NATO Small Arms production in late stages of Twilight War

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Originally Posted by Ancestor

Just throwing one more element out there - what about salt for preserving beef? Would it not be an advantage to control a salt mine/lick? And even more so for something like black pepper and/or sugar?

Salt would be a staple in food preparation. Smoking meats will only preserve food for a while. Salted beef, pork or fish will last MUCH longer.

Sugar would be important as both a food additive and a fuel. Sugar cane can produce Ethanol with a much higher energy density than corn oil can.