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Military production during World War II
Military production during World War II was a critical component to victory during the war.
Summary of production
System Allies Axis
Tanks and SP guns 227,235 52,345
Artillery 914,682 180,141
Mortars 657,318 100,000+
Machineguns 4,744,484 1,058,863
Military trucks 3,060,354 594,859
Military aircraft total 633,072 278,795
Fighter aircraft 212,459 90,684
Attack aircraft 37,549 12,539
Bomber aircraft 153,615 35,415
Reconnaissance aircraft 7,885 13,033
Transport aircraft 43,045 5,657
Training aircraft 93,578 28,516
Aircraft carriers 155 16
Battleships 13 5
Cruisers 82 15
Destroyers 814 86
Convoy escorts 1,102 -
Submarines 422 1,337
Merchant shipping tonnage 33,993,230 5,000,000+
Production by nation
Vehicles and ground weapons
Tanks and self-propelled guns
- Soviet Union = 105,251 (92,595)
- United States = 88,410 (71,067)
- Germany = 46,857 (37,794)
- United Kingdom = 27,896
- Canada = 5,678
- Japan = 2,515
- Italy = 2,473
- Hungary = 500
Note: Number in parenthesis equals the number of tanks and self-propelled guns equipped with main weapons of 75 mm or larger. Smaller producing nations do not have this differentiation.
Artillery
Artillery includes antiaircraft and antitank weapons.
- Soviet Union = 516,648
- United States = 257,390
- Germany = 159,147
- United Kingdom = 124,877
- Japan = 13,350
- Canada = 10,552
- Italy = 7,200
- Other Commonwealth = 5,215
- Hungary = 447
Mortars
- Soviet Union = 403,300
- United States = 105,054
- United Kingdom = 102,950
- Germany = 73,484
- Commonwealth = 46,014
Machineguns
Machineguns does not include sub-machineguns.
- United States =
- Soviet Union = 1,477,400
- Germany = 674,280
- Japan = 380,000
- United Kingdom = 297,336
- Canada = 251,925
- Other Commonwealth = 37,983
- Hungary = 4,583
Military trucks
- United States = 2,382,311
- United Kingdom = 480,943
- Germany = 345,914
- Soviet Union = 197,100
- Japan = 165,945
- Italy = 83,000
Aircraft
Military aircraft of all types
- United States = 324,750
- Germany = 189,307
- Soviet Union = 157,261
- United Kingdom = 131,549
- Japan = 76,320
- Canada = 16,431
- Italy = 11,122
- Other Commonwealth = 3,081
- Hungary = 1,046
- Rumania = 1,000
Fighter aircraft
- United States = 99,950
- Soviet Union = 63,087
- Germany = 55,727
- United Kingdom = 49,422
- Japan = 30,447
- Italy = 4,510
Attack aircraft
- Soviet Union = 37,549
- Germany = 12,539
Bomber aircraft
- United States = 97,810
- United Kingdom = 34,689
- Soviet Union = 21,116
- Germany = 18,235
- Japan = 15,117
- Italy = 2,063
Reconnaissance aircraft
- Germany = 6,299
- Japan = 5,654
- United Kingdom = 3,967
- United States = 3,918
- Italy = 1,080
Transport aircraft
- United States = 23,929
- Soviet Union = 17,332
- Germany = 3,079
- Japan = 2,110
- United Kingdom = 1,784
- Italy = 468
Training aircraft
- United States = 57,623
- United Kingdom = 31,864
- Japan = 15,201
- Germany = 11,546
- Soviet Union = 4,061
- Italy = 1,769
Naval ships
Aircraft carriers
- United States = 141
- Japan = 16
- United Kingdom = 14
Battleships
- United States = 8
- United Kingdom = 5
- Italy = 3
- Japan = 2
Cruisers
- United States = 48
- United Kingdom = 32
- Japan = 9
- Italy = 6
- Soviet Union = 2
Destroyers
- United States = 349
- United Kingdom = 240
- Japan = 63
- Soviet Union = 25
- Germany = 17
- Italy = 6
Convoy escorts
- United States = 498
- United Kingdom = 413
- Canada = 191
Submarines
- Germany = 1,141
- United States = 203
- Japan = 167
- United Kingdom = 167
- Soviet Union = 52
- Italy = 28
Merchant tonnage
- United States = 33,993,230
- United Kingdom = 6,378,899
- Japan = 4,152,361
- Commonwealth = 2,702,943
- Italy = 469,606
See also
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