... mass production virtually impossible. The navy and air force were only seen as backups for the army. The air force was especially essential for the protection of industry from allied raids. The choice of military tactics relied on the basis that the campaigns would be land based. This is one of the strongest reasons why, unlike the allies, Germany never developed long-range bombers. The German economy was dependent on the success of the of the campaigns to provide the required resources for production. This system was extremely risky as it meant any campaign lost would mean a loss in economic resources. In 1941 only 25% of the guns and ammunition were produced compared to 1918. In 1942 the USA produced 100,000 aeroplanes compared to Germany's 26,000. Britain alone produced 50% more aeroplanes in 1942, twice the number of trucks, almost the same amount of tanks and guns and twelve times as many ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now