I am looking for ammunition production numbers for the various nationalities during the War.
Initial need is for German data, as outlined below.
I have data on British shell production (thanks to the awesome work done by the Ministry of Munitions in its various volumes!).
The data I need include:
By gun-type, by shell type, the number produced each year (or, by year quarter would be even better); dates: pre-1014, 1914-1918.
Gun-type (mm/inch; howitzer/gun/(trench) mortar). Minimally need ammunition data for the following:
7.58cm a/A and n/A mortars
17cm a/A and n/A mortars
25cm a/A and n/A mortars
7.7cm FK 96 n/A and FK 16
10cm K 04 and K 14
10.5cm lFH 98/09 and lFH 16
15cm sFH 02 and sFH 13
15cm K 16
7.7cm BAK AA (if different from above)
7.62cm S-Flak AA
8.8cm Flak AA
Shell-type. Need data on all types of shells for each gun:
shrapnel
HE
mixed (early-war German HE/shrapnel)
WP smoke
non-WP smoke (i.e., red phosphorus, or other)
incendiary
armor piercing
star shells (shooting star/shrapnel type)
star shells (parachute type)
gas (gas filling types not necessary)
Barring the data themselves (a tall order, I recognize - the Brits were kind enough to place all the data into two volumes ... ), possible source document(s) would be great.
), possible source document(s) would be great.
