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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier
I'd also have to ask where the ammo is coming from for any tank using a gun earlier than the 105mm. Even if local militias can get the engines running on WW2 vintage armor or M48s doesn't mean they'll have access to one single round of main gun ammo for those tanks. If there is any ammo buried at the back of some bunkers in insane war reserve or to support foreign military sales, that doesn't inherently imply that there is either will or ability for post-TDM senior American commanders to push those assets out to local militias, whatever their loyalty.
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There is 76mm ammo stockpiles, on Navy bases. These were issued to the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates for their Mark 75 gun system. Currently there is no active 76mm ammo production lines, although one is mothballed for future use.
There are still DOD stockplies of 75mm (M-24), 76mm (M-41) and 90mm (M-47/M-48). The oldest ammo lots date back to the Korean War and these are being sold off via military assistance sales or being dismantled. The production equipment has been sold off or broken up, in the case of 90mm back in 1978.
Source for this is the Congressional Records.