The Yorktown class was commissioned on the eve of World War II, and the first two ships, the Yorktown and Enterprise, participated in fleet relief exercises. After the outbreak of the www.biquge.info War, the Yorktown was transferred to the Atlantic for a neutral cruise, the Enterprise remained in the Pacific Fleet, and the Hornet was built in a hurry. The Enterprise narrowly escaped the attack on Pearl Harbor, and all three ships were transferred to the Pacific Ocean in early 1942. In the early days of the Pacific War, the three ships participated in the raids on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands, the Battle of the Coral Sea, and the air raid on Tokyo. The only time the three ships fought together was at the crucial Battle of Midway in the same year, in which the Yorktown was sunk due to battle damage. After the Battle of Kuah Island began, the USS Enterprise and the USS Hornet were active in the Southwest Pacific Theater, and the USS Hornet sank in the Battle of Santa Cruz, making the USS Enterprise the only U.S. aircraft carrier in the region for a time. With the Essex class entering service, the Enterprise returned to China for maintenance in 1943 and later participated in most of the U.S. counteroffensive campaigns, making it the most decorated U.S. warship in World War II. After the war, the Enterprise was mothballed for a long time and sold and dismantled due to the failure of the donation plan, which caused great repercussions among the officers and men of the Navy. The name Enterprise was eventually inherited by the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and continued into the 21st century as a Ford-class aircraft carrier.

U.S. dollar against currencies (1939):

1 USD equals:

0.25GBP (5 Shillings) GBP

0.7 GoldRubles

2 Yen, YenorManchurianDollars

2.5 Reichsmarks Mark

5FrenchFrancs

20 Liras lira

20ChinaYuan(1942)中国元

Light weapons: (in United States dollars)

Firearms:

$13.LugerP089mmpistol.

$15.M1911.45calpistol.ThisisaWWIprice.

$24.MP40SMG. (German MP40 submachine gun)

$26.MP44assaultrifle.Thisisalatewarpricewhenproductioncostswerelower.

$26.M1917Enfieldrifle.WWIprice. World War I price)

$28.7.92mmMauser98krifle.

$31.7.92mmwz.29boltactionrifle (Poland)

$70.ThompsonSMG.Spring1942price.

$83.M1Garandrifle.PriceisforJuly1942Winchester.

$100.MG42machinegun.Latewarprice.

$105.M14rifle.1960price.

$131.MG34machinegun.Thetripodcostsanadditional$160. (German machine gun, $160 including tripod)

$270.7.92mmwz.28BAR(Poland).

$396.7.92mmwz.30HMG(Poland).

Armored vehicles: (in US dollars)

$9，024. Sd.Kfz.7mediumhalftrack(3ton/infantrysquad).

Sd.Kfz.7 half-track armored car (three tons, for infantry squads)

$20，000. PanzerMkIICtank.10tons.20mmautocannon.15mmarmor.

A 10-ton light tank with a 20 mm cannon and 15 mm armor

Soviet-made weapons

Light weapons continued (in United States dollars)

Many comrades will ask why it is so expensive to manufacture simple Soviet guns in large quantities, one of the reasons is that Soviet weapons focused on reliable performance and mass production, and due to their socio-industrial system, the requirements for cost were not too high; Moreover, the Soviet Union is rich in natural resources, so the Soviets can use rare metals that seem expensive in other countries to plate the barrel....... For example, the barrel and chamber side of the Bobosha submachine gun are chrome-plated and rust-proof.... Ordinary countries don't dare to think about it...... Moreover, many weapons in the USSR had wooden structures, which also raised the cost to a certain extent.

In addition, the price of this table and the second floor will change due to factors such as exchange rate inflation, purchase price, process improvement, etc. (many of the tables on the second floor are World War I/1942 purchase prices)

M2HB machine gun 1,136.64

M1919A4 machine gun 127.32

Browning BAR1918 machine gun 297.74

ZB26 machine gun 293.10

PПД machine gun 207.342

MG34 machine gun 215.63

MG42 machine gun 117.50

STG44 assault rifle 138.02

AK-47 assault rifle 224.50

ППШ-41 submachine gun 45.01

Type 54 submachine gun 40.93

Thompson submachine gun 70.00

MP38 submachine gun 29.11

Suomi M31 submachine gun 47.17

Type 85 submachine gun 73.32

M1 semi-automatic rifle 131.44

M1A1 semi-automatic carbine 65.98

Mosin. Nagant single-shot rifle 47.73

Type 38 single-shot rifle 42.61

Mauser 86SR single-shot rifle 37.11

Enfield L42A1 Type Single Shot Rifle 38.11

Four-four-year single-shot rifle 12.48

Thirty-eight single-shot carbine 14.87

Mauser submachine pistol 35.89

Browning automatic pistol 7.56

Colt enforcer revolver 2.44

Colt Python Revolver 2.67

Colt M1911A1 Automatic Pistol 13.75

The purchase price of the 98K was $30 to $50 per silver dollar or $90 to $140 per fiat currency, and the price of the 79 Bullet was $50 per thousand rounds. The German-made Mauser 10 semi-automatic version contains 100 silver dollars or fiat currency per 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and the 20-round automatic type contains 1,000 rounds of ammunition each for 140 fiat currency. Czech zB26 light machine guns cost from $320 to $500 each. At that time, the silver dollar was 2.85 to 1 against the dollar, and in 1936 the fiat currency was 1.345 to 1 against the dollar. In 1919, the United States smuggled the 1917 rifles with leftover supplies from World War I, each containing 1,000 rounds of ammunition for $45. During the same period, the Japanese-made Type 38 rifle contained 42 dollars for 1,000 rounds. From 1911 to 1937, the price of the Mark's heavy machine guns ranged from 850 to 1200 silver

Western:

Armored Tank Vehicles (in USD)

$9，024. Sd.Kfz.7mediumhalftrack(3ton/infantrysquad).

Sd.Kfz.7 medium half-track (3 tons / infantry squad).

$20，000. PanzerMkIICtank.10tons.20mmautocannon.15mmarmor.

IIC tank, 10 tons, armed with a 20 mm automatic gun, 15 mm armor

$34，181.7TPlighttank.10tons.37mmmaingun.17mmarmor.

7TP light tank. 10-ton class, armed with a 37 mm gun, 17 mm armor.

$37，096. R35lighttank.10tons.37mmmaingun.43mmarmor.

R35 light tank, 10-ton class, armed with a 37 mm gun. 43 mm armor.

$40，000. PanzerMkIIIG(andlater)tank.50mmmaingun.30mmarmor.

Tank No. 3G (and its series). 50 mm gun. 30 mm armor.

$46，000. M4(Sherman)tank.35tons.75mmmaingun.

Sherman tank, 75 mm gun, 35 tons

$46，387. PanzerMkIVG(andlater)tank.75mmmaingun.50mmarmor.

Tank No. 4G (and its series) with a 75 mm gun, 50 mm armor

$60，000. PanzerMkV (Panther) tank.75mm/70maingun.80mmarmor.No. V (Panther and its series) tank, 75mm/70 gun, 80mm armor

$119，920. Panzer MkVIE (Tiger) tank.88mmmaingun.100mmarmor.Tiger tank No. 6, armed with an 88 mm gun and armor 100 mm thick

The next unit is US dollars (10,000 yuan), because of the exchange rate of different years, material costs, process improvements, etc., the quotation of various materials is not very consistent

German 1A tank 0.155 ($10,000)

German No. 1B tank 0.20 (10,000 US dollars, the same below)

German 2A tank 0.44

German 2B tank 0.66

German 3H tank 2.38

German 3L tank 2.56

Self-propelled assault gun Type StuGIII 2.92

German 4G tank 2.84

De Black Panther 10.45

"Stalker" 2.07

"Cheetah" 10.83

"Tiger King" 20.93

"Tiger Hunter" 25.70

Tiger 15.93

T-34/76A3.58 (US$ 10,000)

T-34/76B3.69

T-34/76C4.85

T-34/855.37

SU-854.33

SU-1005.17

su-1528.56

SU-760.93

SU-1225.09

IS-19.61

IS-210.43

IS-311.85

M4A35.42

89jia 0.65 (US dollars, the same below)

Eighty-nine B 0.84

Ninety-seven 1.20

Ninety-seven changed to 1.27

A formula "odd black" 1.54

Type 3 tank 1.59

Churchill IV (Churchill IV) 7.17 (US$ 10,000, the same below)

Matilda II 3.31

Crusader II (Crusader 2) 1.82

Comet (Comet) 5.31

Valentine 1.28

......

The domestically built Type 59 medium tank is $75,400

M26 "Pershing" medium tank 86500 dollars

M-24 "Xiafei" light tank $18,000

......

This is the result of converting the above table to US dollars (not US dollars).

Tank I Type A $1550

$2,000 for the Type I B tank

Tank II Type A 4400 USD

Tank II Type B 6600 USD

Tank III H $23,800

L tank III 25,600 dollars

"Stalker" $ 20700

StuGIII assault gun 29200 dollars

Tank IV G 28,400 dollars

Medium tank V "Panther" 104,500 dollars

"Tiger" heavy tank 159,300 dollars

"Cheetah" anti-tank destroyer 108,300 dollars

"King Tiger" heavy tank 209300 dollars

"Tiger Hunter" anti-tank destroyer 257,000 dollars

T-34/76Mod1940 medium tank $35800

T-34/76Mod1941/42 medium tank $36,900

T-34/76Mod1943 medium tank 48500 dollars

T-34/85UTI medium tank $53,700

SU-76 anti-tank destroyer 9300 dollars

SU-85 anti-tank destroyer 43300 dollars

SU-100 anti-tank destroyer 51700 dollars

SU-122 heavy assault gun 50900 dollars

SU-152 heavy assault gun 85600 dollars

IS-1 "Stalin" heavy tank 96100 dollars

IS-2 "Stalin" heavy tank 104300 dollars

IS-3 "Stalin" heavy tank 118500 dollars

M4A3105mm HVSS "Super Sherman" medium tank 54200 dollars

(To be continued.) )