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Memorandum Prepared in the Department of State
December 2, 1948
Losses of American Equipment by Chinese Nationalist Forces as of December 2, 1948*
| Pistols | 3,200 |
| Rifles | 113,170 |
| Machine Guns | 1,250 |
| Submachine Guns (45 Cal.) | 30,000 |
| Mortars (60 MM) | 2,754 |
| Mortars (81 MM) | 612 |
| Mortars (4.2 in.) | 75 |
| Howitzers (75 MM) | 204 |
| Howitzers (105 MM) | 72 |
| Howitzers (155 MM) | 36 |
| Motor Vehicles | 2,000 |
| Ammunition (rounds) | |
| 30 Cal. | 20,000,000 |
| 45 Cal. | 15,000,000 |
| 30 Cal. (Carbine) | 750,000 |
| Mortar (60 MM) | 200,000 |
| Mortar (81 MM) | 260,000 |
| Mortar (4.2 in.) | 60,000 |
| Howitzer (75 MM) | 60,000 |
| Howitzer (105 MM) | 40,000 |
| Howitzer (155 MM) | 8,000 |
- Includes figures on U. S. equipment in tabulation attached to Memorandum dated November 19, 1948. (Tab C). [Footnote in the original; memorandum of November 19 not printed.]↩