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Show ORDNANCE PRODUCTION According to the War Department, Depart-ment, 10,500 planes and 233 ships were produced in January and February, more than 70,000 aircraft air-craft bombs of 1,000 pounds or larger were produced in January alone; more than 80,000 Garand rifles, 27,000 .50-caliber aircraft machine guns, 70,000 20mm. aircraft air-craft cannon and 68,000 sub-machine guns, were also produced. The 150 combat ships and 700 landing bargest built in February for the Navy shattered all naval shipbuilding records. |