Proposal : Supply Bases, Manned and Unmanned

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In the Starnaman Incident, we are introduced to an automated supply base (Delta Base) which is further described as a “regional supply base.”

Delta Base is further described as “a special supply base. While these bases would have some weapons and ammunition, their primary aim was to supply the locals and the teams with equipment necessary to improve the standard of living in the area. Forges, construction and sanitation equipment that could be used by the people were all included in these bases. Anticipating the flow of refugees to such areas, additional medical and food supplies were added as well as decontamination units, Geiger counters and equipment for putting up emergency shelter.” It is also mentioned that the base is supported by no less than eight teams totaling some 100 Project personnel.

All in all, a decent enough description for a regional supply base! Right?

I take issue with the description of Delta Base in that it seems that no one had any real idea as what to do with the base. Is its mission to provide logistical support to teams or to survivors? Is this the most efficient use of supplies?

In my own heresy, I provide four layers of logistical support for the Project. At the lowest level we have the Team Cache which provides the team with a limited amount of supplies [a 30-day supply of food, medicine, ammunition and spare parts] as well as some items of potential assistance to any survivors [medicine, decontamination, a variety of how-to manuals, etc.]. By providing a 30-day supply and between 6-8 caches, the team can operate independently for roughly half a year or until it makes contact with its Group Command Team.

The Group Command Team has access to a dozen or so much larger caches, designed to provide support for the entire group for up to two years of basic material. These Group caches contain large amounts of seed grain, farming and general construction tools and supplies, textbooks, how-to-manuals, spare parts for not only team vehicles but for farm tractors, generators, and phone systems, this is in addition to rations, trade goods, medicine and ammunition for the teams.

Regional Supply Bases (RSBs) are automated bases (like Delta Base), and contain massive stocks of basic supplies, as well as basic manufacturing equipment and limited amounts of raw material. They are intended to support populations of up to 75,000 for up to five years.

Regional Supply Bases, Special (RSBS) are manned bases. While there are some stocks of supplies, their main function is to manufacture supplies. Most of their supply bays are stocked with raw material that supports numerous workshops. As many as 300 personnel will man a RSBS, these are trained and experienced technicians. Supporting the RSBS is a large Aviation Team with up to four C-130 transports, up to eight Caribou transports, six CH-47 helicopters and perhaps a dozen or so UH-1 helicopters. While some of these aircraft can be armed, their primary function is to transport finished goods to resupply the RSBs and Groups when needed.

You will notice that this supply system doesn’t really give a lot of support to survivors. This is due to the presence of “camp-in-the-Box” caches that allow survivor communities to be set up. There are threads on the web site that discuss this in greater detail.

Thoughts?