 65,000 36,500 18 4-42 9-42 Kings Mills Kings Mills, Ohio 62,500 8,000 - 4-42 9-42 # Original project only. $ Operations actually started. Ordnance Statistics Branch 16 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW FACILITIES - PROGRESS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW Construction Equipment Facility Percent completed Percent delivered 0 20 40 60 80 100 o 20 40 60 80 100 % % Elwood Ord. Plant 93# 75# Ravenna Ord. Plant 88# 89# Kingsbury Ord. Plant 82# 60# Iowa Ord. Plant 92# 72# Wolf Creek Ord. Plant 92# 85# Arkansas Ord. Plant 11 1 Illinois Ord. Plant 11 o Kansas Ord. Plant 1 o Lone Star Ord. Plant 6 o Louisiana Ord. Plant 17 10 Redstone Ord. Plant 0 o Remington Arms Co. 0 o Nebraska Ord. Plant o o 11 Estimated Cost Planned September 30, 1941 Estimated Month Facility Location Capacity Actually Initial Full Monthly Total Obligated Operation Operation (THOUS.) (PERCENT) Shell Loading Elwood Wilmington, Ill. 4 Lines $ 49,000 70 7-416 6-42 Ravenna Ravenna, Ohio 4 Lines 55,000 79 8-416 5-42 Kingsbury LaPorte, Ind. 6 Lines 40,000 79 8-416 2-42 Iowa Burlington, Iowa 4 Lines 44,187 81 7-416 3-42 Wolf Creek Milan, Tenn. 5 Lines 35,000 84 9-416 3-42 Arkansas Jacksonville, Ark. Fuzes & 33,500 4 4-42 8-42 Boosters Illinois Crab Orchard, Ill. 3 Lines 40,000 5 5-42 10-42 Kansas Parsons, Kans. 3 Lines 35,000 8 6-42 11-42 Lone Star Texarkana, Texas 5 Lines 45,500 9 3-42 9-42 Louisiana Minden, La. 4 Lines 36,000 17 2-42 7-42 Redstone Huntsville, Ala. Chem.Shell 8,000 - 5-42 9-42 & Bombs Remington Bridgeport, Conn. 20mm 225 - - - Bomb Loading Nebraska Wahoo, Nebr. 100# Bombs 28,000 - 6-42 12-42 # Original project only. 6 Operations actually started. Ordnance Statistics Branch 17 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW FACILITIES - PROGRESS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department & Production Branch, OUSW Construction Equipment Facility Percent completed Percent delivered % o 20 40 60 80 100 % 0 20 40 60 80 100 Morgantown Ord. Works 86# 59# Ohio River Ord. Plant 24 6 T. V. A. - Started - Missouri Ord. Works 1 0 Dixie Ord. Works 0 0 Buckeye Ord. Works 0 0 Ozark Ord. Works 0 0 Jayhawk Ord. Works o 0 Maumelle Ord. Works 6 0 Baytown Ord. Works 99 100 E. Tennessee Ord. Works 0 0 Estimated Cost Planned September 30, 1941 Estimated Month Facility Location Capacity Actually Initial Full Monthly Total Obligated Operation Operation (THOUS.) (THOUS.) (PERCENT) Ammonia Morgantown Morgantown, W. Va. 13.0 Tons $ 42,800 57 11-41 3-42 Ohio River Henderson, Ky. 4.5 Tons 14,677 37 6-42 10-42 T. V. A. Muscle Shoals, Ala. - - - 4-42 5-42 Missouri Louisiana, Mo. 4.5 Tons 18,425 1 11-42 3-43 Dixie Monroe, La. 4.5 Tons 13,750 1 11-42 3-43 Buckeye South Point, Ohio 4.5 Tons 20,000 .a 5-43 9-43 Ozark El Dorado, Ark. 3.0 Tons 22,500 - 5-43 9-43 Ammonium Nitrate Jayhawk Baxter Springs, Kans. 6.0 Tons 17,700 - 10-42 1-43 T. V. A. Muscle Shoals, Ala. 9.0 Tons 9,425 - 11-41 5-42 Ozark El Dorado, Ark. 3.0 Tons - - 5-43 9-43 Ammonium Picrate Maumelle Marche, Ark. 1.1 Tons 12,500 18 5-42 7-42 Toluol Baytown Baytown, Texas 2,446 Gal. 12,900 96 10-416 12-41 Oleum E. Tennessee Copperhill, Tenn. 13.2 Tons 2,375 - 8-42 11-42 # Original project only. 6 Operations actually started. Ordnance Statistics Branch 18 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION Source of Information: Materiel Division - Air Corps ARMY PRODUCTION Army airplane acceptances amounted to 306 units during the first quarter of November. This is the largest number of acceptances during the first quarter of any month since the start of the defense program. Of the 306 units delivered, 86 were combat types. Airplane acceptances in the first quarter of November amounted to 25 percent of the manufacturers' Army estimate for November which is 1,226 units. Acceptances by the Army in the period November 1 through November 8 included 23 pursuit fighters. This also established a quarter-monthly record. Only 3 of these two-engine units had been delivered to the Army in the entire month of October and only 12 in the entire month of September. ARMY ENGINE INVENTORY The inventory of Army airplane engines rose from 20,990 units as of the end of August to 25,639 units at the end of October. This is an in- crease in the total engine inventory of 22 percent in the two month period. These figures include installation, spare and miscellaneous engines. UNITED STATES PRODUCTION - ALL CUSTOMERS United States military manufacturers as a group made an accurate advance estimate of their October production. The October estimate of these companies was 2,282 units and 2,296 units were actually accepted by the various customers. While several of the twenty-six airplane manufac- turers fell far below their October estimate, fourteen of the companies made a record of 100 percent or over. On the basis of poundage delivered, Consolidated had the largest output of any United States plant in October as was the case in the pre- vious month. On the basis of poundage delivered, Lockheed dropped from second place in September to seventh place in October. Lockheed's production was off 50 percent from the previous month. North American (Inglewood), how- ever, advanced from ninth place to fifth place and doubled its output. Total airframe weight delivered by all companies was up 19 per- cent in October over September. Air Corps Statistics Branch 19 OUSW - 11-15-41 TABULAR SUMMARY - ARMY AIR CORPS CURRENT PROCUREMENT - - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Consolidated Statistical Report - Air Corps Army program Under contract Del- Not contracted F.Y. % of ivered F.Y. F.Y. Item 1941 & F.Y. Total Num- pro- 11/8/41 1941 1942 prior 1942 ber gram (b) (a) Project airplanes Heavy bomber 2,246 3,056 5,302 4,826 91 112 - 476 Medium bomber 4,616 800 5,416 4,616 85 364 - 800 Light bomber 1,882 150 2,032 1,882 93 231 - 150 Pursuit fighter 709 1,150 1,859 1,859 100 113 - - Pursuit interceptor 4,394 4,700 9,094 8,994 99 1,506 - 100 Observation 533 - 533 533 100 307 - - Transport 1,118 243 1,361 1,361 100 105 - - Amphibian 74 1 75 75 100 1 - - Reconnaissance 17 - 17 17 100 14 - - Total Tactical 15,589 10,100 25,689 24,163 94 2,753 - 1,526 Primary trainer 5,490 450 5,940 5,940 100 2,980 - - Basic trainer 5,051 1,100 6,151 6,151 100 1,977 - - Adv. trainer, 1-eng. 3,297 360 3,657 3,657 100 900 - - Adv. trainer, 2-eng. 2,632 1,150 3,782 3,607 95 178 - 175 Total Trainer 16,470 3,060 19,530 19,355 99 6,035 - 175 Grand Total 32,059 13,160 45,219 43,518 96 8,788 - 1,701 Installation engines Data on deliveries of installation engines, as of November 8, will not be available until next week. (a) Includes project airplane contracts incomplete June 30, 1940. (b) Program 100 percent contracted. Air Corps Statistics Branch 20 OUSW - 11-15-41 ARMY AIRPLANE ENGINE INVENTORY BY TYPE - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Consolidated Statistical Report - Air Corps Heavy bomber 2,863 Medium bomber 2,630 Light bomber 1,753 Pursuit fighter 935 Pursuit interceptor 2,599 Observation 1,198 Transport 877 Amphibian 98 Reconnaissance 55 Total Tactical 13,008 Primary trainer 4,533 Basic trainer 3,197 Advance trainer, 1 engine 2,816 Advance trainer, 2 engine 1,975 Total Trainer 12,521 Miscellaneous 110 RECAPITULATION Total Tactical 13,008 Total Trainer 9,593 Miscellaneous 110 Grand Total 25,639 Air Corps Statistics Branch 21 OUSW - 11-15-41 OCTOBER AIRPLANE ESTIMATES AND DELIVERIES BY COMPANY - ALL CUSTOMERS Source of Information: Consolidated Statistical Report - Air Corps PERCENT OF OCTOBER ESTIMATE DELIVERED October October % 50 100 150 Company Est. Del. Beech 44 44 Bell 156 198 Boeing (Seattle) 53 53 Boeing (Wichita) 200 186 Brewster 42 23 Cessna 82 96 Consolidated (S.D.) 78 70 Curtiss (Buffalo) 300 301 Curtiss (St. Louis) 52 47 Douglas (El Segundo) 25 29 Douglas (S.M.) 106 124 Fairchild 144 133 Grumman 68 38 Lockheed 110 76 Martin (Baltimore) 43 43 Naval Aircraft 55 52 N. American (Dallas) 93 127 N. American (Ingl.) 151 156 Pitcairn-Larsen (AGA) 7 7 Republic 28 33 Ryan 77 86 Spartan 26 20 Vega 9 4 Vought-Sikorsky 60 70 Vultee (Downey) 243 270 Vultee (Nashville) 30 10 All Companies 2,282 2,296 Air Corps Statistics Branch 22 OUSW - 11-15-41 AIRFRAME WEIGHT DELIVERED BY COMPANY - OCTOBER 1941 - ALL CUSTOMERS Source of Information: Materiel Division - Air Corps NOTE: OVER HALF OF THE OCTOBER PRODUCTION OF AIRFRAMES CAME FROM FIVE PLANTS AND 77 PERCENT FROM NINE PLANTS, THESE DATA ARE BASED ON WEIGHTS. THE BARS SHOW UNITED STATES AIRFRAME PRODUCTION IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS DURING OCTOBER, THE FIGURES IN THE COLUMN AT THE RIGHT ARE CUMULATIVE PERCENTAGES. WEIGHT OF 7 SMALL PITCAIRN AUTOGIROS IS EXCLUDED. COMPANY AIRFRAME WEIGHT DELIVERED CUM, (IN THOUSANDS OF POUNDS) PERCENT 1. CONSOLIDATED 1,272 14 2. DOUGLAS (SANTA MONICA) 1,203 27 3. CURTISS (BUFFALO) 1,051 39 4. BELL 724 47 5. N. AMERICAN (INGLEW000) 663 54 6. BOEING (SEATTLE) 649 61 7. LOCKHEED 506 67 8. VULTEE (DOWNEY) 456 72 9. MARTIN 436 77 10. N. AMERICAN (DALLAS) 328 81 11. BOEING (WICHITA) 251 84 12. CESSNA 237 87 13. FAIRCHILD 157 89 14. VOUGHT-SIKORSKY 154 91 15. BEECH 136 93 16, GRUMMAN 133 94 17. DOUGLAS (EL SEGUNDO) 114 95 18. REPUBLIC III 96 19. CURTISS (ST. LOUIS) 81 97 20. RYAN 77 98 21, NAVAL AIRCRAFT 68 99 22. BREWSTER 56 99 23. VEGA 39 99 24, SPARTAN 29 99 25. VULTEE (NASHVILLE) 19 100 Air Corps Statistics Branch 23 OUSW - 11-15-41 U. S. AIRFRAME WEIGHT DELIVERED BY MONTH - ALL CUSTOMERS Source of Information: Materiel Division - Air Corps Figures in thousands of pounds 8,949 7,525 6,891 5,474 5,478 5,116 5,230 4,149 3,737 3,274 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 1941 The total monthly airframe weight delivered shows the trend of United States production. It is more indicative of progress than the total number of units produced. This is due to the fact that more effort is required to turn out heavy combat types than the smaller units which can be easily produced in quantity. These data in thousands of pounds are based on the output of the twenty-five manufacturers currently producing military airplanes. Weight of 7 small Pitcairn autogiros is excluded. Poundage delivered showed an increase of 19 percent in October over September. Air Corps Statistics Branch 24 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW AIRCRAFT FACILITIES - ARMY SPONSORED PROJECTS - OCTOBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Facilities Section, Materiel Division - Air Corps Construction Equipment Manufacturer Percent completed Percent delivered % 20 40 60 80 100 % 20 40 60 80 100 (a) Buick 80 10 (b) Chevrolet o 0 (c) Curtiss-Wright 82 42 (d) Ford 100 97 (e) Ford 19 15 (f) Ford 20 28 (g) Gov't. Plant No. 1 79 20 Item Planned Estimated Estimated Plant to be expansion total cost completion location produced (thousands) (thousands) dates Sq.ft. Workers Plant Equip. (a) Melrose, Ill. Engines 2,444 21** $41,342 11-41 1-42 (b) Buff.-Tonawanda, N.Y. Engines 1,681 14 37,162 ? ? (c) St. Louis, Mo. Airplanes 1,163 11 15,145 2-42 4-42 (d) Dearborn, Mich. Engines 1,034 9 23,923 9-41* 1-42 (e) Dearborn, Mich. Engines 402 17 13,911 1-42 6-42 (f) Ypsilanti, Mich. Airplanes 3,882 45 47,620 2-42 1-42 (g) Omaha, Nebr. Airplanes 14,000 17 15,518 5-42 ? * Actual completion date ## Revised figure Air Corps Statistics Branch 25 OUSW - 11-15-41 NEW AIRCRAFT FACILITIES - ARMY SPONSORED PROJECTS - OCTOBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Facilities Section, Materiel Division - Air Corps Construction Equipment Manufacturer Percent completed Percent delivered % 20 40 60 80 100 % 20 40 60 80 100 (a) Gov't. Plant No. 2 91 25 (b) Gov't. Plant No. 3 27 4 (c) Gov't. Plant No. 4 30 6 (d) Packard 100 90 (e) Studebaker 90 0 (f) Studebaker 99 0 (g) Studebaker 95 0 Item Planned Estimated Estimated Plant to be expansion total cost completion location produced (thousands) (thousands) dates Sq.ft. Workers Plant Equip. (a) Kansas City, Kan. Airplanes 1,000 12 $11,250 2-42 1-42 (b) Tulsa, Okla. Airplanes 1,500 15 25,509 2-42 1-42 (c) Ft. Worth, Texas Airplanes 1,500 15 22,653 12-41 11-41 (d) Detroit, Mich. Engines 1,000 16 29,850 7-41* 2-42 (e) Chicago, Ill. Engines 575 5 20,556 10-41 11-42 (f) Ft. Wayne, Ind. Engines 225 1 9,023 10-41 2-42 (g) South Bend, Ind. Engines 897 4 20,207 10-41 2-42 * Actual completion date Air Corps Statistics Branch 26 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - QUARTERMASTER PROCUREMENT - November 13, 1941 Source: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General BASIC ITEMS General: As of October 23, complete delivery has been made on 74 of 132 basic items procured from 1941 funds. The 58 remaining items are completely contracted and an average of 87 percent of their total programs has been procured. All of the 36 Deficiency Ap- propriation items have been completely contracted and an average of 77 percent has been delivered. Of the combined 1942 programs, 62 percent has been contracted and an average of 7 percent has been delivered. Contracts: For the period ended October 23, increases in contracted amounts were indicated for sixteen basic items, including: Belt, web-waist Haversacks Cap, field, serge Shirt, cotton, khaki Cloth, wool, melton, 32 oz. Sling, machine gun Deliveries: During the quarter-monthly period ended October 23, deliveries were effected on 158 of the 328 basic items. Schedules & Delinquencies: Of the 328 basic items being procured from 1941, 1942, and Deficiency Appropriation funds, 111 are delinquent; however, only 20 items are more than 10 percent delinquent. MOTOR VEHICLES Contracts: As of October 31, contracts have been awarded for 282,237 vehicles, obligating 394 million dollars of 1941 and 1942 funds. Under 1941 funds, 100 percent of a program of 224,205 vehicles has been contracted, and 80 percent delivered. Ninety-four per- cent (58,032) of the estimated 1942 program has been contracted of which 89 vehicles have been delivered. Deliveries: During the quarter-monthly period ended October 31, de- liveries were reported on 3,950 vehicles. This brings cummula- tive deliveries under 1941 funds to 179,550 vehicles at a cost of 241 million dollars, and the delivery figure under 1942 funds to 89 vehicles at a cost of $97,794. Schedules & Delinquencies: Based on estimated delivery schedules, 3,423 vehicles distributed among 13 manufacturers were behind schedule; 1,235 vehicles, however, were delivered ahead of schedule. Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 27 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY -- QUARTERMASTER CONSTRUCTION - November 13, 1941 Source of Information: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General CONSTRUCTION Obligations: As of October 31, total Q.M.C. construction obligations for 1941 and 1942 programs amounted to 1,867 million dollars or 75 percent of the estimated total cost. Ninety-two percent of the 1941 program and 36 percent of the 1942 program have been obligated. Construction in Place: Construction in place for combined 1941 and 1942 programs amounts to 1,600 million dollars or 64 percent of the currently estimated cost. Eighty-eight percent of the total housing requirements is available and 72 per- cent has been occupied. Of the 588 projects currently authorized: 205 projects are 100% complete 61 " a from 95 to 99% complete 90 II II from 76 to 94% complete 64 II " from 51 to 75% complete 60 " " from 26 to 50% complete 82 If " from 1 to 25% complete 26 " " not started Schedules & Delinquencies: Of the 296 projects from 1 to 94 percent complete, 109 are ahead of schedule, 115 are on schedule and 72 are behind schedule. Value of construction in place, however, is less than one percent ahead of scheduled construction. LABOR DIFFICULTIES: Strikes are currently affecting quartermaster procurement as follows: Item affected Man days Contractor's Name & Address Copper wire 34,500 Anaconda Wire Co., Muskegon, Mich. Hinge assemblies (motor vehicles) 9,540 McKinney Mfg. Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Serge cloth 8,500 Premier Worsted Co., Woonsocket, R.I. Cotton underwear 8,500 Rice Stix Co., Slater, Mo. Accelerator assemblies 1,750 Novi Equipment Co., Novi, Mich. Pressure valves (Ord. constr.) 975 A. W. Cash Co., Decatur, Ill. Quartermaster Corps 28 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 STATUS OF Q.M. PROCUREMENT - F. Y. 1941 - Oct. 23, 1941 - Six major procurement groups based on total programs of basic types in each group. Combined programs for each group is 100%. Source of Information: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General. $ Critical - 17 basic types % Clothing - 61 basic types 100 100 DEL. DEL UNITS UNITS DELIVERED DELIVERED SCHEDULED SCHEDULED 75 TO 75 TO DATE DATE 36,528,268 314,447,909 50 50 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 S o N 0 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D % Equipage - 45 basic types % General Supplies - - 11 basic types 100 100 SCHEDULED DEL. UNITS DEL, UNITS DELIVERED DELIVERED SCHEDULED TO 75 TO 75 DATE DATE 179,071 133,793,472 50 50 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 S o N D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D S o N D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D $ Motor Vehicles - 102 basic types $ Rail & Water - 112 basic types 100 100 SCHEDULED UNITS UNITS DELIVERED DELIVERED 75 TO 75 TO DATE DEL, DATE SCHEDULED 175,610 845 50 50 DEL, 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 SONDJFMAMJJASONO S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N 0 Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 29 OUSW - 11-15-41 QUARTERMASTER CORPS - PROCUREMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY TYPES - F.Y. 1941 - Oct. 31, 1941 Source of Information: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General Motorcycles Program - 10,293 Passenger Cars Program - 4,922 DEL. DEL. 4,993 4,128 4,500 SCHEDULED 3,750 3,000 2,500 SCHEDULED 1,500 1,250 D J F M A W J J A S 0 N D D J F M A M J J A S 0 N 0 Ambulances Program - 5,635 Trucks (t-3 ton incl. )Program - 160,793 DEL. DEL. 127,177 3,890 3,600 120,000 SCHEDULED SCHEDULED 2,400 80,000 1,200 40,000 D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D D J F M A M J J A S o N D Trucks (4-ton & heavier) Program-8,124 Trailers,semi-trailers.Program-34,438 DEL. 5,595 DEL. 33,767 4,500 30,000 3,000 20,000 SCHEDULED SCHEDULED 1,500 10,000 D J F M A M J J A S o N D D J F M A M J J A S o N D Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 30 OUSW - 11-15-41 DIAGRAMS - STATUS OF COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY TYPES - October 15, 1941 Source: Office of the Quartermaster General ORONANCE MFG. PLANTS CAMPS AND CANTONMENTS VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* - $168,054,000 VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* - $563,062,000 MLS MLS Started $645,661,000/- 900 600 Started $928,214,000 Scheduled Projects Completions Completed 600 400 Scheduled Completions 300 Projects 200 Completed 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 TROOP HOUSING FACILITIES MISCELLANEOUS PROJECTS $ VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* - $19,511,000 VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* -$2,140,000 MLS MLS 150 120 Started Started Scheduled $134,909,000 #165,513 0 00 Completions 100 80 Scheduled Completions 50 40 Projects Completed Projects Completed 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 REPLACEMENT CENTERS STORAGE DEPOTS $ VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS® - $98,701,000 VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS® - $4,326,000 MLS MLS Started $117,782,000 Scheduled Started Completions $117,415,000 90 90 Projects Completed 60 60 Scheduled Completions 30 30 Projects Completed 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 *Completed projects include projects from 95 to 100 percent complete Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 31 OUSW - 11-15-41 DIAGRAMS - STATUS OF COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS BY TYPES - October 15, 1941 Source: Office of the Quartermaster General ORDNANCE AMMUNITION STORAGE DEPOTS CHEMICAL WARFARE PLANTS $ VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS - NONE # VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* - $2,251,000 MLS MLS Scheduled Started Started Completions $36,885,000 Scheduled $97,145,000 Completions 75 30 50 20 25 10 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 HARBOR DEFENSE GENERAL HOSPITALS VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS® - $20,491,000 VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS® - $25,096,000 $ I M.S MLS Started Scheduled Started 30 $27,330,000 Completions 30 $26,841,000 Scheduled Completions 20 20 Projects Projects Completed Completed 10 10 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 RECEPTION CENTERS AIR CORPS PROJECTS (Q.M. CONSTRUCTION) $ VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* $7,822,000 # VALUE OF COMPLETED PROJECTS* - $1,721,000 MS ML8 Started Started $7,650,000 $8,941,000 9 6 Scheduled Completions 6 4. Projects Completed Scheduled Completions , 2 Projects Completed Ial 1940 1941 1942 1940 1941 1942 *Completed projects include projects from 95 to 100 percent complete Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 32 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - AIRCRAFT ITEMS - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Procurement Division Office of the Under Secretary of War, Labor Section STATUS OF CONTRACTS - Contracts have been awarded for all critical items of aircraft signal equipment on the F.Y. 1941 procurement program. Funds in the amount of $320,329,000 have been appropriated for the purchase of critical items of aircraft signal equipment under the Regular and First Supple- mental F.Y. 1942 expenditure programs. On November 8, contracts totalling $184,168,000 for the procurement of this equipment had been awarded. DELIVERIES - Deliveries of critical items of aircraft signal equipment on the F.Y. 1941 expenditure program total $14,972,000 or 17% of the total value of all contracts for this equipment, i.e. $89,842,000. No deliveries are due under contracts awarded for procurement of Aircraft items on the F.Y. 1942 Regular and First Supplemental expenditure programs. There are fifteen critical aircraft signal items upon which deliveries are due. Last week, deliveries were received on eleven of these items. F.Y. 1941 contracts have been completed on six additional Aircraft items. DELINQUENCIES - Six critical items of aircraft signal equipment are behind delivery schedules. Since the last report on critical items on aircraft signal equipment contract for 613 Marker Beacon Rec'g Equipment RC-39 has been completed. The present status of the six delinquent items follows: Due Delivered Oct. 31 Nov. 8 Frequency meter set SCR-211 1,340 273 Marker beacon receiving equipment RC-43 4,363 3,570 Microphone T-30 37,500 30,000 Radio compass SCR-263 700 619 Radio compass SCR-269 1,276 476 Radio set SCR-274 1,550 1,430 LABOR DIFFICULTIES - Several strikes are either directly or indirectly affecting the procurement of Signal Corps equipment. The following is a list of the companies and products involved. Company Products Anaconda Wire & Cable Muskegon, Michigan Copper wire Insuline Corp. of America Long Island City, N.Y. Tool equipment Luce Manufacturing Company Kansas City, Missouri Subcontractor for Signal Corps carrying chests. Petroff Company New York City Tuning units John A. Roebling & Sons Trenton, N.J. Wire Signal Corps Statistics Branch 33 OUSW - 11-15-41 SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - SELECTED CRITICAL ITEMS - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Procurement Division F.Y. 1941 & 1942 Item procurement program* Percent of Program AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION: 0 20 40 60 80 100 Headset HS-23 40,000 Microphone T-20 4,500 Interphone equipment 28,963 Filter equipment RC-32 60,820 Marker beacon receiving equipment 15,326 Microphone T-30 146,672 Radio sets (total) 67,672 Radio compass 13,720 Frequency meter set SCR-211 13,039 Delivered Under Contract Not Contracted * Quantities in excess of program include procurement for the Navy and quantities which are component parts of other critical items. Signal Corps Statistics Branch 34 OUSW - 11-15-41 SIGNAL CORPS - DELIVERIES - ITEMS AHEAD AND BEHIND SCHEDULES - - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Procurement Division Item Quantity Quantity & BEHIND NO SCHEDULE & AHEAD OF SCHEDULE behind ahead 100 80 60 40 20 o 20 40 60 80 100 AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION: Contactor BC-608 NONE DUE Filter equipment RC-32 4,341 30 Frequency meter set SCR-211 1,067 80 Headset HS-23 DELIVERED Interphone equipment 6,286 85 Marker beacon receiving equipment 793 16 Microphone T-20 450 11 Microphone T-30 7,500 20 875 38 Radio compass 1,332 6 Radio sets (total) Electronic equipment* * Schedules not yet available. Signal Corps Statistics Branch 35 OUSW - 11-15-41 SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - SELECTED ITEMS - AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Supply Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer Materiel Division, Office of the Chief of Air Corps Radio Aircraft Command - PROGRAM 54,209 Radio Aircraft Liaison - PROGRAM 13,463 PERIOD DELIVERIES SCHEDULED PERIOD DELIVERIES SCHEDULED 28,079 6,477 600 150 21,000 400 3,600 100 200 50 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 14,000 2,400 DELIVERED DELIVERED 8,344 1,506 7,000 1,200 1941 1942 1941 1942 Radio Compass - PROGRAM 13,720 Interphone Equipment - PROGRAM 28,963 SCHEDULED PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 9,004 150 600 6,000 100 24,000 400 SCHEDULED 22,085 50 200 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 4,000 16,000 DELIVERED 13,692 2,000 8,000 DELIVERED 1,451 1941 1942 1941 1942 Signal Corps Statistics Branch 36 OUSW - 11-15-41 SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - SELECTED ITEMS - AIRCRAFT COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Supply Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer Materiel Division, Office of the Chief of Air Corps Marker Beacon Receiving Equipment PROGRAM 15,326 Filter Equipment RC-32 - - PROGRAM 60,820 SCHEDULED PERIOD DELIVERIES SCHEDULED PERIOD DEL LIVERIES 60,820 15,326 600 1200 12,000 400 45,000 800 200 400 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 8,000 30,000 DELIVERED 18,600 DELIVERED 4,000 4,183 15,000 1941 1942 1941 1942 Microphones T-20 & T-30 - PROGRAM 151,172 Frequency Meter Set SCR-211 - PROGRAM 13,039 PERIOD DELIVERIES SCHEDULED PERIOD DELIVERIES 109,500 3000 90 SCHEDULED 6,120 90,000 2000 6,000 60 1000 30 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 60,000 4,000 DELIVERED 38,041 30,000 2,000 DELIVERED 273 1941 1942 1941 1942 Signal Corps Statistics Branch 37 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - CORPS OF ENGINEERS - PROCUREMENT PROGRESS THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Supply Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers GENERAL Engineer procurement is at a low stage of activity at the present time. Of the 46 items being followed by this office only 17 can be classed as active. The others are either completed, not started, or at an inter- mediate stage where the early contracts have been completed and the later ones are not yet scheduled for production, Program completed 6 items Active, ahead of schedule 1 on schedule 1 behind schedule 15 17 Not active 23 46 PROGRAM ALMOST completed There are 4 items for which the program is almost completed. They are: Prog. Sched. Deliv. Compressor, air, motorized 890 890 883 Mixer, concrete 117 117 99 Grader, road, motorized 119 119 106 Searchlight, 18" beach defense 160 160 140 TRAILER FOR 60" SEARCHLIGHT The searchlight trailer is showing improvement after many delays in pro- duction. The program is for 5493 trailers. The schedule started May 15 at the rate of 500 a month or 125 per week. At the end of July only 48 had been delivered against a 22-month schedule of 1250. In August 90 were delivered and in September 350 so that on September 30 the status was 488 delivered and 2250 scheduled. For October the schedule of 500 was almost equaled when 486 were delivered, bringing the cumulative total to 974 trailers. The first week of November showed further improvement when almost 200 trailers (196) were delivered against a schedule of 125, so the present status on November a is 2675 scheduled and 1170 delivered. The item is still 59 percent behind schedule. Corps of Engineers 38 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 DIAGRAM - CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS - OCTOBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers G.H.Q. AIR FORCE OBSERVATION UNITS 48 PROJECTS 12 PROJECTS MILLION MILLION DOLLARS DOLLARS Est. Cost 200.9 Est. Cost 180 Val. in Place 9 9.0 170.7 120 6 Val. in Place 4.3 60 3 F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D J 1941 1941 PILOT SCHOOLS TECHNICAL SCHOOLS 44 PROJECTS * 6 PROJECTS MILLION MILLION DOLLARS Est. Cost DOLLARS 178.8 Est. Cost 81.1 150 75 Val. In Place 64.0 100 50 VaL In Flace 75.0 50 25 F M A M J J A S o N 0 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J 1941 1941 *INCLUDES 2 BOMBING RANGES Corps of Engineers 39 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 DIAGRAM - CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS - OCTOBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers AIR CORPS DEPOTS ENGR. EXP. DEPOTS 16 PROJECTS . I PROJECT MILLION MILLION DOLLARS DOLLARS Est. Cost 121.4 12 Est. Cost 120 11.5 80 8 . Val. In Place 4,2 40 4 Val. in Place 29.4 F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D J 1941 1941 ASSEMBLY PLANTS REPLACEMENT CENTERS 4 PROJECTS 2 PROJECTS MILLION MILLION DOLLARS DOLLARS Est. Cost 9.5 Est. Cost 75 9 72.2 6 Val. In Place 50 5.8 Val. in Place 30.5 25 3 F M A M J J A S 0 N 0 J F W A M J J A S 0 N 0 J 1941 1941 *INCLUDES 5 FERRYING COMMAND STATIONS AND I WEATHER AND COMMUNICATIONS DETACHMENT Corps of Engineers 40 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 DIAGRAM - CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS - OCTOBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers Million dollars CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS (CORPS OF ENGINEERS) 800 Total estimated value Estimated value in place 684 600 400 384 200 0 15 31 15 28 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 30 15 31 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Corps of Engineers 41 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT - FOR WEEK ENDED NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Finance & Supply Div. - Office of Surgeon General This report covers all quantities approved for procurement under the F.Y. 1941 and F.Y. 1942 Expenditure Programs to date. During the period October 16 to 31, deliveries were made on thirty- five of the sixty critical items covered on the Weekly Statistical Report. One item of Scissors was completed in the 1941 Procurement Program by the delivery of 4,700 on a contract with the Acme Shear Co., Bridgeport, Connec- ticut. This brings the number of completed critical items to thirteen. No deliveries were made on the 1942 program of critical items. The manufacturers of sterilizers are still unable to keep anywhere near their schedules of production. The greatest difficulty is in obtaining the brass inner shells for dressing sterilizers. Other basic materials such as Monel metal, stainless steel, chromium, and nickel are extremely scarce, and subcontractors are far behind their promised delivery dates. The last fifteen days of October, however, showed some improvement as contractors de- livered and had accepted fifty-six of the large battery type of hospital sterilizer. In order to overcome the extreme shortage in ethyl alcohol com- plained of by manufacturers and druggists, the Commodity Credit Corporation has made available ten million bushels of corn, now stored in midwestern commercial warehouses, for conversion into alcohol to be used in manufac- turing smokeless powder for the Army. Contracts for the conversion of this material have been awarded to Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc., Lawrenceburg, Indiana; Clifton Spring Distilling Co., Lawrenceburg, Indiana; and National Distillers Products Co., New York City. In the week ending November 6, the percentage of sick within the continental limits of the United States was 3.10. There were 2.87 percent in hospital and .23 percent in quarters. Medical Department Statistics Branch 42 OUSW - 11-15-41 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT - DELIVERY STATUS, F. Y. 1941 PROGRAM - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Medical Department Procurement Progress Reports Includes 1941 Program only Sixty-one Critical Items Behind On Ahead of 1941 Schedule Schedule Schedule Jan 27 23 Feb 10, 28 23 Mar -18 20 23 21 20 20 Apr May 27 15 19 30 10 21 Jun 24 12 Jul 25 25 14 22 Aug Sep 26 16 19 16 Oct 28 17 Seventy-one Selected Items Jan 20 30 21 Feb 17 37 17 Mar 31 24 16 Apr 22 34 15 May 43 15 Jun 16 40 15 Jul 29 34 8 31 34 6 Aug 43 25 Sep 3 36 24 II Oct Medical Department Statistics Branch 43 OUSW - 11-15-41 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT - DELIVERY STATUS - SIX CRITICAL ITEMS - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Medical Department Procurement Progress Reports Includes 1941 program only. Sterilizer, hospital, complete Sterilizer, hospital, dressing Program: 810 Units Program: 65 Units PERCENT PERCENT PROGRAM Sch. PROGRAM Del. 609 Del. 62 75 75 Sch. 50 50 25 25 Sterilizer, hospital, utensil Sphygmomanometer, aneroid Program: 2,564 Units Program: 9,630 Units PERCENT Del. 2,253 PERCENT Del. 9,230 PROGRAM PROGRAM Sch. 75 75 Sch. 50 50 25 25 Splint, Army, leg, 1-ring Packet, first aid Program: 17,000 Units Program: 3,400,000 Units PERCENT PERCENT PROGRAM Sch. PROGRAM Sch. 75 75 Del. 3,211,000 Del. 13,000 50 50 25 25 D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D Medical Department Statistics Branch 44 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE STATUS NOVEMBER 7, 1941 Source of Information: Chemical Warfare Service Weekly Reports PROGRAM figures in this report include all programs for Fiscal Years 1940, 1941, and 1942. PRODUCTION: Chemical Warfare Service reports deliveries on six Critical and fourteen Essential items of the Expenditure Program. The program, with the exception of three Critical and five Essential items, is now 100 percent under contract. GAS MASKS: Service Mask assemblies reported this week total 47,394 units; 24,264 of these are deliveries on the 1942 program. Goodyear reports a delivery of 23,130 Service Masks on the only remaining contract of the 1941 program, and at their present production rate should complete this program well ahead of schedule. Johnson and Johnson reports a delivery of 10,200 Extra Service Can- isters. The production schedule for extra canisters is necessarily low because of the whetlerite shortage. The canisters used in actual mask assembly have been given priority for the available whetlerite. Edgewood Arsenal reports a delivery of 20,440 Diaphragm Masks. Sprague Specialty Company reports a delivery of 5,700 Training Masks, the first delivery on the 1942 program. CHEMICAL AGENTS: The Mustard Gas production for the week totals 76 tons. The approximate capacity at Edgewood Arsenal is 300 tons per month. The Huntsville plant is expected to be in operation in June 1942 and thereafter the production of Mustard Gas will be doubled. There were 7,126 Smoke Pots; 23,864 CN capsules; 80 Irritant Candles, and 5,292 Chemical Mortar Shells delivered during the week covered by this report. PROTECTIVE AGENTS: The pilot plant at Edgewood Arsenal reports production of 6.4 tons of Impregnite "I". A delivery of 915,780 eight-ounce tubes of Shoe Impregnite, 92 tons of Demustardizing Bleach, and 292 tons of Impregnite "I" Solvents was reported. There were no deliveries on Non-Corrosive Demustardizing Agent reported. Long-term schedules are necessary for this item because of the limited facilities that are available for its production. Low priorities limit construction of additional facilities. VARIOUS DELIVERIES: Deliveries of 270 Instructional Sets; 74 Detonation Sets; 5,506 Gasproof Curtains, and 376 Steel Containers (ton) were reported. Chemical Warfare Service reports that the remaining 6,052 Steel Con- tainers (ton) will not be placed under contract. A fifty-five gallon con- tainer will be used for additional storage. There were also deliveries of 1 Sewing Machine, 1 Pump for Airplane Smoke Tanks, and 151 Mark-10 Airplane Tanks. Chemical Warfare Service Statistics Branch 45 OUSW - 11-15-41 SELECTED ITEMS PROCUREMENT PROGRESS Source of Information: Chemical Warfare Service November 7, 1941 DELIVERED CONTRACTED NOT CONTRACTED PROGRAM PERCENT 1940-41-42 DELIVERED o 20 40 60 80 100 ITEM MASK, GAS, OPTICAL 116,623 100 C.G. GAS (TON) 14 100 MASK, GAS, DIAPHRAGM 1,360,856 76 MASK, GAS, SERVICE 3,496,234 74 CANISTER, OPTICAL 46,362 42 DUST RESPIRATORS 715,176 35 F.S. (SMOKE) (LB) 1,603,700 33 CANISTER, SERVICE 1,511,183 27 IMPREGNITE SHOE (TON) 4,796 27 AGENT, BLEACH (TON) 1,967 25 CONTAINER STEEL (TON) 27,172 19 MUSTARD GAS (TON) 22,930 18 CANISTER, DIAPHRAGM 482,478 16 WHITE PHOSPHORUS (TON) 8,968 8 IMPREGNITE I (TON) 5,680 8 AGENT, NON-CORR. (GAL) 1,158,395 7 01NTMENT PROT, (TUBE) 6,993,366 3 APP. DECON, POWER 1,184 . AIRPLANE TANKS MIO 22,840 I C.N.S. GAS (TON) 1,265 o LEWISITE (TON) 2,238 0 AIRPLANE TANKS M20 940 0 AIRPLANE TANKS M21 940 o INCEND. BOMBS BR, (4-LB) 74,913,935 0 INCEND, BOMBS BR, (40-LB) 2,160,680 o Chemical Warfare Service Statistics Branch 46 OUSW - 11-15-41 ACTUAL AND ESTIMATED DELIVERIES 1940-1941-1942 GAS MASKS Source of Information: Chemical Warfare Service November 7, 1941 Thousands 5,000 ACTUAL DELIVERIES ESTIMATED DELIVERIES 3,687,172 4,000 Diaphragm Optical 3,000 Service 2,000 1,000 Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun 1941 1942 Chemical Warfare Service Statistics Branch 47 OUSW - 11-15-41 TEXT SUMMARY - COAST ARTILLERY CORPS - PROCUREMENT PROGRESS THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office, Chief of Coast Artillery The procurement of submarine mine equipment has remained ahead of schedule since last January. The present delivery figure was not scheduled to be reached until next March. Total completion of this contract is sched- uled for next April. The present status is shown in the tables below. Initial Requirements Current program Deliveries Percent of program Item Appro- priated Contracted Scheduled Nov 8 Contracted Delivered Submarine mine groups 199 199 137 182 100 91 Incompleted Group Location Number of group Completion date Delaware Bay 17 Mar 142 Maintenance Requirements Current program Deliveries Percent of program Item Appro- priated Contracted Scheduled Nov 8 Contracted Delivered Submarine mine groups 69 69 * 40 100 58 # Not available Incompleted Groups Location Number of groups Delaware Bay 1 Submarine Mine Depot 8 Depot Reserve 20 Total 29 Coast Artillery Corps 48 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-15-41 COAST ARTILLERY CORPS - SUBMARINE MINE INSTALLATIONS - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office, Chief of Coast Artillery The diagram below shows the location of submarine mine installations. Completed deliveries are indicated by hatching. The figures indicate the number of groups per installation. For Delaware Bay 8 of the 26 groups have been installed. Columbia River 12 Portland Portsmouth 7 Boston III Narragansett 7 14 Southern New York Delaware Bay 34 26 Chesspeake Bay 24 San Francisco Bay 33 OVERSEAS 18 19 32 Cristobal Balboa ManTia Coast Artillery Corps Statistics Branch 49 OUSW - 11-15-41 - SECRET KEPTOMOT IN WHOM ISSUED SESSIONO LOCKED PSF war 10 BE UP WHEN WEEKLY STATISTICAL REPORT No. 21 RELEASED AYRES BRIGG SUMMARY Franklin D. Roosevelt Library DECLASSIFIED DOD DIR. 5200.9 (9/27/58) Date- 3-5-59 Signature- Carl h. specer STATISTICS BRANCH OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF WAR WAR DEPARTMENT Copy No. SB-2142-1 Issued to THE PRESIDENT . s. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE eam WEEKLY STATISTICAL SUMMARY REPORT # 21 NOVEMBER 22, 1941 GENERAL Page QUARTERMASTER CORPS Page Army Strength 1 Text Summary - Q.M. Procurement 23 Editorial Opinion 2 Diagrams: Proc. of Basic Items ..... 24 Editorial Opinion 3 Diagram: Proc. of Motor Vehicles 25 National Expenditures 4 Diagram: M.V. Procurement by Controt. 26 Plant Utilization 5 Diagram: Cumulative Construction 27 Diagram: Status of Q.M. Construction. 28 SIGNAL CORPS ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT Text Summary 29 Text Summary 6 Diagram: Progress of Deliveries ... 30 October Monthly Production 7 Diagram: Progress of Deliveries ... 31 Equipment Procurement - Summary 8 Aircraft - Machine Guns 9 CORPS OF ENGINEERS Small Arms Ammunition 10 Tabular Sum. - Engineer Procurement. 32 factical Equipment - Requirements 11 Tabular Sum. - Engineer Procurement. 33 Ammunition Procurement - Summary 12 Text Summary - Air Corps Constructn. 34 Shell Loading Cap. & Schedule 13 Diagram: Air Corps Construction 35 Metal Parts - 37mm Ammunition 14 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT Text Summary 36 Diagram: Hospital Beds Occupied 37 AIR CORPS Diagram: Del. Status-6 Selected Itms 38 Text Summary - Aircraft Production 15 Tab. Sum. - Current Procurement 16 CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE Text Summary 39 Diagrams: Airplanes & Engines Heavy & Medium Bomber 17 Diagram: Procurement Progress 40 Light Bomber & Observation 18 Diagram: Procurement Progress 41 Pursuit 19 Transport & Amphibian 20 COAST ARTILLERY CORPS Primary & Basic Trainer 21 Text Summary - Procurement Progress. 42 Advance Trainer 22 Diagram: Submarine Mine Groups 43 ARMY ENLISTED STRENGTH (IN THOUSANDS) 2,000 1,500 SELECTIVE SERVICE 1,000 NATIONAL GUARD 500 REGULAR ARMY 1940 1941 J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D Army strength is the basis for computing requirements for many articles to be procured. The data from July, 1940 to November 17, 1941 are shown in the diagram and table. They refer to enlisted strength at the end of each month, with the exception of the two final estimated figures. Total Total Total Jul 1940 268,941 Jan 1941 693,578 Jul 1941 1,429,188 Aug 302,968 Feb 873,667 Aug 1,469,792 Sep 407,613 Mar 1,068,030 Sep 1,468,554 Oct 483,218 Apr 1,105,873 Oct 1,504,000 Nov 540,695 May 1,205,873 Nov 17 1,523,500 Dec 573,520 Jun 1,361,462 Source of Information: Statistics Branch, General Staff, November 18, 1941 Army Strength Statistics Branch 1 OUSW - 11-22-41 EDITORIAL OPINION ON PROGRESS OF FREPAREDNESS - Tallied from a uniform list of papers in large cities of the 12 F. R. Districts by weeks ended each Wednesday Source of Information: Statistics Branch, OUSW, November 19, 1941 Editorial interest in the whole defense program has reached a new high point. The dominant element in this discussion is concern about strikes and threatened strikes. Current editorial discussion of labor greatly exceeds interest in the Neutrality Act, the Japanese situation, naval affairs, or any other phase of the defense program. The strikes have produced more than twice as much editorial comment as the debate on HR 1776 at its height. The commentators reiterate that strikes in defense industries can no longer be tolerated. A majority believes that voluntary control can now be said to have failed and that legislative action should be taken promptly, though the dangers of hurried legislation are acknowledged. Proposed legislation falls into two groups. The first comprises permanent legislation, including revision of the Wagner Act, extension of anti-trust laws to apply to union activities, and new legislation regu- lating union finances and elections. The second group consists of tempo- rary legislation to operate only during the emergency, and includes vari- ous forms of anti-strike legislation and the freezing of existing shop agreements. During the past year the type of legislation proposed by the commentators has become progressively more drastic. DEMAND FOR STRIKE CONTROL CONCERN ABOUT INFLATION 150 300 100 Jun av.= 100 200 50 100 Jun av. 100 J F M A M J J A S o N J F M A M J J A S o N Editorial Opinion Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 2 EDITORIAL OPINION ON PROGRESS OF PREFAREDNESS - Tallied from a uniform list of papers in large cities of the 12 F. R. Districts by weeks ended each Wednesday Source of Information: Statistics Branch, OUSW, November 19, 1941 PERCENT OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED No opinion In favor Against expressed Proposal for longer working hours 26 5 69 Administration policy toward closed shop 70 4 26 Allocations instead of priorities 31 6 63 Treasury proposal for withholding tax 6 35 59 EDITORIAL COMMENTS TALLIED 200 175 CRITICISM STRIKE OF MUNITIONS WAVE SHORTAGES 150 BALKAN CRETE 125 LEASE CAMPAIGN - GREECE LEND ACT 100 Jun av. . 100 RUSSIAN RESISTANCE 75 50 25 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV Editorial Opinion Statistics Branch 3 OUSW - 11-22-41 NATIONAL EXPENDITURES IN WORLD WAR AND THIS EMERGENCY Source of Information: Treasury Department NATIONAL EXPENDITURES, MONTHLY, IN BILLIONS 2.0 1.5 I.O DEFENSE DEFENSE .5 ALL OTHER ALL OTHERX 1917 1918 1940 1941 National Expenditures Statistics Branch 4 OUSW - 11-22-41 ORDNANCE WORKERS - 181 PLANTS As of a representative week in September, there were 125,301 workers employed in 181 plants holding contracts for ordnance materiel; 30 percent of these employees were working during the second or third daily shifts. These plants were utilized to the extent of having 57 percent of the work- ers employed on Saturdays and 7 percent employed on Sundays. In the 181 plants (ammunition, explosives, firearms, and ordnance work) approximately 70 percent of all man hours worked was applied direct- ly or indirectly to defense contracts. Source of Information: Bureau of Labor Statistics ORDNANCE WORKERS (IN 181 PLANTS HOLDING DEFENSE CONTRACTS) THOU. 125 125 125 125 125 125 3rd Shift 2nd Shift 100 lst Shift 75 71 50 25 9 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Plant Utilization Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 5 TEXT SUMMARY - ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT - NOVEMBER 22, 1941 Source of Information: Ordnance Department and OUSW OCTOBER ACCEPTANCES Monthly acceptances of equipment and ammunition items in October are shown in the tabulation on the following page. There was a general increase over proced- ing months. Acceptances scheduled for each of the three succeeding months are also shown; they are the official estimates made as of October 31, 1941. Aircraft Machine Guns - Acceptances are increasing steadily. They are in line with the schedules estimated by four plants making the caliber .30, and five plants producing caliber .50 machine guns. This is shown graphically on page 9. Small Arms Ammunition - Acceptances of caliber .30 and caliber .50 cartridges were 17 million and 3 million, respectively, below the October schedules. The failure of the new Lake City and Denver plants to make deliveries in the volume scheduled for October, more than off-set better-than-scheduled performances by Frankford Arsenal, Remington Arms and Western Cartridge. Charts of total acceptances scheduled are shown on page 10. Aircraft Cannon, 20mm - Irregular early output by the Eclipse Division of Bondix has resulted from difficulties in making the ejector, the firing pin and the driving spring. Olds Motor and International Harvester are scheduled to start deliveries in November. Tanks - Deliveries in the first half of November were 135 light tanks and 140 medium tanks, as against 164 and 98, respectively, in the same October per- iod. Both Lima Locomotive and Montreal Locomotive are scheduled to start de- liveries against British and Canadian orders in November. Antinircraft Gun, 90mm - Acceptances in the first half of November were 16 complete units, against 3 in the same October period. Howitzer, 105mm - The sharp jump to 98 accepted in October WES made poss- ible by resumption of output of carriages by Rock Island Arsenal and & further increase of Pullman Standard's output. American Locomotive is the third car- riage manufacturer on which the estimated schedule depends. Ammunition - Rising output of complete rounds is made possible by increas- ing deliveries of TNT: 45 million pounds in October against 2 million pounds in September; 9 million pounds estimated for November and 15 million pounds for December. The chart on page 13 compares total schedules with loading capacity of ammunition. NEW ORDERS Important new orders for medium tanks have been placed in November with Ford Motor Company and General Motors Corporation. Additional orders have been placed with Baldwin Locomotive Works for 400 medium tanks. Orders for tanks placed in October included 2,000 medium tanks, and 50 heavy tanks. October orders for recoil mechanisms for self-propelled guns included 1,580 for 3" guns, 1,350 for 75mm guns and 500 for 4.5" guns. Ordnance Statistics Branch 6 OUSW - 11-22-41 MONTHLY PRODUCTION OF EQUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Item Actual Estimated Aug '41 Sep '41 Oct '41 Nov '41 Dec '41 Jan '42 EQUIPMENT Machine gun, cal.30, A.C. 984 625 1,681 1,564 2,890 4,800 Machine gun, cal.50, A.C. 4,912 6,330 6,473 7,815 9,515 12,320 Gun, 20mm, automatic, A.C. o 5 50 0 350 675 Gun, 37mm, automatic, A.C. 36 37 13 16 50 150 Tank, light 281 309 400 293 349 350 Tank, medium 90 193 249 503 562 623 Gun, 37mm, tank 859 354 374 1,305 604 1,100 Gun, 75mm, tank 0 151 194 208 250 300 Gun, 90mm, A.A. 10 32 24 29 32 63 Howitzer, 75mm 33 65 21 54 96 119 Howitzer, 105mm o 8 98 118 123 210 Gun, 155mm 0 0 0 19 13 20 Rifle, cal.30, M1 30,760 26,970 31,049 29,000 31,000 31,000 Gun, 37mm, antitank 120 251 264 484 471 385 Mortars, 60mm, 81mm 588 616 1,016 755 1,321 1,340 AMMUNITION (Thousands) Cartridge, cal.30 48,578 65,134 66,601 131,350 177,219 225,769 Cartridge, cal.50 5,292 6,391 6,489 16,487 25,785 38,495 Cartridge, 20mm, A.C. 735 849 1,489 1,500 1,825 4,500 Shell, H.E., 37mm, A.C. 43 0 197 250 250 150 Shot and shell, 37mm, T & AT 0 4 2 40 323 450 Shell, H.E., S c, 75mm gun 0 0 0 230 120 200 Shot, A.P., 75mm gun o 0 0 0 1 6 Shell, H.E., 75mm howitzer 0 13 13 o o 137 Shell, H.E., 90mm, A.A. 2 2 5 10 10 144 Shell, H.E., 105mm howitzer 0 0 0 24 96 180 Shell, H.E., 155mm gun 0 0 0 2 10 20 Charge, prop., 155mm gun 0 6 - 22 38 67 Shell, H.E., 60mm, mortar 3 0 0 2 200 400 Shell, H.E., 81mm, mortar 0 0 - 50 100 165 Bomb, demo., 100#, 300#, 500# 8 20 1 49 33 56 Ordnance Statistics Branch 7 OUSW - 11-22-41 EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT - SUMMARY - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Total Percent of total program Item procurement Deliveries Con- Sched- program* thru Oct 31 tracted uled Due Delivered Aircraft Armament Machine gun, cal.30 91,178 10,537 99 99 11 12 Machine gun, cal.50 208,590 28,640 99 99 13 14 Gun, 20mm, automatic 47,663 55 100 100 .1 .1 Gun, 37mm, automatic 2,907 143 100 100 5 5 Combat Vehicles Tank, light 5,885 2,168 100 80 36 37 Tank, medium 12,491* 652 80 64 6 5 Scout car 3,440 2,659 100 83 77 77 Personnel carrier, 8-man 5,792 2,637 100 100 40 46 Personnel carrier, 13-man 5,521 1,057 100 100 17 19 Machine gun, cal.30 (var.) 79,964a a a a a a Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 11,903a a a a a B. Submachine gun, cal.45 340,421 148,688 85 85 40 44 Gun, 37mm, tank 15,733* 3,351 100 100 22 21 Gun, 75mm, tank 9,764* 345 100 90 3 4 Antiaircraft Gun, 3" 152 152 100 100 100 100 Gun, 90mm 2,284 74 100 56 3 3 Gun, 37mm 3,195 481 100 100 16 15 Machine gun, cal.50 (W.C.) 25,063 2,331 76 76 10 9 Artillery Howitzer, 75mm 1,318 242 100 76 18 18 Howitzer, 105mm 4,297 167 100 91 3 4 Gun, 155mm 493 18 100 100 6 4 Modernization - H.S. Carriage, 75mm gun 1,330 850 100 71 63 64 Carriage, 155mm howitzer 1,584 1,186 100 91 76 75 Carriage, 155mm gun 853 194 100 100 19 23 Infantry Armament Rifle, cal.30, Ml 1,295,856 315,135 95 95 24 24 Machine gun. cal.30 (var.) 159,979b 49,304b 98b 98b 36b 31b Machine gun, cal.50 (H.B.) 31,699b 3,130b 94b 94b 11b 10b Gun, 37mm, antitank 9,838 1,211 100 96 12 12 Mortar, 60mm 11,162 5,939 100 100 51 53 Mortar, 81mm 4,705 1,874 100 95 39 40 NOTE: Total procurement program consists of authorizations from Fiscal Year 1940, 1941, and 1942 funds, Navy, Marine Corps, and Defense Aid funds, and British and Canadian orders for medium tanks and 37mm and 75mm tank guns. a Included in Infantry Armament. Deliveries not reported separately. b Figures include armament for combat vehicles. Ordnance Statistics Branch 8 OUSW - 11-22-41 DELIVERIES AND SCHEDULES - AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department and OUSW MACHINE GUN, CAL.30, AIRCRAFT Cumulative 1941 1942 75,000 Required (Army, Navy 50,000 and British) On Hand and Delivered 20,701 On Hand 25,000 and Scheduled J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D CUM. (THOUSANDS) DELIVERED 14 15 16 16 16 17 17 18 19 21 SCHEDULED 14 15 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 20 22 25 30 35 42 49 57 65 72 79 86 92 95 96 REQUIRED 15 17 18 20 22 25 29 33 37 42 47 52 57 62 68 74 80 85 89 MACHINE GUN, CAL. 50, AIRCRAFT Cumulative 1941 1942 150,000 On Hand and Scheduled 100,000 Required (Army, Navy and British) 50,000 On Hand and Delivered 32,503 J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D CUM. THOUSANDS) DELIVERED 7 7 8 9 10 12 15 20 26 33 SCHEDULED 7 8 8 9 10 12 15 19 25 31 39 48 61 73 86 99 III 125 138 150 161 172 182 192 REQUIRED 7 9 12 16 21 26 33 42 51 60 69 79 89 99 108 119 130 142 154 Ordnance Statistics Branch 9 OUSW - 11-22-41 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION - MONTHLY PRODUCTION - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department CARTRIDGES, CAL. 30 (BALL, A.P., AND TRACER) Millions Monthly 1941 1942 375 250 Scheduled 125 Delivered J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D MONTHLY (MILLIONS) DELIVERED 31 32 47 53 54 51 56 49 65 67 SCHEDULED 25 28 41 47 46 56 51 54 61 84 131 177 226 260 276 280 320 356 392 433 476 486 457 445 CARTRIDGES, CAL. 50 (BALL, A.P., AND TRACER) Millions Monthly 1941 1942 120 80 Scheduled 40 Delivered J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D MONTHLY (MILLIONS) DELIVERED 3 3 5 6 5 5 6 5 6 6 SCHEDULED 4 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 7 10 16 26 38 46 53 65 79 95 IIC 125 139 141 145 145 Ordnance Statistics Branch 10 OUSW - 11-22-41 EQUIPMENT - STOCKS AND REQUIREMENTS - NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Statistics Branch and 0-4, General Staff Requirements Stocks Total Total Initial in hands of Item 3,200,000 1,820,000 Field Percent of require Men Men Service 0 20 40 60 Aircraft Armament M.G., cal.30, fix.&fl. 44,269 33,946 13,492 1111 M.G., cal.50, fix.&fl. 132,534 60,531 14,936 ///// Gun, 20mm, automatic 4,253 1,413 0 Gun, 37mm, automatic 2,883 2,021 92 Combat Vehicles Tank, light 4,946 2,389 945b //////// Tank, medium 2,827 1,046 289c !!!!!!!! Scout car 4,299 2,083 2,384d ......... Pers. carrier, 8-man 7,896 3,413 2,520 Pers. carrier, 13-man 8,647 4,517 820 !!!! M.G., cal.30 (Var.) 69,409a 30,674a a M.O., cal.50 (H.B.) 13,398a 5,734a a Submach. gun, cal.45 56,233 26,705 28,439 Gun, 37mm, tank 7,878 3,427 1,088 ###### Gun, 75mm, tank 2,797 1,020 70 N Antiaircraft Gun, 3" Gun, 90mm } 1,856 1,177 562 } //////// 64 Gun, 37mm 3,055 2,552 487 M.O., cal.50 (w.c.) 22,966 17,065 1,184 Artillery Gun, 75mm (H.S.) 1,778 836 850 How., 75mm, f. & p. 254 177 204 Howitzer, 105mm 3,733 2,457 117 Gun, 155mm 283 95 17 '//// Gun, 155mm (H.S.) 969 587 174 Howitzer, 155mm (H.S.) 1,037 739 1,199 Unmodified Gun, 75mm - - 2,470 Gun, 155mm - - 791 Howitzer, 155mm - - 664 Infantry Armament Rifle, cal.30, M1 1,539,512 838,601 309,515 M.G., cal.30 (Var.) 107,943 49,737 50,374 M.G., cal.50 (H.B.) 32,146 14,737 2,194 ### Gun, 37mm, antitank 9,523 4,892 1,508 !!!!!! Mortar, 60mm 7,927 4,747 5,640 /// Mortar, 81mm 4,566 2,340 2,038 a Included in Infantry Armament. Stocks exclude substandard models formerly included (b) 464, (c) 105, (d) 118. Ordnance Statistics Br 11 OUSW - 11-2 AMMUNITION PROCUREMENT - SUMMARY - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department Total Percent of total program Item procurement Deliveries Con- Sched- program thru Oct 31 tracted uled Due Delivered (THOUSANDS) (THOUSANDS) Aircraft & Pyrotechnics Bomb, frag., 2011 2,047 288 99 82 13 14 Bomb, demo., 100#,300/500# 6 1,693 136 78 99 11 8 Bomb, demo., 1000# to 110 2 13 91 O 2 Bomb, chem., 30#, 100# *6 603 156 86 100 25 26 Cartridge, 20mm 112,213 3.073 78 100 3 3 Shell, H.E., 37mm 2,098 319 90 100 18 15 Flares 901 224 43 87 29 25 Signals 2,784 881 74 98 34 32 Antiaircraft Shell, 37mm, H.E. 17,695 690 72 70 4 4 Shell, 3", H.E. 2,269 122 99 82 6 5 Shell, 90mm, H.E. 3,057 9 99 97 1 - Artillery Shell, H.E., s c, 75mm gun 2,285 97 80 100 6 4 Shell, 6 & s, 75mm gun 6 1,108 15 100 42 4 1 Shot, A.P., 75mm gun 8,388 0 21 8 o o Shell, H.E., 75mm how. 4,927 263 87 100 5 5 Shell, H.E., 105mm how. 19,710 62 56 57 - - Shell, H.E., 155mm gun 6 1,360 0 80 92 - o Charge, prop., 155mm gun 2,248 232 48 88 13 10 Shell, H.E., 155m how. 6 5,080 7 85 100 1 - Shell, 8 & s, 155mm how. 6 1,442 0 85 31 0 o Charge, prop., 155mm how. 7,497 843 77 94 10 11 Primer, 21 gr. 12,132 299 64 84 2 2 Fuzes (all) 14,315 3,184 79 87 22 22 Infantry Cartridge, cal.30 8,510,393 630,931 78 78 7 7 Links, met. belt, cal.30 1,011,225 129,638 99 99 13 13 Cartridge, cal.45 830,395 227,667 75 75 28 27 Cartridge, cal.50 2,958,273 72,162 61 61 3 2 Links, met. belt, cal.50 3,074,933 106,915 79 79 6 3 Shot & shell, 37mm 38,611 241 53 60 - 1 Shell, H.E., 60mm 11,310 39 79 100 1 - Shell, H.E., 81mm 4,116 116 90 100 3 3 Shell, smoke, 81mm 456 o 94 100 0 0 Grenade, H.E., frag. 2,082 626 76 100 29 30 Signals, ground & light 6,804 901 54 72 18 13 Mine, antitank 3,146 o 83 94 0 0 * Unfilled. 6 Unfuzed. Ordnance Statistics Branch 12 OUSW - 11-22-41 SHELL LOADING - ESTIMATED MAXIMUM CAPACITY & DELIVERIES SCHEDULED - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Industrial Service, Ordnance Department The actual and scheduled monthly deliveries of complete rounds of all types of ammunition, including 37mm and larger calibers, is shown below. There are 80 different types of ammunition included in the delivery schedules. Fulfillment of the estimated schedules is contingent upon the comple- tion of the necessary loading plants, the availability of high explosives, pro- pellant powder and metal components, and on satisfactory transportation and labor conditions. Loading is restricted currently by the limited amount of TNT avail- able. The estimated maximum loading capacity for 37mm and larger calibers of ammunition is likewise indicated. This capacity includes both existing plants and the nine new shell loading plants which are under construction. Five of the new plants have already started operation of one or more of the several loading lines that each contains. Most loading lines can be utilized to produce one of several types of ammunition, and it is not expected that total deliveries of complete rounds will ever reach maximum capacity. Millions Monthly 1941 1942 18 Estimated Maximum Plant Capacity Scheduled 12 6 Delivered J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D CUM.(MILLIONS) CAPACITY 2 2 4 5 6 9 II 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 DELIVERED .05 .4 .2 .4 SCHEDULED .05 .4 .2 .4 I I 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 H II 12 13 15 Ordnance Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 13 METAL PARTS - 37MM AMMUNITION - SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 Source of Information: Ammunition Division, Ordnance Department Listed below are the total complete rounds and metal components authorized for procurement. Approximately the same number of components are authorized as the number of rounds in which they are used. Fuzes are not used in shot, and Relay Housings are used only in high explosive shell. Components used in more than one type of complete round are allocated only to the extent that loading schedules for the complete rounds have been approved. Many loading schedules are restricted by the limited amount of TNT available. Delivered but Delivered Unallocated Ordered Not Ordered Total 0% 20 40 60 80 100% Item Authorized (THOUSANDS) Complete Rounds Shell, H.E., A.C. 2,098 Shell, practice, A.C. 2,217 Shell, H.E., A.A. 17,695 Shell, practice, A.A. 2,013 Shot, A.P., A.A. 1,984 Shell, H.E. T& A.T. 10,200 Shot, A.P., T&A.T. 29,687 Shot, T.P., T&A.T. 1,033 Shell prac. ,artillery 2,080 Total 69,007 Components Total Body Assemblies 69,007 Total Fuzes 36,303 Total Cartridge Cases 69,101 Total Primers 69,015 Total Housings, Relay 19,792 (Igniting charge) Ordnance Statistics Branch 14 OUSW - 11-22-41 TEXT SUMMARY - AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT Source of Information: Materiel Division - Air Corps UNITED STATES PRODUCTION - ALL CUSTOMERS During the first half of November, 1,009 airplanes were produced by military manufacturers. This is 44 percent of the record total October deliveries of 2,294 units. Indications are that total November production will be about 100 units above October. Through November 15 there were produced 409 combat airplanes. Distribution by customer of this total was: Army 139 Defense Aid 51 Navy 22 Britain 197 The Army received 8 B-17E heavy bombers and 12 Consolidated Lib- erators (B-24's) went to Britain. PRODUCTION PROBLEMS A new control mechanism is being tested for use on Bendix turrets in order to improve turret operation on B-24's and B-25's. Turret deliv- cries are also being speeded up. No solution has been found to the oil cooling difficulties devel- oped at high altitudes by Douglas' A-20 light bombers. The 60 units under contract will therefore be converted into night fighters and redesignated P-70's. Continued acceleration of Curtiss, Bell and Lockheed pursuit de- liveries may result in another Allison engine shortage. It is probable that Allison may have to expand its facilities to meet the demand. Ford has failed to establish line production of Pratt & Whitney engines and no deliveries have been made. This has necessitated the recent transfer of 570 Pratt & Whitney engines from British orders to meet instal- lation requirements for the Army's medium bomber program. Curtiss is taking steps to switch from hollow blade steel propel- ler production to Dural units. Curtiss anticipates making more rapid prog- ress with the Dural type. It expects the changeover will increase the availability of propellers, especially for Republic's P-43 model. Air Corps Statistics Branch 15 OUSW - 11-22-41 TABULAR SUMMARY - ARMY AIR CORPS CURRENT PROCUREMENT - NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Consolidated Statistical Report - Air Corps Army program Under contract Del- Not contracted F.Y. ivered 1941 & F.Y. Total Num- % of 11/8/41 F.Y. F.Y. Item prior 1942 ber pro- (b) 1941 1942 (a) Project airplanes Heavy bomber 2,246 3,056 5,302 4,826 91 112 - 476 Modium bomber 4,616 800 5,416 4,616 85 364 - 800 Light bomber 1,882 150 2,032 1,882 93 231 - 150 Pursuit fighter 709 1,150 1,859 1,859 100 113 - - Pursuit interceptor 4,394 4,700 9,094 8,994 99 1,506 - 100 Observation 533 80 613 533 87 307 - 80 Transport 1,118 243 1,361 1,361 100 105 - - Amphibian 74 1 75 75 100 1 - - Reconnaissance 17 - 17 17 100 14 - - Total Tactical 15,589 10,180 25,769 24,163 94 2,753 - 1,606 Primary trainer 5,490 450 5,940 5,940 100 2,980 - - Basic trainer 5,051 1,100 6,151 6,151 100 1,977 - - Adv. trainer, 1-eng. 3,297 360 3,657 3,657 100 900 - - Adv. trainer, 2-eng. 2,632 1,150 3,782 3,607 95 178 - 175 Total Trainer 16,470 3,060 19,530 19,355 99 6,035 - 175 Grand Total 32,059 13,240 45,299 43,518 96 8,788 - 1,781 Installation engines lleavy bomber 8,984 12,224 21,208 17,784 84 2,567 1,520 1,904 Medium bomber 9,232 1,600 10,832 9,228 85 1,075 4 1,600 Light bomber 3,576 150 3,726 2,576 69 1,249 1,000 150 Pursuit fighter 1,418 2,300 3,718 3,392 91 804 26 300 Pursuit interceptor 4,394 4,700 9,094 8,394 92 1,880 - 700 Observation 533 80 613 533 87 533 - 80 Transport 2,358 486 2,844 2,156 76 479 442 246 Amphibian 148 2 150 150 100 41 - - Reconnaissance 34 - 34 34 100 34 - - Total Tactical 30,677 21,542 52,219 44,247 85 8,662 2,992 4,980 Primary trainer 5,490 450 5,940 5,940 100 3,073 - - Basic trainer 5,051 1,100 6,151 4,566 74 2,003 485 1,100 Adv. trainer, 1-eng. 3,297 360 3,657 3,297 90 2,297 - 360 Adv. trainer, 2-eng. 5,264 2,300 7,564 6,164 81 1,762 - 1,400 Total Trainer 19,102 4,210 23,312 19,967 86 9,135 485 2,860 Grand Total 49,779 25,752 75,531 64,214 85 17,797 3,477 7,840 (a) Includes project airplane contracts incomplete June 30, 1940 with their matching installation engine contracts. (b) Engine deliveries reflect new production, assignments from stock pools, and transfers between installation and spare categories. Air Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 16 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 4,826 HEAVY BOMBER 17,784 HEAVY BOMBER 466 by 1941 - 990 in 1942 - 3,370 in 1943-44 2,247 by 1941 - 9,283 in 1942 - 6,254 in 1943 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 2,567 DELIVERED 6 150 SCHEDULED 375 4 2,250 100 2 50 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 250 1,500 SCHEDULED 112 DELIVERED 125 750 J F M A M J J A S 0 N 0 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D 1941 1941 4,616 MEDIUM BOMBER 9,228 MEDIUM BOMBER 981 by 1941 - 1,935 in 1942 - 1,700 in 1943 1,741 by 1941 - 5,540 in 1942 - 1,947 in 1943 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 24 SCHEDULED 45 SCHEDULED 750 16 1,500 30 8 15 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 500 1,000 1,075 364 DELIVERED DELIVERED 250 500 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A $ 0 N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch 17 OUSW - 11-22-41 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 1,882 LIGHT BOMBER 2,576 LIGHT BOMBER 731 by 1941 - 651 in 1942 - 500 in 1943 2,436 by 1941 - 140 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 12 36 SCHEDULED 600 8 2,100 24 SCHEDULED 4 12 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 1,249 400 1,400 DEL VERED 231 DELIVERED 200 700 J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D 1941 1941 533 OBSERVATION 533 OBSERVATION 493 by 1941 - 40 in 1942 510 by 1941 - 23 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 533 DELIVERED 18 60 450 12 SCHEDULED 480 40 6 20 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT SCHEDULED 300 320 307 DEL IVERED 160 150 J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 18 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 1,859 PURSUIT FIGHTER 3,392 PURSUIT FIGHTER 549 by 1941 - 1,233 in 1942 - 77 in 1943 1,282 by 1941 - 2,110 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 18 90 450 12 1,200 60 6 30 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 300 800 804 SCHEDULED DELIVERED SCHEDULED 150 400 113 DEL IVERED J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 8,994 PURSUIT INTERCEPTOR 8,394 PURSUIT INTERCEPTOR 2,140 by 1941 - 3,944 in 1942 - 2,910 in 1943 2,924 by 1941 - 4,784 in 1942 - 686 in 1943 PERIOD DEL IVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 60 120 1,800 40 2,400 80 20 40 1,506 SEP OCT NOV DEL IVERED SEP OCT NOV 1,880 1,200 SCHEDULED 1,600 SCHEDULED DELIVERED 600 800 J F M A M J J A S 0 N 0 J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch 19 OUSW - 11-22-41 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 1,361 TRANSPORT 2,156 TRANSPORT 428 by 1941 - 663 in 1942 - 270 in 1943 535 by 1941 - 709 in 1942 - 912 in 1943 PERIOD DEL IVERIES PERIOD DEL IVERIES SCHEDULED 6 60 360 4 450 40 479 DEL IVERED 2 SCHEDULED 20 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 240 300 105 120 DEL IVERED 150 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A W J J A S o N D 1941 1941 75 AMPHIBIAN 150 AMPHIBIAN 4 by 1941 - 71 in 1942 150 by 1941 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DEL IVERIES 3 24 3 2 SCHEDULED 120 16 SCHEDULED I 8 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 2 80 I 40 41 DEL VERED DEL IVERED J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch 20 OUSW - 11-22-41 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 5,940 PRIMARY TRAINER 5,940 PRIMARY TRAINER 3,720 by 1941 - 2,220 in 1942 4,120 by 1941 - 1,820 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DEL IVERIES 90 SCHEDULED 60 SCHEDULED 3,000 60 3,600 40 30 20 2,980 3,073 SEP OCT NOV DEL IVERED SEP OCT NOV DELIVERED 2,000 2,400 1,000 1,200 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 6,151 BASIC TRAINER 4,566 BASIC TRAINER 2,287 by 1941 - 3,123 in 1942 - 741 in 1943 2,730 by 1941 - 1,836 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES ',977 DEL I VERED 60 180 1,800 40 2,400 120 2,003 20 60 DEL I VERED SCHEDULED SCHEDULED SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 1,200 1,600 600 800 J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch 21 OUSW - 11-22-41 ARMY ARMY PROJECT AIRPLANES INSTALLATION ENGINES 3,657 ADVANCE TRAINER, 1 ENGINE 3,297 ADVANCE TRAINER, 1 ENGINE 1,028 by 1941 - 1,801 in 1942 - 828 in 1943 2,085 by 1941 - 1,212 in 1942 PERIOD DEL IVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 2,297 45 150 DEL IVERED 900 DEL IVERED 900 30 2,100 100 15 50 SCHEDULED SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV SCHEDULED 600 1,400 300 700 J F M A M J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A $ 0 N D 1941 1941 3,607 ADVANCE TRAINER, 2 ENGINE 6,164 ADVANCE TRAINER, 2 ENGINE 1,290 by 1941 - 2,256 in 1942 - 61 in 1943 3,344 by 1941 - 2,820 in 1942 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 30 300 1,200 20 3,000 200 10 100 SCHEDULED SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 800 2,000 1,762 DELIVERED 400 1,000 178 DEL IVERED J F W A W J J A S o N D J F M A M J J A $ o N D 1941 1941 Air Corps Statistics Branch 22 OUSW - 11-22-41 TEXT SUIMARY - QUARTERMASTER PROCUREMENT - November 19, 1941 Source: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General BASIC ITEMS General: As of October 31, complete delivery has been made on 81 of 132 basic items procured from 1941 funds. The 51 remaining items are 100 percent contracted and an average of 87 percent of their total programs has been procured. All of the 36 Deficiency Appropriation items have been completely contracted and an average of 80 percent has been delivered. Of the combined 1942 programs, 64 percent has been contracted and an average of 9 percent has been delivered. Contracts: For the period ended October 31, increases in contracted amounts were indicated for thirteen basic items, including: Coat, wool, serge, o.d. Raincoat Comforter, cotton Shoes, service Pillow, feather Trousers, serge Deliveries: During the quarter-monthly period ended October 31, de- liveries were effected on all but 172 of 328 basic items; of these 85 items are completely procured; 14 are on schedule; 57 have no current schedule, and 16 are behind schedule. Schedules & Delinquencies: Of the 328 basic items, 85 are completely procured; 94 are on or ahead of schedule; 69 have no current schedule; and 80 are behind schedule; however, only 24 are more than 10 percent delinquent. MOTOR VEHICLES Contracts: As of November 8, contracts have been awarded for 280,805 vehicles, obligating 392 million dollars of 1941 and 1942 funds. Under 1941 funds, 100 percent of a program of 242,536 vehicles has been contracted, and 76 percent delivered. 100 percent (38,269) of the estimated 1942 program has been contracted, of which 1 percent has been delivered. Deliveries: During the quarter-monthly period ended November 8, de- liveries were reported on 4,347 vehicles. This brings cumula- tive deliveries under 1941 funds to 183,564 vehicles at a cost of 245 million dollars, and the delivery figure under 1942 funds to 422 vehicles at a cost of $767,442. Schedules & Delinquencies: Based on estimated delivery schedules, 6,609 vehicles distributed among 15 manufacturers were behind schedule; 4,954 vehicles, however, were delivered ahead of schedule. Quartormaster Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 23 STATUS OF Q.M. PROCUREMENT - F. Y. 1941 - OCT. 31, 1941 - Six major procurement groups based or total programs of basic types in each group. Combined programs for each group is 100%. Source of Information: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General. % % Critical - 17 basic types Clothing - 61 basic types 100 100 DEL. DEL UNITS UNITS DELIVERED DEL IVERED SCHEDULED SCHEDULED 75 TO 75 TO DATE DATE 36,596,818 315,982,301 50 50 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S o N D S 0 N 0 J F M A M J J A S o N D % Equipage - - 45 basic types $ General Supplies - 11 basic types 100 100 SCHEDULED DEL. UNITS DEL, UNITS DELIVERED DELIVERED SCHEDULED 75 TO 75 TO DATE DATE 179,071 134,427,140 50 50 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N 0 S o N 0 J F M A M J J A S 0 N D % Motor Vehicles - 102 basic types % Rail & Water - 112 basic types 100 100 SCHEDULED UNITS UNITS DELIVERED DELIVERED 75 TO 75 TO SCHEDULED DATE DEL. DATE 179,639 848 50 50 DEL. 1940 1941 1940 1941 25 25 S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D S o N° D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 24 OUSW - 11-22-41 QUARTERMASTER CORPS - PROCUREMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES - FISCAL DIAGRAM - November 8, 1941 Source of Information: Office of the Quartermaster General - - Statistics Branch, OUSW MILLION DOLLARS CONTRACTED $391,531,701 SCHEDULED 300 1940 1941 1942 DELIVERED $245,892,678 200 100 Note: Includes 1941 and 1942 funds J A S 0 N D J F M A M J J A S 0 N D J F M Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 25 DIAGRAMS - MOTOR VEHICLE PROCUREMENT BY CONTRACTORS - F. Y. 1941 and 1942 Source: Office of the Quartermaster General - Statistics Branch - November 8, 1941 MILLION DOLLARS 391,531,701 360 CONTRACT AWARDS Ford & Others 240 General Motors Fargo Diamond T 120 Yellow Truck J A S o N D J F M A M J J A S o N D 1940 1941 MILLION DOLLARS DELIVERIES 245,892,678 240 Ford & Others General Motors 160 Farge mond T 80 Yellow Truck J A S o N DJFMAMJJASOND 1940 1941 Statistics Branch Quartermaster Corps OUSW - 11-22-41 26 Q. M.C.- CUMULATIVE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS - October 31, 1941 Source: Construction Division, Office of the Quartermaster General $ MILLIONS CONSTRUCTION DIVISION AUTHORIZATIONS $2,425,427,545 (see breakdown below)* FUNDS AVAILABLE $2,283,475,755 2,100 CONSTRUCTION IN PLACE $1,599,755,500 1,400 STATUS OF AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION - October 31, 1941 700 On schedule $1,286,132,683 53% Completed $704,108,784 29% Behind schedule $237,590,110 10% Ahead of schedule $173,248,876 7% Not started 0 $24,347,092 1% TOTAL $2,425,427,545 100% Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 27 DIAGRAMS - STATUS OF QUARTERMASTER CONSTRUCTION - October 31, 1941 Source: Statistics Branch, Office of the Quartermaster General $ MILLIONS $2,425,427,545 AUTHORIZED 2,000 OTHERS STORAGE 1,500 DEPOTS ORDNANCE MFG. PLANTS 1,000 500 TROOP HOUSING Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct $ MILLIONS $1,599,755,500 1,500 IN PLACE OTHERS 1,000 STORAGE ORDNANCE DEPOTS MFG. PLANTS 500 TROOP HOUSING Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Quartermaster Corps Statistics Branch 28 OUSW - 11-22-41 TEXT SUMMARY - SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - GROUND ITEMS - NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Procurement Division Office of the Under Secretary of War, Labor Section PROGRAM - Program figures in this report include quantities approved for procurement under the F.Y. 1941 and F.Y. 1942 expenditure programs to date. STATUS OF CONTRACTS - All contracts for critical items of ground signal equipment on the F.Y. 1941 procurement program except the contracts for 1500 Radio sets SCR-288 and 20 Instrument Blind Landing Equipment SCR-251 have been awarded. Award of contract for the SCR-288 is expected within the next two or three weeks. Specifications for the SCR-251 have not been completed. The sum of $177,981,000 has been appropriated for the procurement of critical items of ground signal equipment on the Regular and First Supplemental F.Y. 1942 expenditure programs. Contracts with a value of $32,187,000 or 18% of the total amount appropriated have been awarded for the procurement of this equipment. DELIVERIES - The delivery of ground radio sets, last week, showed a sharp drop to 141 units from 649 units in the previous weekly period. Deliveries were received on 8 types of the 19 types upon which deliveries are due. No further deliveries were received on SCR-293, SCR-294, SCR-194 and SCR-195 which sets are all appreciably behind schedules. Contract for 74 SCR-243 was completed. Deliveries of ground signal equipment other than radio sets showed further improvement last week. A considerable number of these items remain behind scheduled deliveries, but delinquent quantities have been showing a declining trend in recent weeks. DELINQUENCIES - Deliveries are due on 46 important items of ground signal equipment. A total of 26 or 56.5% of these items are behind scheduled deliveries. Out of 19 types of ground radio sets upon which deliveries are due 9 types are behind schedules. The total number of delinquent ground radio sets of all types is 2134. LABOR DIFFICULTIES - The Labor Section, OUSW, reports four strikes which are adversely affecting the production of Signal Corps equipment. The companies whose plants are affected and the products manufactured for the Signal Corps follow: Company Products Anaconda Wire & Cable Muskegon, Michigan Copper wire Insuline Corp. of America Long Island City, N.Y. Tool equipment Luce Manufacturing Company Kansas City, Missouri Carrying chests John A. Roebling & Sons Trenton, N.J. Wire & Cable The strike at the Fetroff Company in New York City, manufacturers of tuning units, has recently been terminated. Signal Corps Statistics Branch 29 OUSW - 11-22-41 SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - SELECTED ITEMS - WIRE COMMUNICATION - NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Procurement Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer Telephone EE-8 - Program 80,026 Reel Unit (RL-16-26-31) - Program 21,402 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 3750 1200 105,000 2500 30,000 800 1250 400 SCHEDULED 75.624 SCHEDULED SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 20,295 70,000 20,000 DELIVERED DELIVERED 58,190 13,266 10,000 35,000 1941 1942 1941 1942 Telegraph Set TG-5 - Program 5,045 Field Wire - Program 313,707 (miles) PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES SCHEDULED / 218,610 300 4500 6,000 200 180,000 3000 100 SCHEDULED 1500 4,427 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 4,000 120,000 DELIVERED DELIVERED 3,078 113,198 2,000 60,000 1941 1942 1941 1942 Signal Corps Statistics Branch 30 OUSW - 11-22-41 SIGNAL CORPS PROCUREMENT - SELECTED ITEMS - RADIO COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT NOVEMBER 15, 1941 Source of Information: Procurement Division, Office of the Chief Signal Officer Frequency Meter Set SCR-211 Program - 4,037 Radio Set SCR-245 - Program 4,671 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 210 1800 4,500 140 6,000 1200 SCHEDULED 70 600 4,037 SCHEDULED 4,671 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 3,000 4,000 DELIVERED 3,779 DELIVERED 1,500 1,726 2,000 1941 1942 1941 1942 Radio Set SCR-194-5 - Program 13,529 Radio Set SCR-197 - Program 364 PERIOD DELIVERIES PERIOD DELIVERIES 90 24 NONE 18,000 60 DELIVERED 300 16 SCHEDULED 30 SCHEDULED 8 255 13,529 SEP OCT NOV SEP OCT NOV 12,000 200 DELIVERED 6,000 DELIVERED 100 119 7,052 1941 1942 1941 1942 Signal Corps Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 31 TABULAR SUMMARY - CORPS OF ENGINEERS - PROCUREMENT PROGRESS THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 1941 Source of Information: Supply Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers, and 1st Supplemental Expenditure Program of 1942 The fact that the procurement program of the Corps of Engineers is at a low rate of activity has caused comment. The table below has been pre- pared to show the present situation in terms of requirements and to bring out how far along the Engineers are in equipping our planned army. Require- ments are planned on an "initial" and an "initial plus maintenance" basis for objectives of 1,820,000 and 3,200,000 men. After the initial requirements for the first objective have been met, it becomes increasingly difficult to get materials and priorities to produce the maintenance stocks for this ob- jective and the required stocks for the second objective. It is especially difficult to retain manufacturing facilities when a manufacturer is engaged in serving several branches of the procurement program. The table shows that for 25 items enough materiel has been procured to completely equip an army of 1,820,000 men. This is over one-half of the 46 critical items listed. STATUS OF SELECTED ITEMS Requirements Total Percent on hand Item Initial Total on hand Initial Total 1,820,000 3,200,000 Nov 8 1,820,000 3,200,000 Stereoscope, mag., lens-prism 41 76 135 329 178 Ponton bridge, 10-ton 41 93 93 227 100 Water purification unit, mtzd. 20 91 45 225 49 Compressor, air, motorized 552 1228 948 172 77 Boat, assault, with paddles 2110 4771 3507 166 74 Footbridge, M-1938 85 186 131 154 70 Shovel, gasoline, 3/8-yard 64 110 94 147 85 Water purification unit, port. 265 570 361 136 63 Hammer, gas-operated 802 1761 1085 135 62 Dup. equip., gel., 22" X 33" 174 400 229 132 57 Trailer, triangulation tower 56 94 74 132 79 Triangulation tower, port. 28 47 37 132 79 Welding and cutting set 150 432 195 130 45 Angledozer for med. tractor 511 1031 655 128 64 Grader, road, motorized 95 200 116 122 58 (Continued on following page) Corps of Engineers 32 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 TABULAR SUMMARY - CORPS OF ENGINEERS--(Continued) STATUS OF SELECTED ITEMS Requirements Total Percent on hand Item Initial Total on hand Initial Total 1,820,000 3,200,000 Nov 8 1,820,000 3,200,000 Special equip., aviation 14 31 17 121 55 Compass, lensatic (in thous.) 71 142 83 118 59 Searchlight, 60" antiaircraft 1875 4242 2124 113 50 Trailer for medium tractor 556 1265 609 110 48 Electric lighting equip., 5 kw 213 475 223 105 47 Shovel, gasoline, 1/2-yard 69 175 72 104 41 Mixer, concrete 109 276 111 102 40 Map reprod. equip., C.A. Hqs. 9 9 9 100 100 Reprod. equip., litho plat. 3 4 3 100 75 Shovel, gasoline, 3/4-yard 3 5 3 100 60 Auger, earth, motorized 79 146 71 90 49 Bridge, steel, port., H-10 74 145 66 89 46 Searchlight, 18" beach defense 182 182 162 89 89 Camera, copying, mtzd. 14 24 12 86 50 Bridge, port., steel trestle 6 12 5 83 42 Ponton bridge, 25-ton 51 100 412 81 42 Map reproduction equip., mtzd. 47 71 35 74 49 Electric lighting equip., 3 kva 778 1262 571 73 45 Multiplex projection equipment 3 5 2 67 40 Stereocomparagraph equip. set 135 299 87 64 29 Mobile reproduction train 2 2 1 50 50 Crane, truck-mounted 60 98 29 48 30 Stereoscope, mag., mirror 2058 4000 969 47 24 Theodolite 132 294 39 30 13 Bridge, steel, port., H-20 42 62 10 24 16 Trailer, tilting (for light tractor) and searchlight 4949 8395 1170 24 14 Boat, power, w/trailer 36 62 2 6 3 Dup. equip., gel., 18" X 18" 409 816 0 0 0 Ferry, port., 30-ton 18 28 0 0 0 Saw, timber, gas-motor oper. 820 1715 o o o Searchlight, 24" beach defense 126 126 0 0 0 Corps of Engineers 33 Statistics Branch OUSW - 11-22-41 TEXT SUMMARY - CORPS OF ENGINEERS - AIR CORPS CONSTRUCTION, OCTOBER 30, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers During the past period the construction at Air Corps stations being done by the Corps of Engineers has shown the following increases: Oct 15 Oct 30 Increase Estimated cost (millions) 684 692 8 Work in place (millions) 384 418 34 Troop capacity (men in thous) 350 351 1 Number of projects 133 133 o The 692 millions of estimated cost and the 418 millions of value of work in place are distributed as follows: Tactical units No. Est. cost In place G. H. Q. air force 48 205 177 Observation 12 9 5 Non-tactical units Pilot schools 44 181 87 Technical schools 6 80 69 Air Corps depots 16 114 33 Assembly plants 4 72 34 Replacement centers 2 10 6 Experimental depots 1 12 4 Ferrying command 5 9 3 Total 133 692 418 Corps of Engineers Statistics Branch 34 OUSW - 11-22-41 DIAGRAM - CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS - OCTOBER 31, 1941 Source of Information: Construction Section, Office of the Chief of Engineers Million dollars CONSTRUCTION AT AIR CORPS STATIONS (CORPS OF ENGINEERS) 800 Total estimated value Estimated value in place 692 600 418 400 200 o 15 31 15 28 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 31 15 30 15 31 15 30 15 31 JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Corps of Engineers Statistics Branch 35 OUSW - 11-22-41