The Lliega Benala Times
U.S finalizes Armaments Contract With Amerce, Military Expansion Plan for Fiscal Year 1935 ApprovedSoldiers of the Army Corps of Mesilla training at Fort Baxtar, Mesilla
8 January, 1935
The United States has recently completed a second major armaments contract with the Federal Commonwealth of Amerce yesterday, acquiring several new vehicles for the U.S Military. The approved contract, worth 2.29 million Thallers, includes the United States purchasing 88 fighter aircraft, 30 bomber aircraft, 12 Destroyers, and 30 submarines, and the aforementioned assets being shipped to the United States throughout fiscal year 1935 from the Federal Commonwealth.
The United States War Department has also finalized its budgeting plans for fiscal year 1935, including the purchase of 4 Altacado Class Battleships, as well as the acquisition of multiple tanks, self-propelled guns, artillery, as well as logistics vehicles such as trucks. The 1935 Budget also allows for the United States Military to hire 55,000 personnel in the 1935 fiscal year, including 40,000 into the United States Army, 10,000 for the United States Marine Corps, and 5,000 for the United States Navy. The United States War Department reported a surplus of 320,000 Thallers for this fiscal year, which the Department has announced will rolled over into the following fiscal year.
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Total Defense Budget (1935): 102,000,000
Defense Wide Spending: 25,500,000 (25%) - payroll, 98 Thallers per member (does not include military benefits, MBP taken from Federal Administration Budget)
Army: 16,320,000 (16%)
Total Upkeep: 3,620,000
M1912 Light Tank: 120x (2,400,000)
M1925 Medium Tank: 50x (2,000,000)
M1925 SPG: 50x (2,000,000)
M1926 Medium Transport Truck: 200x (1,000,000)
M98 Heavy Transport Truck: 50x (375,000)
M1 Field Artillery Piece: 100x for Infantry Regiments, 500x for Fortifications, 600x total (300,000)
Recruitment of 20 additional Regiments (Infantry): 4,605,000
Air Force: 7,600,000 (7.5%)
Total Upkeep: 1,862,500
A-8 Strike (Acquisition): x24 (408,000)
A-12 Strike (Acquisition): x64 (1,216,000)
B-10 Bomber (Acquisition): 30x (1,560,000)
- Delivery Fee: 16,000
P28 Fighter: x12 (480,000)
B28 Bomber: x3 (1,500,000)
The M1926 Medium Transport Truck: 40x (200,000)
M98 Heavy Transport Truck: 5x (37,500)
- Savings: 320,000
Marine Corps: 4,650,000 (4.55%)
Total Upkeep: 830,000
M1 Field Artillery Piece: 150x (75,000)
M1 Anti-Armor Rifle: 80x (40,000)
M1912 Light Tank: 30x (600,000)
M1925 Medium Tank: 10x (400,000)
M1925 SPG: 10x (400,000)
M1926 Medium Transport Truck: 50x (250,000)
M98 Heavy Transport Truck: 10x (75,000)
Recruitment of 10,000 Personnel (1,150,000)
Navy: 47,930,000 (47%)
Total Upkeep: 900,000
Caldwell Class Destroyer (Acquisition): 6x 126,000
Samson Class Destroyer (Acquisition): 6x 114,000
Type R Class Submarine (Acquisition): 20x 270,000
Type O Class Submarine (Acquisition): 10x 130,000
- Delivery Fee: 10,000
Altacado Class Battleship: 4x (44,000,000)
Recruitment of 5,000 personnel: 575,000
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