Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II

Table 152 -- Rounds of Ammunition Expended in Pacific Ocean Areas, By Type of Airplane and By Type of Ammunition: 1942 to 1945

(Machine gun and cannon ammunition in thousands of rounds)
Type of Airplane and Type of Ammunition Grand
Total		 1942
(Aug-Dec)		 1943 1944 1945
(Jan-Aug)

Total

          
Machine Gun          
30 caliber 373 3 46 282 42
50 caliber 10,964 38 647 5,727 4,552
           
Cannon          
20 millimeter 34 - - 8 26
37 millimeter 2 - 1 1 -
75 millimeter 6 - - 6 -
           
Rockets 4,133 - - 1,648 2,485
           
Heavy Bomber          
Machine Gun          
30 caliber 302 3 37 221 41
50 caliber 4,015 29 594 2,204 1,188
           
Medium &
Light Bomber		          
Machine Gun          
50 caliber 1,519 3 25 997 494
Cannon          
75 millimeter 6 - - 6 -
           
Fighter          
Machine Gun          
30 caliber 71 - 9 61 1
50 caliber 5,430 6 28 2,526 2,870
           
Cannon          
20 millimeter 34 - - 8 26
37 millimeter 2 - 1 1 -
           
Rockets 4,133 - - 1,648 2,485