@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject The US Army in WW2 North Western Europe had a bigger stock of spare parts to repair destroyed tanks than it did replacement tanks...and it did not have enough spares.
See:
403a - Cables – In Log, ETOUSA (Gen Lee), Dec 23-31, 1944
Subject: Twelfth Army Group requirements for
See:
403a - Cables – In Log, ETOUSA (Gen Lee), Dec 23-31, 1944
Subject: Twelfth Army Group requirements for
@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject ... medium tanks with 75 and 76 millimeter guns from present date to 1 February 1945.
Status of medium tanks, M4, with 75 and 76 millimeter guns in this command as of 16 December 1944 was as follows:
a. Table of Equipment authorization - 2,702
b. Authorized 30 day reserve – 298
Status of medium tanks, M4, with 75 and 76 millimeter guns in this command as of 16 December 1944 was as follows:
a. Table of Equipment authorization - 2,702
b. Authorized 30 day reserve – 298
@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject c. Table of Equipment authorization plus authorized reserve - 3,000
d. Serviceable tanks on hand - 135
e. Unserviceable tanks on hand – 59
f. Estimated combat losses from 16 December 1944 to 1 February 1945 - 600
These facts indicate a total requirement to 1 February 1945...
d. Serviceable tanks on hand - 135
e. Unserviceable tanks on hand – 59
f. Estimated combat losses from 16 December 1944 to 1 February 1945 - 600
These facts indicate a total requirement to 1 February 1945...
@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject ...of 3,600, against present total tangible assets of 2,606, or a shortage of 994. In addition, during the past 30 days, an average of 175 medium tanks, M4, with 75 and 76 millimeter guns were out of service each day for more than 24 hours.
@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject information available to this Headquarters indicates that estimated receipts to 1 February 1945 are insufficient to provide replacements on a scale required to maintain Twelfth Army Group organizations at Table of Equipment strength. It is requested that efforts be made to obtain
@SiriusAstro @BO3673 @IdleMrBridle @BuddNicholas @bermicourt @crusaderproject ...tanks from BRITISH or other sources in order to meet our requirements, until such time as tanks are received in sufficient quantity from the UNITED STATES for that purpose.
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