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TABLE 54. AIRCRAFT AMMUNITION EXPENDITURES ON TARGETS
(IN THOUSANDS OF ROUNDS), DURING 1944
Carrier-Based and Land-Based, by Type of Carrier, and by Type of Target

TYPE OF TARGET

CARRIER-BASED

LAND-BASED

TOTAL

CV-CVL

CVE

F6F

SBD, SB2C

TBF, TBM

FM

F6F

TBF, TBM

F4U, F6F

SBD, TBF

PB4Y

Other VPB

Grounded Aircraft

1,786

104

79

119

144

11

81

2

41

2

2,369

Airfield Runways

2,463

258

230

98

66

16

679

432

40

131

4,413

Defense Installations, Guns

3,897

422

304

848

420

203

2,950

1,071

55

198

10,368

Personnel, Bivouac Areas

464

64

118

619

158

100

2,016

407

8

410

4,364

Buildings, Storage Areas*

2,707

403

376

386

273

115

2,368

993

32

439

8,092

Docks and Waterfront

95

8

19

3

11

0

62

17

0

15

230

Roads, Bridges, Vehicles

138

33

19

55

323

25

410

216

4

18

1,241

Industrial Facilities

132

53

19

5

0

0

19

4

2

2

236

Urban Areas

94

10

21

8

6

13

199

12

3

85

451

Other and Unknown Land

79

2

12

27

3

3

4

13

21

12

176

Armored Warships

251

36

29

96

20

22

0

0

2

0

456

Unarmored Warships

507

54

45

24

7

5

23

1

42

7

715

Merchant, over 500 tons

1,330

234

159

44

32

6

98

50

213

87

2,253

Merchant, under 500 tons

560

44

58

83

83

11

404

89

149

146

1,627

TOTAL LAND TARGETS

11,855

1,357

1,197

2,168

1,404

486

8,788

3,167

206

1,312

31,940

TOTAL SHIP TARGETS

2,648

368

291

247

142

44

525

140

406

240

5,051

TOTAL, ALL TARGETS

14,503

1,725

1,488

2,415

1,546

530

9,313

3,307

612

1,552

36,991

* Including airfield buildings and buildings of unidentified types, but excluding barracks.