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Old October 23rd, 2006, 08:24 AM
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The locomotive figures was 1,911 steam and 70 diesel electric locomotives, and 11,155 rail cars.

However none of this was shipped before the second half of 1943, no locomotives were sent before 1944, and only 20% of these amounts (in tonnage) was shipped - i.e. you then have to add sailing time, debarkation time, transit time to the front, etc - before 1 July 1944.
Additionally, a lot of the US locomotives were too heavy for Soviet tracks so could only be of limited use except where the railway was rebuilt.


I think it was just over 7.000 tanks from the U.S. and about 5,000 from Britain and Canada.

Aircraft figures were....


Fighter Aircraft

P-39 5707 (4719 reached the USSR)

P-40 2397

P-47 195

P-63 2397 (21 lost in transfer)

Hurricane 2952

Spitfire 1331

Total: 14982 (Soviet production: 74,740)

Bomber and Attack Aircraft

A-20 2908

B-25 862

Hampden 23

plus a few others

Total: 3809 (Soviet production: 65,000)

Soviet pilots performed miracles with the inferior American fighters, the Hurricanes and Spitfires from Britain were easily the best aircraft.

I've seen figures of 57% of all aviation fuel, the high-grade petroleum was needed especially by Western made aircraft, not Soviet.

The most important item in American lend lease was motorized transport, about 350,000 trucks, and 70,000 jeeps.

By all accounts lend lease amounted to about 4.5% of the entire Soviet military production and around 7.5% of the civilian.
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