Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II
Table 137 -- Number of Bombs Dropped Overseas, By Type of Bomb: 1943 to 1945
Type of Bomb Total 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)

High Explosive

        

Total

 7,952,020 725,981 4,630,218 2,595,821
4,500 lb 158 - - 158
4,000 1,220 - - 1,220
2,000 64,962 2,668 34,360 27,934
1,000 753,167 61,283 425,981 265,903
600 712 712 - -
550 204 - 204 -
550 (Russian) 1,645 - 1,645 -
500 3,695,468 366,353 2,117,938 1,211,177
350 12 - - 12
300 750 62 - 688
280 8 - 8 -
250 1,328,458 147,864 815,444 365,150
220 123 123 - -
200 24 24 - -
180 11 11 - -
160 79 79 - -
132 8 - 8 -
110 70 70 - -
100 2,102,186 143,977 1,234,630 723,579
90 48 48 - -
40 2,707 2,707 - -
Individual Fragmentation        
Total 327,322 7,237 129,597 190,488
360 lb 30 - - 30
260 318,877 1,100 127,339 190,438
192 336 336 - -
150 3 - 3 -
125 4 - 4 -
100 92 2 70 20
90 1,861 - 1,861 -
85 290 - 290 -
30 5,829 5,799 30 -
Fragmentaion Cluster        
Total 1,157,591 175,787 565,649 416,155
540 lb 4,666 - 400 4,266
480-400 18,030 - 1,460 16,570
360 3,442 - 22 3,420
180 213 211 2 -
138 319 - 319 -
120 1,025,128 163,576 525,690 335,862
96 1,392 8 884 500
69 (Parachute) 104,401 11,992 36,872 55,537
Individual Incendiary        
Total 1,762,889 161,664 679,004 922,221
500 lb 64,208 3,469 24,605 36,134
360 91 - - 91
256 (Napalm) 16 - - 16
250 109 16 - 93
250 (British) 11,612 9,410 2,202 -
200 (British) 350 350 - -
174 16 - 16 -
162 8 - 8 -
140 4 4 - -
125 1 - 1 -
100 1,669,044 146,580 648,533 873,931
100 (White Phosphorous) 16,162 567 3,639 11,956
67 756 756 - -
4 512 512 - -
Incendiary Cluster        
Total 649,911 4,124 176,111 469,676
525 6 - - 6
512 5,873 - 5,438 435
500 839 335 504 -
480 838 - 475 363
440 360,440 - 159,666 200,774
360 4,469 - 1,554 2,915
338 9,516 - - 9,516
250 35 35 - -
228 255,073 - 3,180 251,893
200 193 193 - -
180 36 - 36 -
136 7,788 3,493 3,854 441
112 62 8 54 -
100 68 60 8 -
84 4,675 - 1,342 3,333
Class C-Fire        
Total 36,918 - 6,409 14,837
300 gal 4 - - 4
165-150 16,312 - 1,475 14,837
110-100 8,088 - 3,406 4,682
75-70 10,012 - 1,498 8,514
50 1,720 - 30 1,690
30 782 - - 782
Armor Piercing        
Total 1,126 - 1,122 4
1,600 lb 1,122 - 1,122 -
500 4 - - 4
Semi Armor Piercing        
Total 53,521 - 33,200 20,321
1,000 lb 22,528 - 12,266 10,262
500 30,993   20,934 10,059
Aerial Torpedo        
2,000 lb 31 - - 31
Spray        
500 lb 35 - 35 -