Ammunition train

The ammunition train was an element of armies in 19th and 20th Century warfare. They were responsible for transporting the artillery and infantry ammunition of each division from the ammunition refilling point to the area of engagement. The train itself may have been a literal train, but in most cases was not. Depending on the era, its conveyance would be horse-drawn wagon or motor vehicles, and it was assigned the necessary personnel and equipment to fulfill these roles. [cite book
last = Farrow
first = Edward Samuel
title = A Dictionary of Military Terms
publisher = Thomas Y. Cromwell Co.
year = 1918
pages = 20]

Their traditional capacity has been largely superseded in modern combat. In the first 200 years of existence of the United States Military, each combat division was supposed to have an ammunition train assigned to its field artillery brigade, though this was not always the case. [cite book
last = Loomis
first = Ernest
title = History of the 304th Ammunition Train
publisher = R.G. Badger
year = 1920
pages = 15]

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