Thursday, August 28, 2008

Fun Facts To Know And Share

25 million
Rounds of infantry ammunition expended by the German 6th Army in September 1942 during the 5 month battle of Stalingrad.  Does not include ammunition used by tanks, mounted machine guns, anti-aircraft guns of the Luftwaffe.  Imagine the industrial infrastructure required to deliver this volume of war materiel.  It demonstrates the economic black hole moden war represents for everyone but the arms manufacturers.