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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

TOP SECRET – Sensitive

Trends in GVN Armed Strength⁹⁴

(in thousands)

	Army	Navy	Mar Corps	AF	Provincial Forces	Coastal Forces	Militia	Total
1954								200
1955	170	2.2	1.5	3.5	...	...	...	177
1959	136	4.3	2.0	4.6	49	...	48	244
1963	192	6.7	5.2	6.4	76	3.3	94	384

A sampling of arms is represented below:

U.S. Army MAP Ordnance in Vietnam⁹⁵
(Selected Items)

Item	Deliveries FY 50–54	Inventory 1 Jan 58	Inventory 30 Nov 63	Deliveries FY 55–64
Carbine, 30 cal	73,889	48,051	303,635	321,884
Rifle, 30 cal	111,667	83,828	122,166	118,153
Rifle, BAR	13,145	11,839	21,800	22,770
SMG	77,342	63,099	55,743	61,961
MG, 30 cal	2,558	3,143	5,679	5,534
RR, 57 mm	1,121	470	648	539
How, 105 mm	329	170	188	234
How, 155 mm	36	28	66	35
Mort, 60 mm	1,393	1,732	2,922	2,470
Mort, 81 mm	921	868	1,106	891
Mort, 4.2 in	-	99	268	250
Tank, light	270	130	176	131
Armored Car	398	140	104	146