What a Military Supply Depot Contains

WingedKagouti · 01-14-2022, 04:56 AM

The depot will also have enough trucks to transport the attached squads as well as some supplies for field operations. The exeption is if it's so small there's only a single squad present, but I find that unlikely if the depot is large enough to have a repair shop.

Depending on size and distance to the nearest town, there may be a cafeteria/mess hall on site. Even a single-squad depot will at the very least have a kitchen and pantry. MREs are only used in the field. They may be edible, but they're not good for morale in non-combat situations.

A well stocked supply depot will have a large variety of spare parts for whatever weapons, vehicles, machinery and electronics are used by the garrison. They will likely not have everything and expensive components are likely to be missing or in low supply. Depending on the nature of them, fragile components may either be in abundance (for relatively cheap stuff that's expected to break) or non-existant (due to contracts and/or cost of individual components).

Spare parts for weapons will likely be enough to fully repair a large amount of the weapons expected to be in use. For vehicles expect enough major parts to fully repair at least one of each type of vehicle, but not much more than that. Small spare parts for vehicles are likely plentiful unless highly expensive.

As far as "how many" weapons, a rifle for each private and sergeant and a sidearm for each officer. Depending on the size and purpose of the garrison there will be an amount of specialized weapons (sniper rifles, mortars, etc.), a sniper rifle will as a general rule replace a standard rifle, while mortars and other such weapons will often be considered additions to a squad and not replace basic rifles. There will likely be enough spare rifles for a single squad. For weapons not in use at a well organized site, expect the firing mechanism to be stored separately (and under lock) from the rest of the weapon.

Depending on the size of the garrison, the ammo on site could fit in a small van or it could require several large vehicles. Actual amounts are almost certainly a military secret, but an estimate would be "enough to carry out an operation fit for the garrison's size". The security of the ammo depot can vary a lot (politics, location, leadership, etc.), but always expect it to be the most secure building (or room) on site unless there is something like a presidential bunker present.

But all that assumes a competent quartermaster and commanding officer.

01-14-2022, 04:56 AM	#4
WingedKagouti Join Date: Oct 2007	Re: What a Military Supply Depot Contains The depot will also have enough trucks to transport the attached squads as well as some supplies for field operations. The exeption is if it's so small there's only a single squad present, but I find that unlikely if the depot is large enough to have a repair shop. Depending on size and distance to the nearest town, there may be a cafeteria/mess hall on site. Even a single-squad depot will at the very least have a kitchen and pantry. MREs are only used in the field. They may be edible, but they're not good for morale in non-combat situations. A well stocked supply depot will have a large variety of spare parts for whatever weapons, vehicles, machinery and electronics are used by the garrison. They will likely not have everything and expensive components are likely to be missing or in low supply. Depending on the nature of them, fragile components may either be in abundance (for relatively cheap stuff that's expected to break) or non-existant (due to contracts and/or cost of individual components). Spare parts for weapons will likely be enough to fully repair a large amount of the weapons expected to be in use. For vehicles expect enough major parts to fully repair at least one of each type of vehicle, but not much more than that. Small spare parts for vehicles are likely plentiful unless highly expensive. As far as "how many" weapons, a rifle for each private and sergeant and a sidearm for each officer. Depending on the size and purpose of the garrison there will be an amount of specialized weapons (sniper rifles, mortars, etc.), a sniper rifle will as a general rule replace a standard rifle, while mortars and other such weapons will often be considered additions to a squad and not replace basic rifles. There will likely be enough spare rifles for a single squad. For weapons not in use at a well organized site, expect the firing mechanism to be stored separately (and under lock) from the rest of the weapon. Depending on the size of the garrison, the ammo on site could fit in a small van or it could require several large vehicles. Actual amounts are almost certainly a military secret, but an estimate would be "enough to carry out an operation fit for the garrison's size". The security of the ammo depot can vary a lot (politics, location, leadership, etc.), but always expect it to be the most secure building (or room) on site unless there is something like a presidential bunker present. But all that assumes a competent quartermaster and commanding officer.