"August 8th, 1942
To the artillery quartermasters of the 124th and 125th Tank Battalions
I report to you the supply of 7.62 mm rifle cartridges and F-1 grenades carried in KV, T-34, T-60, and T-40 tanks for precise inventory.
Tank
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Total MG ammunition
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Ammunition by type
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F-1 grenades
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Light bullet
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AP-I bullet
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Tracer
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KV
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3000
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2400
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500
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100
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25
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T-34
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3000
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2400
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510
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90
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25
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T-60
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950
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760
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160
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30
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10
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T-40
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2000
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1000
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340
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60
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10
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At the same time, I instruct you that AP-I ammunition should be loaded in magazines separately, not mixed with ammunition that has light bullets. Magazines with AP-I ammunition must be specially marked. Check how magazines were loaded in your units and load AP-I ammunition separately.
Report on execution of this order to the artillery supply department of the brigade by 16:00 on August 9th, 1942
Artillery quartermaster of the 112th Tank Brigade, Intendant 3rd Class, Tomilin"
So few tracers? This ends up as one or two per DT magazine
ReplyDeleteAnd separate 7.62mm AP rounds in a T-34. Today we just have a huge box with AP mixed with tracer.
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