Quartermaster Supply Operations - US Army Combined Arms Center ...
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upon actual cxporicncr. which will call for tho<br />
propor proportion of all FOL itoms.<br />
"b. That tho basis for applying such fac-<br />
tors bc on tho ration strongth ratahathan on thc<br />
aotual asaipnod and attached strungth of tiic command.<br />
%, That tho ncw factors bo bascd on a high<br />
avcraqc ueo of caoh product rathcr than thc oxact<br />
avcrauga. On this basis, amios will bG adcqutc-<br />
ly providcd for ovGr a pcriod of tirnc eltbough<br />
i;hGrc may bo short poriods of oxtondcd action or<br />
unusual activity in which tho actual consumption<br />
will bc grcatcr than tho cornputcd day of sw?ply.<br />
In planning for pcriods of abnormal activity,<br />
allowances will naturally bo ma& for additional<br />
quantitios.I7<br />
234. Factors Finally Dovolopod.<br />
a. Tho f$tnti8tiCS Scotion, Office of the Aasistant<br />
Chicf of qtaff, G-4, Suprano Xiadquartms, +lid 3pcditionary<br />
Forccs, compilcd,a ropcrt on conoumption fig- .<br />
urce from 24. Fcbmry to 23 Itarch 1945 for tho First, Third,<br />
and Winth <strong>US</strong> MOB, an3 trom 24 February 1945 to 21 IZarch<br />
1945 Tor tho %VGrLtth <strong>US</strong> ?.my and tho First Frcnah ,UXW<br />
(*.mondix 18),. This roport is in mrcommt with the factors<br />
as iinally flovclopod.<br />
b. Aftor mor ten months of exjxricrncc in supply<br />
of forcos in thc Xurcpcan Tb-oatcr ugdcr combat conditions,<br />
tho followinR factors wcrc mrkod out ae rc~irosontativr.of<br />
tho roquiromcnts for fuol and lu ricw.ts for thG Zuropoan<br />
Thoatcr undor combat conditione:B<br />
IPT-80 1.43 Gallons/man/dny<br />
Dicsol fucl .10 It<br />
Ecrcscno .om I<br />
"rhitc gasoline .002 11<br />
PhT 10 onginc oil ,0069 n<br />
SAX 30 onRinG oil ,0252 If<br />
SAX 50 ongino oil ,0105 1)<br />
RAE 90 guar o il .0122 tt<br />
Greascs 0 and 1 ,0166 pounds/man/day<br />
Groascs 2 and 3 0091 17<br />
Groaso 4 .ooll I!<br />
This represents about 177 toil# -pr divisional slioo of<br />
40,000 mon or approximatclg 11.7 pounds pcr man por day.<br />
0. Factors dOVClOpCd by tho offioo Of tho Chicf<br />
%nrtcrmastcr varicd SawWhQt fro3 thosc Rbovo. The figuro<br />
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