U.S. ammunition plant reaching its limit

FORT BELVOIR, Va. � The U.S. military's only plant making small-arms ammunition is running at near capacity, 4 million rounds a day, and the United States still is forced to look overseas and to the recreational industry for ammunition for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and those training to deploy there soon.

Gen. Paul Kern, commander of the Army Materiel Command, said Friday that giving those units priority ensured they had enough small-arms ammunition. "Everyone else will have to pay the price" and wait for it, he said.
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4 million rounds a day!! I had no idea our military needs this level of production. I�m in the wrong business.

I think someone already beat ya to it.

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didn't see that sorry should have used search some mod delete this thread please.

[Edited on 12-1-2004 by DiRtYDeViL]

4 million a DAY?

What do they eat them for lunch?

Out,
Russian

[Edited on 13-1-2004 by Russian]