STATE OF READINESS, DECEMBER 1941
CHART 2. LOGISTIC SITUATION, DECEMBER 1941
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY
Total strength ...•... ....
Service troops . ................ . Oversea strength ... . . ........ .... . Inductions and enlistments, monthly rate ... . Divisions activated . . . . . ......... . Infantry . . . .. 29 Armored ... 5 Cavalry ... 2
1,686,000 450,000 165,000 88,500 36
Of these divisions, two were outside the continental United States.
All of the 34 divisions in this country were short critical items of equipment. From a training standpoint, 17 were ready for combat (1 year or more training and maneuvers) and 16 more were almost ready (9 mos. training or more). Hod all the critical items been pooled, S infantry and 2 armored divisions could have been fully equipped for combat.
FACILITIES
Troop housing capacity . .............. . . Hospital beds ... ... . Continental U. S ... 75,000 Oversea ... 3,700
1,600,000 78,700
An industrial facilities program of $1,240,000,000 hod been authorized for construction of which 57 percent was in place. A storage facilities program of $228,000,000 was 60 percent in place. There were in process of construction 184 air bases of which 21 had been completed. The total air base construction program authorized was $630,000,000 of which 62 percent was in place.
Ordnance industrial plants in operation. . . . . . . . .. 27 Arsenals... 7
Small arms plants... 4 Ammunition plants. . . . • . . .. 14 Tonk~automotive plants....... 2
Ports in operation ............. 5 Staging area capacity (men). . . . .. 16,000
Storage depots ... 45 Covered storage space (sq. ft.) ... 50,000,000
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES ON HAND
Ordnance Department (includes quantities in hands of traops) Rifles . . . 2,100,000 Sub-machine guns ... . ,. 28,000 Pistols . . . 322,000 Revolvers. . . 184,000 Shotguns. . . • . . . 31,000 Machine guns... 78,000 Aircraft connon. . . . . . 94 Anti-aircraft guns. . . . 1,100 Field guns and howitzers... 9,410 Mortars . . . 8,300 Tanks. . . 2,000 Trucks ... . . . 202,000 Small arms ammunition {rounds) .... 453,000,000 Artillery ammunition {rounds)... 5,770,000 Aircraft bombs (tons). . . 16,000 Quartermaster Corps
Approximately 1,000,000 additional men could have been initially equipped from depot stocks of clothing based upon Tables of Equipment in effect at that time. About 300,000 of these men would have been lacking overcoats, however, although otherwise they would have been fully equipped with clothing. Carps of Engineers
Engineers supplies and equipment available in depots were valued at $110,000,000 but included na crawler tractors, airplane landing mats, or portable barracks.
Signal Carps
There were Ie" than 10,000 usable ground and vehicular radio sets, Ie" than 6,000 aircraft radio sets, and Ie" than 500 radar sets available.
Transportation Corps
There was virtually no Transportation Corps equipment on hand in depots.
Chemical Warfare Service
There was virtually no Chemical Warfare Service equipment on hand in depots.
Medical Department
The value of medical supplies and equipment available in depots was only $50,000,000.
TROOP AND SUPPLY MOVEMENTS
Ships in Army service (ship tons) ... . Oversea troop embarkations, monthly rate . .......... .
1,000,000 29,800
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TROOP AND SUPPLY. MOVEMENTS--<:ontinued
Cargo shipments to oversea theaters, monthly rate
(ship tons)... 284,000 ASF Lend Lease shipments, monthly rate ... $13,500,000 PROCUREMENT, MONTHLY RATE (Exclusive of air-
craft) ... , ... $360,000,000 INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
Aluminum
1941 production (Ibs.) ... . 1941 monthly rote as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, October 1943 (percent) Copper
Steel
1941 total new supply (short tons) ... . 1941 monthly rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, August 1943 (percent). Stocks 31 December 1941 (short tons). December 1941 stocks as percent 1941
domestic consumption (percent) ... . 1941 ingot production (short tons) ... . 1941 monthly rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, October 1943 (percent). Crude Oil
618,000,000 27.4 1,640,000 77.9 140,000 8.3 82,700,000 88.0 1941 runs to refineries (bbls. per day)... 3,900,000 1941 monthly rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, May 1945 (percent). 80.4 Lumber
1941 production (bd. ft) ... 37,900,000,000 1941 monthly rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, July 1942 (percent).... 92.4 Rubber
1941 total new supply, natural and synthetic (long tons) ... ..
Stocks, natural- 31 December 1941 (long tons) ... ... . 31 December 1941 natural rubber stocks
as percent of 1941 consumption (percent) ..
1941 synthetic rubber production (long tons) ..
1941 monthly rate of synthetic rubber pro- duction as percent of subsequent peak monthly rate, May 1945 (percent) ... . Machine tools
1941 production value ... .
1,310,000 531,000 68.6 8,400
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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION-<:ontinued
1941 monthly rate as percent of subsequent peak monthly rate, December 1942 (percent) ... . Dry cargo vessels
Completed in December 1941 (deadwt. tons). December 1941 rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, December 1943 (per- cent) ... . Tankers
Completed in December 1941 (deadwt. tons). December 1941 rate as percent of subsequent
peak monthly rate, December 1943 (per- cent) ... .
48_7 79,000
5.3 13,000
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