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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.]↩