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The Supply of an Army.

12th September 1912
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Page 2, 12th September 1912 — The Supply of an Army.
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It is not inappropriate, while Divisional Training is leading up to the Manoeuvres, that we should have a great deal to say on the subject of mechanical transport for military purposes. It is realized, by all Governments of the world, that mechanical transport of necessity modifies all previously-existing war organization of the transport and supply services. Systems that were heretofore in vogue are admitted to be unsuited for the supply of food under presentday circumstances, to meet the requirements of modern warfare.

Now and in the immediate future, the railway system can only be used to accumulate supplies at a main supply depot on the line of communication, and to send forward these supplies as required to selected " railhead " points. It is from these railway depots that the mechanical transport supply columns take over the supplies, and convey them a distance of, say, 40 miles towards the field of operations. The railway depots are called " regulating stations" and the ends of the 40-mile stages are termed " refilling points." At these latter, the speedy motor vehicles have their loads transferred to the horse transport. The horse transport completes the delivery of the rations and other supplies to the troops, whilst the motor vehicles return to the railway. The forthcoming manoeuvres will provide the first occasion in this country upon which the new system of transnort will be thoroughly tested. The Blue force will be thoroughly provided with petrol lorries, and the complete war system will be carried out : the Red force will be provided with both petrol and steam lorries, and certain modifications in the war system will be necessary.

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