Love the work Ole...really!
One problem I have always had is, the fact that we say we went through all this stock of armor in the war? Or are these numbers wrong maybe?
Overall Notes On US OOB
Note 1: US Equipment Holdings (included National Guard and Reserve)
This represents a compilation of equipment holdings from a variety of sources. In addition, it is likely the US held significant quantities of older material in war reserve.
Tanks: 2374 M1 Abrams, 894 IPM1, 2100+ M1A1 (deliveries ongoing), 5328 M60A3, 2659 M60A1, as many as 1800 M48A5 , 1334 M551 Sheridan, 630 M47s (stored in Italy – this one surprised everyone after it was revealed in the CFE declarations.)
AIFVs: 4955 M2/M3 Bradleys (deliveries ongoing – 600 odd M2A2/M3A2 delivered in FY89)
M113 Family: (per Jane’s 1992) 16,000 M113 APCs, 1950 M106 107mm SP mortar, 950+ M125 81mm SP mortar, 4000 M548, 5000 M577, 3300 M901 SP TOW, 1000 M901 FIST-V
SP Artillery: 2,400 M109A2/A3 155mm SP (likely significant quantities in storage), 1046 M110A2 203mm SP
Towed Artillery: 1000+ M198 155mm towed howitzers (possibly fewer?), 526 M114 155mm towed howitzers, 150 M119 105mm (UK Light Gun), 1100+ M101, M102 105mm towed
MRL: 373 MLRS (deliveries ongoing)
Surface-to-Surface Missile Systems: 65 Lance launchers (more in storage?)
Air Defense: 400+ I-Hawk, ~300 Patriot (deliveries ongoing), 30+ Avengers (deliveries ongoing), 600 Chapparal SP, 31 Roland (in storage), some Pedestal Mounted Stinger (deliveries ongoing), numerous Stinger, Redeye, 360 M163 20mm Vulcan SP, 220 M167 20mm Vulcan towed, 300 M42 Duster twin 40mm SP (NG only, phasing out)
ATGM: 7700 Dragon launchers, 7400 TOW Launchers (not sure what this includes)
Fixed Wing Aviation: 28 RU-21, 148 OV-1B/C/D, 30 RV-1D (plus numerous light transport and utility types)
Rotary Wing Aviation: 1041 AH-1F/S Cobra, 535 AH-64A (deliveries ongoing), 1840 OH-58A/C, 74 OH-58D (deliveries ongoing), 340+ OH-6A, 950+ UH-60 (deliveries ongoing), 3200+ UH-1B/H (likely more in storage), 212 CH-47B/C, 240 CH-47D (deliveries ongoing), 71 CH-54 Tarhe heavy lift (NG only), 20 EH-1H Quick Fix I, 20+ EH-60A Quick Fix II (deliveries ongoing)
Special Operations Aviation: (as of end FY88): 2 UH-60A, 45 MH-60, 34 MH-6, 20 AH-6, 23 UH-1, 16 MH-47 (D?) (on order, being delivered?, 51 MH-47E, 23 MH-60K)
Other Equipment: 2625 M88 recovery vehicles, 1,100 AVLB