COMMUNIST MORTAR, RECOILLESS RIFLE, ROCKET AND ARTILLERY AMMUNITION EXPENDITURES, 27 JUNE - 31 JULY 1972

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000700080007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: August 11, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

Approvedor Release 2004/07/08 : CIA-RDP80 20R000700080007-6
11 August 1972
MEMORANDUM
Communist Mortar, Recoilless Rifle, Rocket
Ammunition Expenditures,
and Artillery
27 June 31 July 1972,
According to MACV's weekly enemy munitions reports,
2 fle,
the Communists fired aV~~aee'ratetof~969c~oundssand
and artillery at an
during the period 27"June to. 31 July
6.5 tons per day
1972.* The 969 per ay of
artillery, 551 rounds of mo and 85
aily average
recoilless rifle rounaboveTthe223~2ttansadaily
for July is slightly - 26 June) and the 20;8 tons
average for June (30 May The. average daily
daily average for May (2-22)' period a 23 d.7 tons.
expenditure rate for the. entire p
'
The figures are compiled from MACVs weekly reports
27 June - 10 July and 18-31 July. The
for the periods has not
week ll-
th
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expenditures report for
been received.
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Communist Heavy Weapons Ammunition Expenditures
(Daily average for 27 June - 31 July)
recoilless rifle rocket artillery
mortar tons rd tons ons rds tons
rds tans rds
1.1 35 2.2 244 17.4
MR
MR 1 2 422 42 2.7 0.2 75 3
negl. 8 0.4 8 0.4
negl. 15 0.7 21 0.9
MR 3 45 0.2 4
0 0
MR 4 42 0.2 3 negl. 2 0.1
Total 551 .3.3 85 1.1 60 3.4 273 18.7
Average number of rounds expended daily = 969 rounds
Average daily ammunition tonnage expended = 26.5 tons
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