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Logistics in the SCA

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	== Logistics in the SCA ==		== Logistics in the SCA ==
	While the logistics of feeding whole armies are rarely handled by [[SCA]] [[commander\|commanders]], [[SCAdians]] who attend any of the [[War\|Wars]] are familiar with the difficulties of logistical planning. Decisions about food, shelter, travel plans, etc. are all logisitcal decisions, and it is no fun at all when they don't work out. ~~Depending on the [[event]], logistical issues range from simply ''who buys the [[beer]]?'' to ''how do I fit my entire [[household]], our equipment and all our food for two weeks into a minivan?''~~		While the logistics of feeding whole armies are rarely handled by [[SCA]] [[commander\|commanders]], [[SCAdians]] who attend any of the [[War\|Wars]] are familiar with the difficulties of logistical planning. Decisions about food, shelter, travel plans, etc. are all logisitcal decisions, and it is no fun at all when they don't work out.

			Depending on the [[event]], logistical issues range from simply: "Who buys the [[beer]]?" to "How do I fit my entire [[household]], our equipment and all our food for two weeks into a minivan?"

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Paul Matisz at 00:04, 27 October 2005

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'''Logistics''' refers to provisioning [[army|armies]] with food, weapons, water, fodder, and so on in order to keep them in operation as a viable military unit.

A [[siege]] is an attempt to disrupt the logisitics of a [[castle]], forcing those inside to surrender due to the threat of [[starve|starvation]].

A good grasp of logistics was essential in warfare, but was sometimes woefully inadequate in [[period]], such as during the ill-fated Children's [[Crusade]].

== Logistics in the SCA ==
While the logistics of feeding whole armies are rarely handled by [[SCA]] [[commander|commanders]], [[SCAdians]] who attend any of the [[War|Wars]] are familiar with the difficulties of logistical planning. Decisions about food, shelter, travel plans, etc. are all logisitcal decisions, and it is no fun at all when they don't work out. Depending on the [[event]], logistical issues range from simply ''who buys the [[beer]]?'' to ''how do I fit my entire [[household]], our equipment and all our food for two weeks into a minivan?''

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Paul Matisz: /* Logistics in the SCA */

Paul Matisz at 00:04, 27 October 2005