[SG, DS] Logistics (was: Powered Armor!)

Interesting article. I saw an article last year that DARPA was taking bids for
this.

The article stated: "DARPA spokeswoman Jan Walker said the exoskeleton's
power plant not only must run for at least a 24-hour stretch, it also
must be light, as must be the material that forms the exoskeleton itself."

I believe the ESU power armor (PA) also stated a 24 hour operational range. I
also saw an article in Popular Mechanics (?) about the new army Light Armor
Vehicle (LAV). It indicated a speed of 60mph and a range of about 120 miles
before refueling. This got me wondering. 1) How far back is the supply train
for soldiers and vehicles today? That is how far back is it to restock
ammunition, fuel (for armor fighting vehicles
[AFVs]), food, etc.?
2) How is it distributed to the soldiers/vehicles?
3) How much is stored in forward depots (24 hours worth, 200 hours
worth...)?

> Bell, Brian K wrote:

> I also saw an article in Popular Mechanics (?) about the new army

Hm? In that case the USAR LAVs have only 40% the fuel capacity of the
Canadian (Kodiak etc) and USMC (LAV-25) ones... the range of an LAV III
depends on the exact model, but most of them have listed ranges around
3-400 miles.

Regards,

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