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AMMUNITION EXPENDITURE IN MAJOR OPERATIONS A critical aspect of operational planning was to determine how much shipping space to devote for ammunition. While sufficient ammunition was essential, it was important not to cary too much aboard transports. Since ammunition was packaged in bulky containers, it took up a great deal of space. In September 1944, FMF, Pacific issued the Staff Officers' Field Manual for Amphibous Operations. This document contained an enormous amount of information. Among its data was an ammunition expenditure table on pages 39 and 40. This table laid out the CincPac unit of fire for the most common types of ammunition. For each type, a comparison of historical data from several campaigns was used to show how much ammuntion was actually expended in combat.
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