21. Map Depot Operations * * * * * c. Depot sites should * * * of the depot (fig. 6). Approximate covered storage requirements for the various map depots is as follows. (1) (Added) A base map depot for each group of three field armies requires 45,000 square feet, increasing at the rate of 7,500 square feet per month of operations. (2) (Added) An advance map depot serving a field army requires 10,000 square feet. (3) (Added) An army map depot requires 8,000 square feet. (4) (Added) A corps map depot requires 3,500 square feet. 23. Topographic Supply c. (Added) Topographic units normally maintain a 30-day supply of map paper. The average daily consumption of map paper of the corps topographic company is 600 pounds; that of the army topographic battalion, two tons; and that of the base topographic battalion, five tons. 26.
DesignationFM 5-146
EditionOct 1963
StatusSuperseded
Pages120
FunctionEngineering
CollectionHistoric
Public domain (U.S. Government work)