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ANNEX II.
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A. NOTE ON ARTILLERY SITUATION IN THE ARMY.
UNITED KINGDOM.
(i) Field Artillery Equipments.
Deficient within cxisting Units Deficiency if 75's and 18 prs
are excluded.
Forecasted rate of production
(of which 50% goes
overseas).
(ii) Field Artillery Ammunition.
Estimated requirement for
guns now in Service.
Ammunition now available.
Rate of production (all
natures except 75 mm
(iii) Medium Artillery.
Deficient within units
409 guns
1,600 guns
207 per month. (average for next
3 months).
6 million rounds,
2.6 million rounds.
720,000 rounds per
month. (average)
Forecasted rate of production
of now gun--how.
448
16 per month. (average
next
3 months)
MIDDLE EAST.
(iv) Field Artillery.
Deficiency in existing Units
74 guns
B.
NOTE ON RIFLE SITUATION.
Deficiency at Home
Demands from Abroad
about
229,000 rifles. 500,000
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(including Allies)
Forecasted production
during next 3 months
7,000 per month.
(average)
The 75 mm. guns in the United Kingdom have
approximately 1,200 rounds per gun. 400,000 rounds of additional ammunition for these guns are on order but no forecasts of production are yet available.
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