[Homer_J_Simpson]

What would “artillery ammunition” mean in that day?

As far as I know "artillery" has always only meant big guns.

2,000,000 rounds per year works out to almost 6,400 per day assuming a six-day week. I guess that is not unreasonable. I wonder how many 88mm rounds they used.

[PeterPrinciple]

Doing a little thinking, during the 30th’s Germany partnered up with Russia to produce military equipment as a way of hiding their production. Wonder if the artillery ammunition production was higher than Marshall thought?