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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 |
- |
|
|