Basic ammunition loads for 3rd Army weapons
From: Operation Overlord, 3rd US Army Outline Plan, Annex No.13,G-4 Plan
All loads are per weapon, and include the individual, prime mover, and unit train.
| Weapon |
# of Rounds |
% AP |
% HE |
% Smoke |
% Illum |
% HEAT |
| Infantry Weapons |
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| 6omm Mortar |
126 |
0 |
95 |
0 |
5 |
|
| 81mm Mortar |
156 |
0 |
70/15 |
15 |
0 |
|
| 105 How (M3) |
108 |
0 |
60/25 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
| 4.2" Mortar |
80 |
0 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
| 81mm Mortar/ hftrk (In Armored Rgts) |
156 |
0 |
15/10 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
| 81mm Mortar/ hftrk (Armd Inf Rgts) |
156 |
0 |
75/10 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| Field Artillery |
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| 105mm (M2)/truck |
236 |
0 |
50/35 |
15(WP/HC)* |
0 |
5 |
| 105mm (M2)/SP |
224 |
0 |
50/35 |
15 |
0 |
5 |
| 155 (M1)/truck |
119 |
0 |
85 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| 155 (M1)/tractor |
123 |
0 |
85 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
| 4.5"/truck |
161 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 4.5"/tractor |
179 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 155mm Gun/truck |
90-104 |
0 |
85 |
15(WP) |
0 |
0 |
| 155mm SP |
80 |
0 |
85 |
15(WP) |
0 |
0 |
| 8" How/truck |
37 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8" How/tractor |
52-98 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 8" Gun |
53 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 240mm How/tractor |
87 |
0 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Antiaircraft Arty |
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| 37-40mm |
240 |
5 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 40mm towed |
336 |
5 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 90mm towed |
122 |
(orAPC) 5 |
95 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lt/Hvyor PDFM48A1/ PDF M54 |
*50% each WP and HC |
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| Weapon |
# of Rounds |
% AP |
% HE |
% Smoke |
% Illum |
% HEAT |
| Armor |
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| M8 75mm |
244-330 |
0 |
85 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
| M7 105mm |
221 |
0 |
50/35 |
15 |
0 |
10 rounds |
| M5A1 |
128 |
45 (APC) |
45 |
0 |
0 |
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| 10% canister |
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| M4 |
92 |
35 (APC) |
50 |
15(WP/HC)* |
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| M10 |
82 |
50(APC) |
50 |
0 |
0 |
|
| Lt/Hvy or PDFM48A1/ PDF M54 |
*10% WP 5% HC |
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| Misc. |
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| Mine AT M1 |
400/Rgt |
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| Pot, Smoke M1or M2 |
54/Rgt |
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| Combat Engineer |
0(zero) Flamthrwers |
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Spearhead Implications:
Possibly applicable for 3rd US Army only...comparable tables for other formations not available. These numbers were probably also altered in the field and might serve only as a guideline. Use below as "House Rules" if desired.
1) US Artillery of 4.5", 8", and 240mm sizes may not normally lay smoke.2) The 4.2" mortar has half it's fire missions as smoke.3) Other artillery gets one smoke fire mission per 7 available missions (15%)4) Antiaircraft artillery should probably only get one shot per game as Antitank. Their ammunition is overwhelmingly HE. They also have no smoke.5) Note the difference in the ammunition percentages of the Halftrack-mounted 81mm mortar depending on assignment to infantry or armor. Adjust number of smoke rounds accordingly.6) Combat engineers were not normally equipped with flamethrowers.
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