Combat Operations will determine what is required to perform the functions of the combat roles.
Depending on what is being requested, the final purchase order comes down to the discretion of the manager for any one site....for the most part.
For instance -
Gas deployment was deemed to be highly effective in eliminating enemy units.
Enemy units also deploy gas in some instances.
The od few combat units expended by enemy gas did not warrant the purchase of gas respirators for all units.
Request put to secondary requirement stage and no purchase made.
Heavy weapons were required in some instances against harder enemy targets and larger azolologoth.
Large numbers of standard combatants make a more effective fighting group against human and azologoth targets. The cost of a HBAG is 4 to 5 times that of a SBR.
request put to secondary requirement stage and no purchase made.
requirement to raid the deeper parts of Mallera-9 following the failure of the apex project.
The other two requests were combined with the third request.
Purchase is made and new units are deployed.
Tendered specifications were outlined in the initial business case for each of the equipment requests.
Vanessa, the AA then proceeded to order the specific equipment with her allocated budget -
She allocates X amount of equipment to combat operations to be utilized accordingly.
She allocates a recovery requriement as part of deploying the items.
It is up to command control to ensure that these requirements are met as per Vanessa's provision .
Analysis on ROI of equipment is conducted after X months of deployment.