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Old 01-01-2018, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by tsofian View Post
But I always felt that the Republic had to have enough population and industry to support the Army, if only as sub contractors. Someone has to be building diesel engines, making cordite and high explosives, refining POL, machining screws and even casting track segments. Yes a lot of this is done within the Division itself, but unless the Division has a huge number of people who do industrial work there has to be an infrastructure outside the unit doing a large part of this.
Every trooper has a Trade or is an Apprentice. They go into Garrison for the Winter and on Campaign for the Summer. During the Winter things are repaired or made for the Summer Campaign. As a 19th Century style force they only operate in the Field for about five months out of the year. Only a few Company sized elements that a divided into Platoons are out Patrolling or aiding Sheriffs in winter.
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