Supplies

In WWII the Germans often took retired tanks and used them to make supply and munitions carriers. Here is a Panzer III with no turret converted to carry ammunition for German heavy tanks, like the Tiger I. Without supply vehicles, modern warfare dependant on oil, grease, fuel, and vast amounts of ammunition, fuel, and medical supplies grinds to a halt.





















Despite specialized vehicles like the Panzer III, most German supplies were transported by horse drawn wagon. While there are many in use by the Wehrmacht there are few models of them in 1/72nd scale. I use a mixture of Brittiana Miniatures, and SHQ in metal, and HaT models converted into WWII German.






















I divide supplies up into food, fuel, ammunition, and medical supplies. Without food or fuel, troops and vehicles can't move. Without ammunition weapons can't fire. Without medical supplies hospitals can't save the wounded. Each battalion must be re-supplied every day with each of these supply types. Vehicles and troops must remain stationary and be adjacent to a supply vehicle for one turn out of every 24 turns.