During WWII, the U.S. Army's ranks of men and its arsenal of
equipment grew mightily. From a mere 190,000 soldiers in 1939, the
Army would reach 8.4 million in 1945. That was a staggering
achievement, and what is even more impressive is to consider how
few guns, tanks, artillery and other essentials the military
possessed prior to Pearl Harbor. Outfitting America's war machine,
and assessing its needs and delivering the goods, was one of the
War Department's most challenging tasks. To make it work, some
weapons would be pressed into production even though they were
obsolete, while others would be adopted as expedients in hopes that
better replacements would soon be delivered. The full scope of what
was produced in the handful of years between the military build-up
that preceded December 7th and V-J Day is hard to comprehend.
Fortunately, the War Department left behind this four volume
"Catalogue of Standard Ordnance Items." A master catalogue that was
once classified "Confidential," it neatly lists most if not all of
the vehicles, weapons, ammunition, and combat equipment that fought
history's greatest war, it's an astonishing compendium. This book
contains both Volume 3 and Volume 4 of the Catalogue. Volume 3
details small arms including machine guns, submachine guns, rifles,
shotguns, grenade and rocket launchers, helmets, body armor,
bayonets and knives, and other equipment. Volume 4 details all
types of ammunition from 20mm to 16 inch, hand and rifle grenades,
mines, subcaliber and practice ammunition, artillery and bomb
fuzes, rockets and rocket launches. Companion books include Volume
1 which focuses on tanks, armored cars and vehicles, and Volume 2
which focuses on artillery. This publication represents the first
time in seventy years that Volume 3&4 have been presented in
their entirety. Please note however, portions of this text were
created from original versions that were sub-standard in quality.
As a result, some areas of the text, photographs and diagrams may
have quality or legibility issues.
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