PRODUCTION OF ARMS
IMPORTANT PART OF BRITISH FACTORIES FIGURES BY ECONOMIC EXPERT (Rec. 11.30 a.m.) Rugby, Sept. 2. Britain’s enormous productive capacity and the important part her factories are playing in the war effort of the United Nations is shown by figures quoted by a London economic expert. “Since the outbreak of the war,” he said, “the British and Dominion navies have had delivered to them at least 500 fighting ships, excluding minesweepers and motor gun-boats. This is in addition to the production of merchant tonnage, repairs to ships and the conversion of merchant ships to war uses. -Tanks, jeeps and other mechanical vehicles are being produced at the rate of 257.000 a year, ammunition for big guns at the rate of 25.000.000 rounds, for small arms 2,000.000.000 rounds, and guns from two-pounders upwards, but excluding anti-aircraft, at 6000 yearly During the last year 9781 aii’craft and 3000 tanks were sent overseas, while 2134 aircraft and 2000 tanks were imported. By June. 1942 2000 tanks had been sent to Russia. These results have been achieved by intensive mobilisation of people, including women, who are playing a major part in the munition factories.’’—B.O.W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 3 September 1942, Page 5
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